GLIMPSES OF EAST AFRICA AND ZANZIBAR 



I going first, which now we should not dare to do, 

 in case Baruku could not induce them to follow us. 

 Needless to say we had no intention of giving in to 

 those porters. 



My husband had wandered off, wondering what 

 was best to be done, when I heard tremendous snort- 

 ings coming from behind our tent. I dashed out, 

 wildly excited, crying out to Baruku to know what 

 it was. He said " Tembo " (elephant). However 

 it was not an elephant, but two rhinos, who having 

 got a little wind of us, less than one hundred yards 

 ofiP, were rushing about in a most unsettled manner. 

 Baruku and I made for the rifles and I told the 

 orderly to run and tell the Bwana (master) ; the 

 rhinos meanwhile rushed backwards and forwards 

 in an uncertain way as we were down wind. I was 

 in an agony lest my husband should not return in 

 time before they made off. I tried to load my rifle, 

 but the stupid Saidi had half shut the chamber so 

 that the cartridge jammed, and there I was left 

 fighting with my gun, while I saw my husband dis- 

 appear with his "450, Saidi with my husband's '303, 

 and Baruku, who, in only a flannel shirt and with 

 our large cook's knife, followed close on their heels. 

 I felt vexed when I saw them vanish into cover 

 after the rhinos, for it was no use following till 

 I had my rifle loaded. Saidi, as usual, my husband 

 discovered afterwards, followed close behind him 

 with the '303 loaded and pointed straight at his 



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