TIPPOO TIB AND OTHER MATTERS 



judge, who had early come with his wife to see us, 

 both of whom were always very kind. 



Again, woe betide the forgetful hostess who at 

 the quietest dinner sent in number four lady before 

 number three, and so on. I heard of one lady 

 writing next day to her host to know if it were 

 an intended insult that she was sent in second 

 instead of first, although it was only a private, 

 friendly dinner. 



The King's African Rifles being sent to Zanzibar 

 created a good deal of jealousy, and various petty 

 slights were performed, officially of course ; they 

 were rather amusing, one seemed to be living in a 

 Gilbert and Sullivan opera. 



But what would Zanzibar be without its little 

 excitements, quarrels and jealousies ; it is full of 

 them, especially between the two Governments, or 

 members thereof, and after the King's African 

 Rifles came, a third set was added to the lists, 

 for the poor Rifles had to fight for everything 

 they needed. 



Still, I will say this of Zanzibar, the " fights " 

 were purely official, and off duty every one seemed 

 to get on remarkably well, especially the ladies. I 

 saw little or no envy, spite and malice among them, 

 such as one reads about, but they all got on exceed- 

 ingly well together, or so it seemed to me, headed 

 by Mrs. Cave, who was kindness itself to everybody. 

 Perhaps in certain particulars their manners and 



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