GLIMPSES OF EAST AFRICA AND ZANZIBAR 



stripe down its shoulders, used for carrying sacks of 

 salt, cocoanuts, sand, or anything else in a large sack 

 hanging evenly each side of the donkey. These 

 donkeys are only worth two or three pounds. Many 

 are turned off daily on the golf links to feed, where 

 they look very picturesque. About four o'clock, com- 

 ing down the Mnazi Moja, there are always carts 

 drawn by oxen, with flat turned down horns and 

 humps — such patient-looking beasts, generally 

 driven by Indians ; also I never ceased to admire 

 the camels marching along with their slow dignified 

 stride and upturned supercilious noses, holding 

 their heads so high, as if they felt so vastly superior 

 to the frivolous little donkeys trotting and jostling 

 each other as they are driven along. The camels 

 are driven by Beluchis, with dark and dirty, but 

 sometimes handsome faces. Mark was very funny 

 when he first saw a camel ; he ran in front of it, and 

 gazed up at its tremendous height. The animal 

 walked proudly and steadily on, nearly planting his 

 huge foot on poor Mark ; nothing daunted, Mark ran 

 on again in front, and stopped and gazed upwards 

 a second time, his little face plainly expressing his 

 astonishment at seeing such a curious long-necked 

 beast of burden. 



All cats in Zanzibar seem to be like those be- 

 longing to Indians in Nairobi — long, thin, and wild- 

 looking, with big eyes and ears and long thin tails. 

 To judge by their conversation at night and their 



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