GLIMPSES OF EAST AFRICA AND ZANZIBAR 



very superior race, coming originally from Arabia 

 — tradition gives Sherif Ishak as their ancestor. 

 Now they live scattered from the Red Sea, down 

 south across the Juba to the interior of Tanaland, 

 having looked upon most of that land as theirs 

 for 500 years. They are much more intelligent 

 than the usual savage and very proud, one might 

 even say conceited. 



Of German East Africa we saw Tanga on our 

 way to Zanzibar ; there is nothing much to be seen 

 there beyond the usual Arab tombs, and the beau- 

 tiful flamboyant trees in full flower, blazing in their 

 red-gold glory against the perfect blue of the sky, 

 with here and there the tiniest whitest clouds to 

 add to the beauty of the scene. I think we went 

 ashore chiefly for Mark's sake, as he, poor doggie, 

 had to travel second class, and howled and howled 

 unless he could see me on the promenade deck, 

 when he would sit stiff as a rock, with ears raised, 

 and a look of reproachful longing in his bright and 

 beady eyes, not making a sound till I moved away ; 

 and then the concert began again. Alas ! he upset 

 the second class passengers so that he was banished 

 for the night to the third class, because there was 

 no fourth, and those passengers had to put up with 

 him till next morning, when I smuggled him on to 

 our deck, where he sat quiet as a mouse, but happy, 

 on a chair beside me. 



Before leaving for England we went south to 



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