208 WOMEN FOLLOWERS. 



if you can help it, but let him be punished by 

 one of his fellows, in your presence. It has a 

 better effect. 



Reward your followers liberally for extra ser- 

 vices. Tobacco, grog in moderation, should be 

 served out in the evening, when they behave 

 properly. 



Do what you can to keep them cheerful, by 

 promoting merriment amongst them. I like to 

 hear my fellows sing and chaff good-humouredly 

 amongst themselves as they work ; and I believe 

 in an old Indian saying, " A light heart can 

 carry an elephant ; a long face stumbles under 

 the weight of his turban." 



In India and Africa I never make any objec- 

 tion to my followers being accompanied by their 

 women, as I rarely found them cause any delay 

 whilst on the march, and they were often very 

 useful. Besides, they keep the camp lively and 

 the men contented; and even if they occasion 

 " a row" now and again, it does not much matter, 

 for it serves to -break the monotony. 



