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Our head-man was a young Somali, named Abdi. 

 For several years he was with Mr. McMillan of 

 Juja farm, and he spoke English well and knew 

 the requirements of white men. He was strikingly 

 handsome, efficient, and ruled the native porters 



The Cook A Toto The Head-Man 



firmly and kindly. Each day we patted ourselves on 

 the back because of Abdi. 



Second in the list came our four gunbearers, all 

 Somalis, they being considered the best gunbearers. 

 The duty of the gunbearer is always to be with you 

 when you are hunting, to carry your gun, and to 

 have it in your hand the instant it is needed. Then 



