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lion or hyena that may approach the camp. We 

 had four askaris, one of whom was the noisiest man 

 I have ever heard. He reminded me of a congress- 

 man when congress is not in session. 



Then came the cook, who is always quite an im- 

 portant member of the community, because much of 

 the pleasure of the safari depends upon him. Our 

 cook was one that the Akeleys had on their former 



Gunbearer Askari Tent Boy Porter 



trip. His name was Abdullah, he had a jovial face 

 and a beaming smile, cooked well, and was funny to 

 look at. He wore a slouch hat with a red band 

 around it, a khaki suit and heavy shoes. When on 

 the march he carried his shoes and when in camp he 

 wore a blue jersey and a polka-dotted apron which 

 took the place of trousers. He was good-natured, 

 which atoned somewhat for his slowness. The sug- 

 gestion may be made that he might not have been 



