PREFACE. 



AT THE REQUEST of many of our friends, I have con- 

 sented to publish the following account of our sporting 

 tour in the Soudan, during the winter of 1874-75. But 

 little alteration has been made in the daily entries of 

 my journal, as I think that those who take a personal in- 

 terest in our welfare will feel more in accord with us as 

 they follow us through our novel experiences, our little 

 trials and difficulties, and, finally, through that one great 

 calamity which cast so dark a shadow over our joys, 

 if I retain it in the simple form in which it was origi- 

 nally written ; and to those who knew him whose 

 bright life was at last sacrificed to his love for sport, 

 I feel every confidence that at least a portion of these 

 pages will produce more than a passing interest. 



To the general public I should apologise for adding 



