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ON SAFARI 



difficulty in descending — there are no platforms in the 

 wilds — lifted me down and almost carried me to our 

 camp, which was pitched on a rugged hillside above. 

 Next morning a smiling Swahili presented me with a 

 stout stafl'of M'piqui wood that I have since carried over 

 thousands of miles in Africa, and which I still use at 

 home. This slight tribute to the savage Swahili shall 

 not be omitted. 



SING-SING AVATERBTJCK — abnormal head. 



