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down, and the tropical foliage, green, soft, and 

 feathery, harmonizes well with the white flecked 

 foam of the falling water and adds additional beauty 

 to the scene. 



It would have been pleasant to have remained 

 longer at this delightful spot, but we had to 



THE SAFARI DONKEYS COMPLAINED BITTERL 

 UNUSUALLY HEAVY LOADS." 



hasten back to Nairobi, so we struck camp next 

 morning, and, once more reaching the Athi Plains, 

 made for the farm where we had left the young 

 kongoni on our outward journey. Here we were 

 most hospitably entertained and put up for the 

 night. We found our young hartebeeste thriving 



