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master, for Gosling had made him his companion for the last 

 year and the dog had repaid him in faithfulness and endearing 

 ways. He had not been well for some time past, his spirits 



' • EUGUMXJNN. A BAGHIRMI TOWN ON THE SHARI 



were low, and he had almost lost the sight of one eye. For 

 the last few days he was always in a sleepy condition, and 

 without doubt fell a victim to sleeping sickness produced 

 by the bite of the tetse-fly. 



After the burial, branches of thorn were put over the grave 

 in order to baffle the body-snatchers of the bush. 



GosUng was extremely fond of pets, and the bows of his 

 boat often presented a lively and amusing sight. A squealing 

 mongoose was generally to be seen running over his boxes, 

 and a monkey which climbed the mast at times to take high 

 dives on to the shoulders of the polers and disappear the next 

 instant among the boxes at the bottom of the boat. Then 



