A SPORTING TRIP THROUGH ABYSSINIA 



CHAPTER XV 



Collecting a caravan— Passports from the Negus--An Irish resident from the time of 

 Theodore— Building the Kesidencj — The Emperor's forest of Managasha— 

 Lovely scenery— Bushbuck— Black and white monkeys— Keedbuck-- Duiker- 

 Return to the capital I'age 1 5 > 



CHAPTER XVI 



ecting dollars — A sick mule and a native vet — Entotto the old capital — 

 St. Mariam's — The ruined fort — St. Kaguel's — An angry priest— Curious 

 pictures— A thunderstorm — The lent wrecked — Compound swamped — Loss 



CHAPTER XVH 



Abyssinian tents— Pack-saddles — The trade-dollar of Africa — Letters to the 

 Governor of Erythrea — A lieutenant of I^eontieff's — News of the Boer War - 

 The Russian Legation are refused permission to travel to Massowah — " In- 

 telligence"' of Abyssinia viA Europe — My caravan, its composition — I leave the 

 Agency and set out on my journey north . . . ■ . .175 



CHAPTER XVHI 



in — One man's meat is another man's poison — The head-waters of the 

 Moguer — Grand scenery — I weigh my men — Somalis' acute sense of smell — 

 Crossing Salali — Shoot a couple of klipspringers and foil a leopard — Long- 

 haired monkeys and hyrax — rniuble with my Abyssinian servants — A rich 

 country — A natural fortress .\ petly headman — The Blue Nile — A splendid 

 panorama . . . . ... . . . .185 



CHAPTER XLX 



ibslinate guide- .\ path only fit for monkeys — " Tola "-shooiins^— .\ devil's home 

 — Hippopolanius-sliooiiiiL; Two w.ilk .i,liiio\ ;i!i< iili.i- ^inli^ A busy day- 

 Firing a mule— Koiding the .\l)b,ii-- ( 'iM>oilil,'-,|u«iiin^ A .lanijerous crossing 



