THEODORE ROOSEVELT 



August 2^rd. — From the " Divide " there was a 

 steady slope downwards to the town of Nyeri. The 

 scenery was splendid the whole way, for after we had 

 come to the end of the bamboos we had regular forest 

 country again, immense trees and a wonderful variety of 

 flowers. In Nyeri we saw the tent of Colonel Roosevelt, 

 the ex-President of the United States of America, who 

 was on a shooting trip. As soon as we had got our 

 tent fixed up, Colonel Roosevelt came over to call on 

 us, and invited us to go later to his camp. He had just 

 shot an elephant, and was elated over the fact. We 

 also heard that Mr. Jackson, the Acting- Governor, 

 was expected in on the following morning. 



August 24th. — The night had been a very nasty 

 one, rain having fallen steadily; consequently the 

 morning broke dull and miserable. After doing some 

 necessary business at the store, we returned Colonel 

 Roosevelt's call. At noon the Acting- Governor and 

 his wife arrived, having been on a tour round Kenya. 

 A big war-dance had been arranged in honour of 

 Colonel Roosevelt by the courtesy of Mr. Jackson, and 

 the natives who were to take part in it, a thousand or so 

 in number, soon began to troop into the town, all in 

 their war-paint. As soon as they were fairly started 

 I turned the cinematograph camera on them, securing 

 about four hundred and fifty feet of film. 



Some members of the official party started throwing 

 coins to the little girls with a view to helping me to 



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