Sporting Trips of a Subaltern 



quote from the experiences of my Somali hunter, 

 Spots, who used to relate with scorn how, a year 

 or two before, he had accompanied a sports- 

 man (?) who couldn't shoot well enough to tackle 

 anything dangerous, but who used to get as close 

 as he could to a herd of buck, and " brown " them 

 for all he was worth does, young and all 

 killing insignificant heads, and doubtless letting 

 numbers of wounded escape to die miserably. 

 He once, according to Spots, killed eleven of 

 the beautiful Somali wild ass beautiful, but 

 almost useless as trophies or even meat. It 

 may be that " Spots " lied ; let us hope so, but 

 I know too well what atrocities irresponsible idiots 

 will commit under the name of sport, and can 

 well believe him. 



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