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account, had attacked the lion single-handed 

 with his assegai and his shield, and had succeeded 

 in killing him, though his arm was badly bitten. 

 The wounds had suppurated, but the man escaped 

 blood-poisoning, and the arm recovered under 

 simple antiseptic treatment. A lion's mane is 

 much prized as a headdress by a Masai warrior, 

 but, if the man told the truth, his action in attack- 

 ing the lion single-handed with a spear and shield 

 was a very gallant one. 



Before we reached the Boma we lost the donkey. 

 After Black's departure I had both the mule 

 and the donkey; and, as I walked a great deal, 

 and, when I did ride, generally rode the mule, 

 the donkey did not get sufficient exercise. The 

 donkey, who was receiving a feed of grain every 

 day, became in consequence somewhat obstreper- 

 ous. On the day before we reached the Boma, 

 a herd of zebras, seeing the donkey and apparently 

 recognising a kinsman, came within 40 or 50 yards 

 of him and began barking. Roused at this, the 

 donkey wrenched the bridle from Imam ud Din's 

 hand, and dashed in pursuit of the zebras, who 

 fled at his approach. It was a most amusing 

 sight, and, although I was annoyed with the man 

 for letting him go, and thought that I might 

 have difficulty in recovering him, I could not 

 help laughing. The saddle was on his back 

 and the bridle in his mouth, and he galloped 

 into space in pursuit of the zebras, and I saw him 

 no more. I sent Imam ud Din after him, but 

 he appeared at the Boma about five p.m. and said 

 that he had not been able to catch him. At 

 nightfall he would have had a better chance, 



