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I. A REMINISCENCE . . . . . .1 



II. A SKETCH IN AN INDIAN JUNGLE. 1867 . . 6 



III. PIGS IN ALBANIA. 1878 . . . .15 

 IV.-VIII. SKETCHES IN THE SOUDAN. 1882 



(1) ON THE MAECH . . . . 20 



(ii) THE ARAB VILLAGE . . . .33 



(Hi) DAYS AT KEREN ... 46 



(iv) A DAY IN THE JUNGLE . . .57 



(v) A TRIP INTO "TERRA INCOGNITA" . 69 



IX. A LION STORY. 1882 . . . . .83 



X. ROADSIDE SKETCHES IN GUATEMALA. 1884 . 92 



XI. A RIDE FROM THE PACIFIC TO MEXICO CITY. 1885 . 120 



XII. ANGLING FOR TIGERS. 1888 . . . 129 



xm. THE SHOOTING-BOOT'S LAMENT. 1890 . . . 136 



xiv. HER MAJESTY'S MISSION TO MATABELELAND. 1890 140 



XV. A ROUGH JOURNEY. 1891 . . . .153 



XVI. IN THE KOWIE BUSH. 1891-1892 . . . 160 



XVII. PUT NOT YOUR TRUST IN OWLS. 1893 . . 168 

 XVIII. AFTER VIRGINIAN DEER. 1893 .... 173 



XIX. IN THE HEART OF THE MOOSE COUNTRY. 1894 . 180 



XX. CHRISTMAS-TIME IN FOUR CONTINENTS . . . 187 



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