CHEISTMAS IN CAMP AT KADDAI 



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one great vice was gambling ; of this they were quite incurable 

 and cases of quarrels and discord among themselves were 

 almost always attributable to this cause. 



" DAMESSA," " MAIFONI " AND " WUKA " 



I must not forget to mention the other members of the 

 camp, who were personalities and succeeded in attracting 

 a good deal, if not the greater part, of our attention to them- 

 selves. There was Damessa, the leopard cub, and Gosling's 

 jolly little mongrel, Wuka, neither of whom need an introduc- 

 tion. These two were firm friends and enjoyed many a 

 romp together, and were even able to endure the severe test 



