An African Shooting Trip 



us up comparatively little. The .577 rifles, 

 with 6 drams of powder and 610 grains of 

 lead, made themselves felt rather more, prob- 

 ably because the bullet was rather heavy for 

 the weight of the gun. The last-named rifles, 

 however, proved very strong hitters. All 

 told, we had about twenty guns, which made 

 it possible for us to go into the best shooting 

 districts, the wandering native tribes, which 

 are very frequently met with, rarely giving 

 trouble, provided you have a good number of 

 firearms. To be sure, we were told of an 

 Italian who got into a little difficulty with the 

 Sultan of one of the interior tribes, and ar- 

 rived on the coast covered only by his py- 

 jamas, and minus all his outfit ; but we soon 

 acquired confidence in our men, and felt un- 

 easy only when all three white men were away 

 from the camp at the same time. 



The people on whose coast we had landed 

 are a combination of the Arab and African 

 Galla, and unite the intelligence of the former 

 to the hardy, enduring qualities of the latter. 

 Of medium height, they have, for the most 

 part, well-shaped heads, without the retreating 

 forehead of the blacks, prominent cheek-bones 

 and strong jaws. They are usually lightly 



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