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\r\g beasts must not be too heavily loaded, for a 

 dog or even yourself may now and then require a 

 lift. 



All the servants should be treated firmly, but 

 kindly, and let them see that you consider the 

 head-man their superior. Old Hamet, who often went 

 with me, was a gentleman in every sense of the word ; 

 his cleanliness was wonderful, but he had the mis- 

 fortune, not fault, that age had rather crippled him ; 

 so that, although the heart was ever willing, nay, 

 desirous to get on, his power of body sometimes 

 failed in enabling him to keep up with me. This I 

 wish to earnestly impress upon the sportsman visiting 

 the country adjacent to Tangiers, that he must per- 

 sonally inspect his people as well as his beasts before 

 becoming their employer. 



A few condiments and groceries, with light 

 Spanish wine (very cheap) and brandy, should be 

 taken. Game will form your principal food, but, 

 supposing toiijours perdrix becomes monotonous, kid 

 can always be purchased at a very reasonable figure. 

 At every douaj\ for a few pence, milk is to be 

 found in abundance ; it scarcely has a pecuniary 

 value, but, as I said before, a backshish of a small 

 silver coin will go a long way in establishing you 

 in the good graces of the people. Thus you will 

 learn that in this lovely land — one of the most 

 lovely under the sun— you need never suffer from 

 "short commons." 



It would also be well to take some trifling 

 female adornments with you, for there are Jewish 

 villages about, and only from them can you get 

 bearers to carry your wild hogs into camp, and such 

 geegaws are a great attraction to them, for their 

 women love them, and many of these Hebrew 

 maids are of a particularly attractive Oriental type 

 of beauty. The "chum" that accompanied me on 

 my last trip there, was a Scotchman ; his head was 



