TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF ARGYLL. 



My dear Dukej 

 I dedicate my " AuvENTtJRES in Africa" to your 

 grace for two reasons — ^to mark my respect as a kins- 

 man, and because I know the interest you take in the 

 sports of the field and in the habits of wild animals. 



My volumes lay claim to no other merit than that 

 of a faithful narration of facts as they occurred ; and 

 having been written far away from literary appliances, 

 and often on occasions when the cravings of hunger 

 were a more pressing consideration than the graces of 

 composition, I trust to your indulgence to overlook in 

 the success of my rifle the failure of my pen. 

 I am always, my dear duke. 



Your affectionate kinsman, 



RouALEYN Gordon Cummino. 



