CONTENTS 
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posted over lions — Advance to the attack — Savage charge ; unconscious 
and in the clutches of a lioness — My brother’s account of the accident — 
His own narrow escape, and death of a fine lion — Civility of the Jibril 
Abokr — Abyssinian news — Return to the coast — Recovery from wounds 
— Third expedition ; to the Gadabursi country — Great raid by the Jibril 
Abokr on the Bahgoba — Curious adventure with robbers — Betrayed by 
vultures — Raiding tactics— First meeting with the Gadabursi — Meeting 
with Ugaz Niir — The rival sultans — Construction of an Abyssinian fort 
at Biyo-Kaboba — Esa in a ferment — Speech of Mudun Golab — My 
brother bags a large bull elephant — March to Zeila . Pages 74-113 
CHAPTER Y 
A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE ABYSSINIAN BORDER, 1892 
First news of Abyssinian aggression — Start for Milmil — Unfortunate Bulhar 
— Across the “ Haud ” waterless plateau — Extraordinary landscape — 
Sudden meeting with the Rer Ali — Their consternation and pleasant 
greeting — News of a raid — Water-supply statistics — Great display at 
Milmil in honour of Au Mahomed Sufi — Agitation against Abyssinia — 
Unsuccessful lion hunt — Display in honour of the English — Interesting 
scene — The vulture-like elders — Success of an Arab pony — Our camp at 
Tuli — The “Valley of Rhinoceroses” — Two rhinoceros hunts — Four 
bagged — Death of a bull rhinoceros— The Waror wells — Abbasgul 
complaints against Abyssinia — First meeting with Abyssinians — 
Disturbed country — English sportsmen met at Hargeisa — Fresh start 
from Hargeisa — Incessant rains — Thousands of liartebeests near Gumbur 
Dug — Scouting for the Abyssinians — Visit to the Abyssinian fort at 
Jig-Jiga — We approach Gildessa — The caravan imprisoned by the 
Abyssinians — Embarrassing situation — A letter to Ras Makunan of 
Harar — Exciting time at Gildessa — We retire by night — The answer of 
the Ras — March to Zeila ..... 114-146 
CHAPTER VI 
A VISIT TO RAS MAKUNAN OF HARAR, 1893 
Project to explore Gallaland — News of Colonel Carrington’s party — A Bulhar 
feud — Start from Bulhar — Gadabursi dance to the English — Esa raid— 
A rival sportsman — Awale Yasin breaks his leg — Native surgery — 
Adventures with leopards — Following a wounded leopard by moonlight 
— A plucky home charge — Exciting encounter — A beisa hunt — On the 
Marar Prairie again — Quantities of game — Arrival at Jig-Jiga, and visit 
from Abyssinians — Attempted arrest of the caravan by an Abyssinian 
general — Exciting adventure — Arrival of Gabratagli — Character of 
Banaguse — A letter to the Ras — Interviews with Banaguse — Bertiri com- 
plaints against Abyssinians — An answer from the Ras — Picturesque 
