8 
ON SAFARI 
difficulty in descending—there are no platforms in the 
wilds—lifted me down and almost carried me to our 
camp, which was pitched on a rugged hillside above. 
Next morning a smiling Swahili presented me with a 
stout staff of M’piqui wood that I have since carried over 
thousands of miles in Africa, and which I still use at 
home. This slight tribute to the savage Swahili shall 
not be omitted. 
sing-sing waterbuck— abnormal head. 
