hammedans, were rather thinly veneered 
with the religions they respectively pro¬ 
fessed. 
When in the morning we started on our 
hunt my gunbearers and sais, and the 
skinners if any were along, walked silently 
behind me, on the lookout for game. Re¬ 
turning, they were apt to get in front, to 
pilot me back to camp. If, as at this time 
was generally the case, we returned with 
our heads bent to the rushing rain, they 
trudged sturdily ahead in dripping silence. 
If the weather was clear, the spirits of the 
stalwart fellows were sure to rise until they 
found some expression. The Wkamba 
might break into song; or they might all 
it Meru.—Ps 
