The National tribune., 1900-01-04

was not greatly developed yet. i jumped
through the bushes. and was enabled TO
| place the hammock over the back, face and
front of the animal before he had done
serious harm. 1t became entangled al
once in the hammock, and at the same tine
the Arab hunter. who had run 10 my assist
ance, caught the little rhinoceros by the
hindleg, and with combined efforts we
brought it down and tied its legs together
with short ropes
This was scarcely accomplished when
one of the Somali soldiers shouted: Faro.
faro. julie Mama jake anakudj jdr,-Rhno-
ceroS, rhinoceros; there comes its mother
! and there really was the old rhinoceros
! breaking through the bushes, snoring
! furiously. / had just time TO pull my gun
| from where | had hung it upon my right
shoulder and let fly. Luckily this shot
through the throat, given at - yards,
f, brought the animal 10 Il halt. 1t turned
round twice. and before | could place
another shot it had disappeared in the
dense bush.
| | put the Wandorobbos on the track OF the
rhinocerOs, as / did not want 10 leave the
| little one under any circumstances. That
| little rhnoceros sgucaed all the time like Il
Good-siZeI pig and tried to kick and tlro"
| lis horns into the men as fast ai; lie coulG.
! 50 | had a tre1 felieI and had hil tici 10 IL
! by his four legs. ! dare say it was rather
an uncomfortable position for the poor
little animal. hitt ii was ;is Olly way To get
| him ho:&e. / put him III one of the rooms
OF the storehouse. and after 4 lat 0I trouble
we got him 10 take 10 the rliik bottle, and IN
time he became fairly tame. Cnfortun-
ately, he died after three weeks.
About this time the expedition fronl
Nasal land came back with some 20 don
keys. This number was greater than ]
had expected. But found few days after
wards that the "Muniapara" .(chief OF that
eXpeitionl, who was an Arab had greatly
cheated me. He had starved the Wando-
rohbos whom had sent with him as guides,
and had from the goods which | had given
| him for barter bought himself a woman
! slave. -.-.s.. -. ...
| | would have never heard Of thiss from
| the Wandorobbos. as they were afraid of
| that man. but All Arab slave girl, whom !
had bought free from her master at the
coast and married 10 my cook, found ont all
about this deceitful transaction and re-
| ported it to me.
| SIGNS OF IMPENDING TEoTBLE.
This woman was so clever as to find
out from the Arab that the Aruscha natives.
a most warlke tribe. were up TO mischief
again, as they were slaughteriug their
cattle and drinking the blood. and painting
their faces with it. / sent one of my Masais
who had a father living among the Arus-
chas 10 that country as spy. Of course,
it was risky thing, as he might never
come back, and also might give informa-
ton about my position; but it had 10 he
done
At the same time [ sent some trristy
| Sonals to the Imperial Military Fort at
| Mos"hi. giving Capt. Johannes the infor-
nation | had received. He wrote back 10
say that lie did not think that there was any
trouble brewing. but that il simply was the
initiation feast Of the young warriors.
when they would have war-danccS and
perhaps break into one of the meighbOr-
ing territories and steal some cattle. He
would however, he said. make up a small
expedition and go there. To convince himself
how matters stood; especially as two mis-
sonaries OF the Finnish Mission wanted to
20 amongst the Aruscha people at that
time, and he wanted to see that they We're
safe
Capt. Johannes warned the missionaries
to wait till the blood-drinking and war
dances We're over at Aruscha before they