. The story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition [microform] . Explorers; Birds; Insects; Explorateurs; Oiseaux; Insectes. Miy 356 M: .::• I': I : ^ STORY OF TJIh' RKAIi CU/MMS. IfiSH. August a, Stniilpy Fulla. t). hope as T possibly can to keep liim up to the mark. Behind my hack there are tlie most foul reports hcini; spread by Assad Farran, the dismissed Soudanese intci- ])reter, but, thank God, I can clear my character from them. I will fully explain all this afterwards. {August f)th, Sunday). ... I will try my utmost t way to Kassongo, and buying a girl to be eaten l)y c
. The story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition [microform] . Explorers; Birds; Insects; Explorateurs; Oiseaux; Insectes. Miy 356 M: .::• I': I : ^ STORY OF TJIh' RKAIi CU/MMS. IfiSH. August a, Stniilpy Fulla. t). hope as T possibly can to keep liim up to the mark. Behind my hack there are tlie most foul reports hcini; spread by Assad Farran, the dismissed Soudanese intci- ])reter, but, thank God, I can clear my character from them. I will fully explain all this afterwards. {August f)th, Sunday). ... I will try my utmost t way to Kassongo, and buying a girl to be eaten l)y ciu). nibals at liiba-Riba on my way back. I am almost smc that in my letter to you from Kassongo I mentioned the fact of having shot at some natives for the protection of the caravan of canoes I was going with. I liave sonr a true account of both affairs to Mr. Mackinnon, and I am liaving the necessary witnesses examined here l)efoio one of the Belgian officers, and papers signed to send home. It is a blessing tliat I am enabled to do so. It is an awful thing to think that a low scoundrel like Assad Farran should be allowed to traduce one behind one's back, when one has not a cliance of defending oneself! I am so anxious about everything that I lie awake for hours at night thinking, but when once on the march again, all tliat will pass. I only do pray that I may <];ct the Expedition started again, but tlie Arabs are ven hard customers to deal with. Whatever happens, you, at any rate, will know that I have done my best. DIAKY {continued). Aiif/usf \th.—Copying letters all day. Tippu-Tib is sending men at once to a number of villages to try and recover loads and deserters. He seems much more hopeful to-day. '^^'rote to Mr. Mackinnon explainini; Assad Farran's statements about me. Took over all letters and poor Barttelot's things to the Belgian Station in the evening. "Wrote to A^'ard at Bangala, telling liim to hand over all letters for us to the captain of the first
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