. The story of Africa and its explorers. ey,pointing to his snow-white hair, said it was notage—for he was not much over forty—whichhad turned his hair white, but the war andthe troubles of the Soudan, through which hehad loyally ujDheld the Effendinas [Khedives]flag through good repute and ill repute. Hewould not consent to pledge himself in any * They had accidentally discovered the boxes of ammuni-tion which Mr. Stanley had buried when it was necessaryto make for the coast. CAPTAIN LUGARD AND 8ELIM BEY. 67 way to me till the Khedive should have givenhim permission to transfer his allegiance
. The story of Africa and its explorers. ey,pointing to his snow-white hair, said it was notage—for he was not much over forty—whichhad turned his hair white, but the war andthe troubles of the Soudan, through which hehad loyally ujDheld the Effendinas [Khedives]flag through good repute and ill repute. Hewould not consent to pledge himself in any * They had accidentally discovered the boxes of ammuni-tion which Mr. Stanley had buried when it was necessaryto make for the coast. CAPTAIN LUGARD AND 8ELIM BEY. 67 way to me till the Khedive should have givenhim permission to transfer his allegiance ; norwould he change his flag until the Khediveshould himself dispense Avith his services. From a boy till now in my old age, he said, I have served under this flag, and exposedmy life many times; nothing in the worldshall make me give it up unless the Eftendinatells me to. And if his tale be true, hehas, indeed, fought bravely and suflered loyallyfor it; having been imprisoned by the dis-loyal rebels and expelled from the CAPTAIX 1. D. LUGAED.(From ofriiotogruph by Elliott and Fry.) It was a thrilling sight to see the remnant ofthe troops of the old Equatorial Provincemarch past. Less than half, I was told, werethere; the rest had died fighting for theirMany had honourable wounds to show,banners and flags were tattered andtorn; they were clad in long coats made ofskins, and their band made strange musicwith bugles, and drums, and under Captain Lugards authority, withhis promise passed that he would ask • theKhedives permission for them to remain per-manently in the British service, no men could * LuKard, (fcofiraphical Mafiaziiic, LS.)2. p. CliS ;Trwumliiujn nffhc Uoijal ( Socirty. 18!)2, p. .S8, had been with Baker in 180!), flag.^Their have been braver than this refuse of theSoudan. They hailed Lugard as their friend,who had delivered them from living amongsavages to their status as the soldiers of acivilised Po
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