. From the Niger to the Nile . y< A oy. Q y. KW OH « FROM KUKAWA TO KADDAI 299 in the middle of the town; a convenience for gettingsupplies easily, but a nuisance in other ways, for the boys. CLOTH STALL IN KUKAWA MARKET who look forward on a long trek to the village market at itsend as to an eldorado, were never to be found at home underthe tree when wanted. Of course they were in the market !The young rascals know the white masters consideratenessso well, that they always offer an excuse that would be veryplausible if only it were not made far too many times in aday. Our last night at Kuk
. From the Niger to the Nile . y< A oy. Q y. KW OH « FROM KUKAWA TO KADDAI 299 in the middle of the town; a convenience for gettingsupplies easily, but a nuisance in other ways, for the boys. CLOTH STALL IN KUKAWA MARKET who look forward on a long trek to the village market at itsend as to an eldorado, were never to be found at home underthe tree when wanted. Of course they were in the market !The young rascals know the white masters consideratenessso well, that they always offer an excuse that would be veryplausible if only it were not made far too many times in aday. Our last night at Kukawa was more than usually beautiful;warm, still and clear, and tlie sky was spread with all thewealth of the stars. Such a night as would uplift theheartof any man, let alone an astronomer. Talbot being one, was 300 FROM THE NIGER TO THE NILE literally in heaven and with the sextant obtained somegood observations. But the world got .out of the wrong side of her bed thenext morning. I never saw such a contrast. The memory ofthe serene night of peace and beauty, shut off by only a fewhours of sleep, was with us when we awakened to thesight of a desolate, dust-coloured world; unpeopled, for
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