. From the Niger to the Nile . HAIBDRESSING IN CAMP AT KADDAI turn out, strip and take to the water. At first there weremany shirkers to deal with, but soon they began to find benefitand even amusement in the habit, and the bathing drillscame to be looked forward to as a pleasant diversion ratherthan a duty. Taking them as a whole, and consideringthe slight ties beyond the immediate reason of gain that heldso mixed a crowd together, it was really wonderful how con-tented and amenable to discipline our followers were. Their CHRISTMAS IN CAMP AT KADDAI 345 one great vice was gambling ; of this t
. From the Niger to the Nile . HAIBDRESSING IN CAMP AT KADDAI turn out, strip and take to the water. At first there weremany shirkers to deal with, but soon they began to find benefitand even amusement in the habit, and the bathing drillscame to be looked forward to as a pleasant diversion ratherthan a duty. Taking them as a whole, and consideringthe slight ties beyond the immediate reason of gain that heldso mixed a crowd together, it was really wonderful how con-tented and amenable to discipline our followers were. Their CHRISTMAS IN CAMP AT KADDAI 345 one great vice was gambling ; of this they were quite incurableand cases of quarrels and discord among themselves werealmost always attributable to this DAMESSA, JIAIFONI AND WrKA I must not forget to mention the other members of thecamp, who were personalities and succeeded in attractinga good deal, if not the greater part, of our attention to them-selves. There was Damessa, the leopard cub, and Goslingsjolly little mongrel, Wuka, neither of whom need an introduc-tion. These two were firm friends and enjoyed many aromp together, and were even able to endure the severe test 346 FROM THE NIGER TO THE NILE of feeding from the same plate without differences now Maifoni was cordially received into the familycircle by them without being required to undergo any termof probation. Then there was a donkey and her foal, whichclaimed a certain amount of notice from the interestingfact that it was here with us that they elected to start sepa-rate existences. Besides these, there were three otherdonkeys, a few sheep, and last, but not least, six horsesbelonging to the members of the party. Later on, when theKanembus got more used to us
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