. African game trails. Hunting. TREKKING THROUGH THE THIRST 183 and gun-bearers. Gusts of rain blew in our faces, and grad- ually settled into a steady, gentle downpour. Our horses began to slip in the greasy soil; we knew the rain would refresh the cattle, but would make the going harder. At one we halted, in the rain, for a couple of hours' rest. Just before this we heard two lions roaring, or rather grunt- ing, not far in front of us; they were after prey. Lions. A hall From a photograph by R. J. Cunbighaine are bold on rainy nights, and we did not wish to lose any of our horses; so a watch
. African game trails. Hunting. TREKKING THROUGH THE THIRST 183 and gun-bearers. Gusts of rain blew in our faces, and grad- ually settled into a steady, gentle downpour. Our horses began to slip in the greasy soil; we knew the rain would refresh the cattle, but would make the going harder. At one we halted, in the rain, for a couple of hours' rest. Just before this we heard two lions roaring, or rather grunt- ing, not far in front of us; they were after prey. Lions. A hall From a photograph by R. J. Cunbighaine are bold on rainy nights, and we did not wish to lose any of our horses; so a watch was organized, and we kept ready for immediate action, but the lions did not come. The native boys buih fires, and lay close to them, relieving one another, and us, as sentinels. Kermit and I had our army overcoats, which are warm and practically water-proof; the others had coats almost as good. We lay down in the rain, on the drenched grass, with our saddle-cloths over our feet, and our heads on our saddles, and slept comfort- ably for two Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. New York, C. Scribner's sons
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