. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . s operation; my eyes were nearly blinded with perspiration andcharcoal dust; but every now and then, as I carefully raised my head, Icould distinguish the horns of the antelope in the original position. Atlength I arrived at the base of the last ant-hill, from which I must takemy shot. There were a few tufts of low scrub growing on the summit. To theseI climbed; and digging my toes firmly into an inequality in the side of thehill, I planted my elbows well on the surface, my cap being concealed bythe small bushes and tufts of withered gras
. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . s operation; my eyes were nearly blinded with perspiration andcharcoal dust; but every now and then, as I carefully raised my head, Icould distinguish the horns of the antelope in the original position. Atlength I arrived at the base of the last ant-hill, from which I must takemy shot. There were a few tufts of low scrub growing on the summit. To theseI climbed; and digging my toes firmly into an inequality in the side of thehill, I planted my elbows well on the surface, my cap being concealed bythe small bushes and tufts of withered grass. The antelope was standingunconsciously about one hundred and eighty yards from me, perfectlymotionless, and much resembling a figure fixed upon a pedestal. I wasdelighted with my capture. It was a very beautiful animal, about thir-teen hands high at the shoulder, the head long, the face and ears blacksalso the top of the head; the body bright bay, with a stripe oi black aboutfifteen inches in width extending obliquely across the shoulder, down both. A RENOWNED EXPEDITION. 107 the fore and the hind legs, and meeting at the rump. The tail was long,with a tuft of long black hair at the extremity. The horns were deeplyannulated, and curved backward toward the shoulders. In Camp,On the 1st of May Baker established a camp at Tewfikayah. Here hewas visited by the king of the Shillooks, a well-known tribe. A descrip*tion of this tribe will be of interest in this connection, only a brief men«tion having been made of it in a preceding chapter. The Shillooks are a tall and fine-made race of men, approaching veryclosely to the Negro, being black, with woolly hair. The flat nose andenormous lips of the true Negro are, however, absent, and only in a fewcases is there an approach toward that structure. The Shillook men are very fond of ornament. Their ornaments con-sist chiefly of iron bracelets, anklets, and bead necklaces, and shoulderand waist garments made of feathers. Caps of black o
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