. The story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition [microform] . Explorers; Birds; Insects; Explorateurs; Oiseaux; Insectes. J NT no DUCT I ON. xxxl In 1883 they wont tliroujjfh the Crow llosorvation, Afoiitana Territory, on to tlio North Fork of tlio Stinkinjr \Vat(;r, in search of sheep, of which they obtained thirty-six, besides several ])uflalo, bears, wapiti, &c. In 1881. Jameson travelled throuj^h Spain and Algeria; and upon his return in 1885 he married Kthel, daughter of the late ^lajor-General Sir Henry Marion Durand, , ,, Two years later, in Janua
. The story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition [microform] . Explorers; Birds; Insects; Explorateurs; Oiseaux; Insectes. J NT no DUCT I ON. xxxl In 1883 they wont tliroujjfh the Crow llosorvation, Afoiitana Territory, on to tlio North Fork of tlio Stinkinjr \Vat(;r, in search of sheep, of which they obtained thirty-six, besides several ])uflalo, bears, wapiti, &c. In 1881. Jameson travelled throuj^h Spain and Algeria; and upon his return in 1885 he married Kthel, daughter of the late ^lajor-General Sir Henry Marion Durand, , ,, Two years later, in January 1887, the attention and sym- pathy of all England were attracted to the Expedition for tlio relief of Emin PashaâGordon's worthy lieutenant and friendâ wliieh was on the eve of departure for Africa, under the com- mand of Mr. H. M. Stanley. The scheme was one which could not fail to appeal most strongly to Jameson's chivalrous nature; moreover, it promised almost boundless scope for the exercise of his special talent for natural history research. He at once volunteered his services to Mr. Stanley, who readily accepted them. The following words are taken from a letter written on January 22, 1887, by him to Lady Durand:â ". . Whv all the ambitions of mv lifetime should have been concentrated at this time, with a seemingly prosperous issue, I know not; but I assure you that I did not accept the position without weighuig well all there was for and against it. Ever since my childhood I have dre:imt of doing some good in this world, and making a name which Avas more than an idle one. My life has been a more or less selfish one, and now springs up the opportunity of wiping off a little of the long score standing against me. Do not blame me too much. ... I must thank you for your generous kind-hearted wishes. . ." A sadder tale than that contained in these diaries has seldom been told; for, strive as he would to lighten its hopeless misery, even Jameson's bright and dau
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