. Across Africa. Botany. XL] A MISERABLE CHRISTMAS. 189 Then my dinner, for which I had kept a tin December, of sonp and one of fish, besides one of the plum- ' puddings, was a failure. A village dog stole the fish, Sambo npset the soup, and the pudding was not boiled, and I had to content myself with a scraggy fowl and a bit of matama damper. A very curious superstition on the part of the. natives was noticeable here. One of my men came to me shouting that there was a large snake in a hut. I of course took my gun intending to shoot it; but when I arrived the natives would not allow the reptil
. Across Africa. Botany. XL] A MISERABLE CHRISTMAS. 189 Then my dinner, for which I had kept a tin December, of sonp and one of fish, besides one of the plum- ' puddings, was a failure. A village dog stole the fish, Sambo npset the soup, and the pudding was not boiled, and I had to content myself with a scraggy fowl and a bit of matama damper. A very curious superstition on the part of the. natives was noticeable here. One of my men came to me shouting that there was a large snake in a hut. I of course took my gun intending to shoot it; but when I arrived the natives would not allow the reptile—a boa about ten feet long—to be injured, but contented themselves with quietly turning it out of the village with long sticks. I. 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 Cameron, Verney Lovett, 1844-1894; Oliver, Daniel, 1830-1916. London : Daldy, Isbister & Co.
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