Condensed By E.J.W From "The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia"
And "The Albert N'yanza Great Basin Of The Nile."
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
The Nubian desert - The bitter well - Change of plans - An
irascible dragoman - Pools of the Atbara - One secret of the
Nile - At Cassala
CHAPTER II.
Egypt's rule of the Soudan - Corn-grinding in the Soudan - Mahomet meets
relatives - The parent of Egypt - El Baggar rides the camel
CHAPTER III.
The Arabs' exodus - Reception by Abou Sinn - Arabs dressing the hair - Toilet of an
Arab woman - The plague of lice - Wives among the Arabs - The Old Testament
confirmed
CHAPTER IV.
On the Abyssinian border - A new school of medicine - Sacred
shrines and epidemics
CHAPTER V.
A primitive craft - Stalking the giraffes - My first giraffes-Rare
sport with the finny tribe - Thieving elephants
CHAPTER VI.
Preparations for advance - Mek Nimmur makes a foray - The
Hamran elephant-hunters - In the haunts of the elephant -
A desperate charge
CHAPTER VII.
The start from Geera - Feats of horsemanship - A curious chase -
Abou Do wins a race - Capturing a young buffalo - Our
island camp - Tales of the Base
CHAPTER VIII.
The elephant trumpets - Fighting an elephant with swords -
The forehead-shot - Elephants in a panic - A superb old
Neptune - The harpoon reaches its aim - Death of the
hippopotamus - Tramped by an elephant
CHAPTER IX.
Fright of the Tokrooris - Deserters who didn't desert - Arrival
of the Sherrif brothers - Now for a tally-ho!
