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Three Months' Leave in Somali Land; Being the Diaries of the Late Captain J. C. Francis

Three Months' Leave in Somali Land; Being the Diaries of the Late Captain J. C. Francis


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895. Excerpt: ... inclined to send him back, owing to the difficulties of water (for I shall probably get none for seven days), but hearing his tale I pitied him and took him on as extra donkey boy. I must wash less, that is all! I have now twenty-two in all, instead of nineteen as before. Abdilleh (head man) has taken unto himself a wife. The ceremony, as far as I could see, consisted in bringing her into my camp after having borrowed an advance from me for payment. He says the thing has been on since last year, when his father sent down four ponies and five camels for her. I should reckon her dear at the price, judging from looks, but there may be good in her that does not appear to the eye. Another Abdilleh (a mullah) has attached himself to me as guide, not that I want him much, and now Yusuf, the starving boy, is brought on the strength. When the Abyssinians raided this country last year for the first time, they shot almost all the men of his karia; his father is dead, and his mother is wandering around with three smaller children picking up what food she can. 10th March, Saturday.--Marched at 5 a.m. General direction a little east of north. Country low hills and thin bush with open places. At 8.30 one of the men came running up (I was well in advance of the camels) to say that I had taken the wrong road. I could hardly believe it, as I was evidently, from the camel droppings, on a gafila track and my direction was about right for Luckhu. However, he said Abdilleh had sent him on; I concluded it was Abdilleh the guide and not Abdilleh the head man, who knew no more of the country than I did. I would not leave the track until he said he had actually seen my camels take another road to the right. I struck off to the right then, across the hills, and went on without find...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781235741722
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 18
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1235741729
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 54 gr

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