第91章

1。Observetherulesatpresentexistingrespectingsentries。

2。Observetherulesatpresentexistingforcleanlinessofcamp。

3。Plantnegheelgrassonrampartsduringtherainyseason。

4。Cleanoutthefortditchonceeverymonth。

5。Eachcompanyoftroopsistocultivatecornandvegetablesatthecommencementoftherains。”6。Eachcompanytobeexercisedatmusketrydrillforonehourdaily。”7。Alltroopstobeexercisedatlight-infantrydrillforthreehoursonMondaysandFridays，uponwhichdaystherewillbenootherwork。”8。Thecorn-taxistoberegularlycollected，sothatthreemonths’

supplyshallbetheminimuminthecampgranaries。”9。Thebugletosoundthenightalarmonceeverymonth，toaccustomthementonightquarters。”10。Thetroopstooccupytheirstationsatgeneralquarters，accordingtopresentpractice。”11。BananaplantstobeintroduceduponeveryopportunityfromMagungo。”12。Coffee-berries[*]tobesowninnursery-beds，whenreceivedfromM’tese。

[*Footnote：Ihadwrittentohimforasupplyofcoffee-seed。)”13。Theoldhutstobeclearedawayandreplacedbynew，constructedinlinessimilartothoseinthesouthcamp。”14。Noivorytobepurchasedinexchangeforcattle，butonlyinbarterforgoods。”15。NOSLAVESTOBEEITHERPURCHASEDORTAKEN。”16。Thebugletosound’Extinguishfires’at8p。m。”

Havinglefteverythinginperfectorderinthenewcentralterritory，I

wasreadytostartforGondokoroon20thMarch。

IhadbeentwoyearsandfivemonthswithoutanynewsorcommunicationwitheitherEgyptorEuropewhenthepostarrivedwithWat-el-Mek。About600copiesoftheTimeshadarrivedatonce。WehadbeenintroducedtotheTichbornecase；andofcoursehad，attheearlieststageofthetrial，concludedthattheclaimantwasArthurOrton。ThenewsthatisalmoststereotypedinEnglishnewspapersgaveusthestrikingincidentsofcivilization。Twoorthreewiveshadbeenbrutallyknockedaboutbytheirhusbands，whohadreceivedonlyaslightpunishment。Aprominentdivorcecase；afewIrishagrarianoutrages；atrialintheecclesiasticalcourtofarefractoryclergyman；thesmash-upofafewpubliccompanies，withtheprofitableimmunityofthedirectors；aladyburnttodeath；acollieryexplosion；severalhundredrailwayaccidents，whichinducedmetopreferwalking；theCommunistshadhalfdestroyedParis；republicanprincipleswerefastspreadingthroughEngland；theGladstoneministrywouldlastforever；somebabieshadbeenpoisoned，andthebaby-farmerhadbeenhanged；deceasedwife’ssistersweretomarrytheirdisconsolatebrothers；EnglandwastopayatributetoAmerica(forthefreaksoftheAlabama)；drunkennesswasontheincrease；ladiesweretobecomeourphysicians；&c。Iwasalmostafraidtoreturnhome；butasIhadsomefriendsandrelationsthatIwishedtoseeagain，Ileftmylittleparadise，Fatiko，andmarchedforGondokoro，accompaniedbymygoodnatives，ShooliandGimoro。

AftertheabsurdconductandthedefeatofTayibAghaatMoogi，Ifullyexpectedtohavetofightmywaythrough；butuponarrivalinthatdistrictthenativesknewme，andwewerenotmolested。TheyevensentmesixcowswhichhadbeenlostbyTayibAghaontheroadduringhisunluckymarch。

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