Havingmusteredallthemen，Iturnedoutalltheammunitionfromtheirpouches。Thecartridgeswerecounted。
Iexaminedallthereserveammunition。
Thetotal，includingthatfromthemen’scartouche-boxes，wascartridgesforsniderrifles4，540andcartridgesformuskets4，330，makingatotalof8，870rounds。
Inowaddressedthemen，andabusedthemmostforcibly，callingthem”oldwomen，”andseveralotheruncomplimentaryepithetsforsoldiers。I
dividedamongthemfortyroundseach，andIsworesolemnlybytheirprophet，”thatIwouldnotgivethemanothercartridgefromthisspotChorobezeuntilweshouldreachMajorAbdullah’sdetachmentatFatiko。”
Iexplainedthatifanymanshouldfireawayhisammunition，heshouldcontinuethemarchwithanemptypouch——WahIllahi！Illahi！
Igavethemostpositivecommand，thatinfuturenotashotshouldbefiredwithoutorders，unlessspearsactuallywerethrown；onwhichoccasionsthetroopswouldfireafewshotsexactlyintothespotfromwhichtheweaponshadarrived；butonnoaccountwasabullettobefiredatrandom。
Idismissedthemenwiththiswarning，andsetthemtoworktoconstructanightdefenceasusual。
ItwasamostfortunatepeculiarityoftheUnyorosthattheydidnotattackatnight-time。Thiswasagrievousfaultupontheirside。Iftheyhadsurroundeduseverynight，theywouldhavekeptusawake，andnotonlywouldhavetiredthemenout，buttheywouldhavecausedauselessexpenditureofammunition。
On17thofJune，westartedat6。15A。M。，withtheintentionofreachingKoki。Irecognizedseveralvillages，butwepassedthemwithouthalting。
Weatlengtharrivedatafine，broadroute，thatwassufficientlywideforadog-cart。Thishadevidentlybeenrecentlyprepared，andtherecouldbenodoubtthatitwasarrangedasasnarethatwouldleadusintosomepowerfulambuscade。Atthesametime，thecompassshowedthatthebroadpathledintherightdirection。
Ihaltedtheforce，andwenttothefronttoexaminetheroad。Therewasnootherpath。Itwasthereforeincumbentuponustokeeptothebroadroute，althoughweknewthatitmustleadustoatrappreparedforourdestruction。
Itwaslikewalkinguponicethatwasknowntobeunsafe。Weadvanced。
Forabouthalfanhourwemarchedwithoutopposition。Thiswasalongerintervalthanusualtobefreefromanattack。Atlengthwearrivedwherethebroadroadsuddenlyterminated。Theadvance-guardhalted。
Wesearchedforapath，andatlengthdiscoveredtheoriginalnarrowrouteafewpacestoourleft。
Thishadbeenpurposelyconcealedbygrassandboughs。
Wehadhardlyenteredthispathwhenweweresuddenlyattacked。A
horsekeeperwaswoundedbyaspear，whichpassedthroughhisleg，behindtheknee，andcutthesinew，thusrenderinghimhelpless。Hewasimmediatelyplaceduponadonkey。Theunfortunateladwholedthehorseafewpacesbeforemenowutteredawildshriek，asaspearpassedcompletelythroughhisbody。Thepoorboycrepttomeonhishandsandknees，andasked，”ShallIcreepintothegrass，Pacha?-whereshallI
go?”Hehadnotanotherminutetolive。
Aspearstruckanotherhorsekeeperonthehip，andthesoftironpointturnedupagainsttheboneinacurvelikeafish-hook。
Asharpfiredispersedtheenemy，whoretiredtoadistance，yellingandblowingtheirwhistles。Thewoundedhorsekeepercouldmanagetowalkforward。
ThereisapeculiarbirdintheforestsofUnyorowhichuttersashrillcry，withthesenotes。
Thenativesimitatethiscrywiththeirwhistlesofantelope’shorn。I
hadnoticedthatprevioustoanattackfromanambuscade，wehadalwaysheardthecallofthisbird。
MyBarisdeclaredthatthebirdwarnedusofthedanger，andcried，”Co-co-me！Co-co-me！”whichintheirlanguagemeans，”Lookout！lookout！”
Mysoldierssaidthatthebirdsexclaimed，”Shat-mo-koor！Shat-mo-koor！”
whichistheorder，”Makeready；”Theyaccordinglyalwaysbroughttheirriflesonfullcockwhentheyheardthesignal。
Therewassomethingpuzzlingthisdayrespectingthedistance。Accordingtomycalculation，weshouldleavereachedKoki。Stillwemarchedonthroughhighforestandtheinterminablegrass。Mywifewasdreadfullyfatigued。Theconstantmarchinginwetboots，whichbecamefilledwithsandwhencrossingthesmallstreamsandwadingthroughmuddyhollows，hadmadeherterriblyfoot-sore。Shewalkedonwithpainanddifficulty。
IwassurethatwehadpassedthevillageofKoki，whichwassurroundedbymuchopengroundandcultivation；andInowfeltcertainthatthebroadroad，whichhadbeenconstructedtomisleadus，hadtakenusbytherearofKoki，whichwehadthusover-shot。
Weweremarchingforwardinperfectsilence，whenIheardabirdcry”Co-co-me！Co-co-me”！
Thatinstantthespearscameamongus，andtheriflesrepliedasquickaslightning！
Thebugleoftheadvance-guardsounded”halt”。Ineverlikedtohearthatorder，assomethingmusthavegonewrong。
Iimmediatelywalkedforward，andfoundthatLieutenantMohammedMustaphahadbeenwounded。Thespearhadstruckhimjustbehindtheshoulderjointoftheleftarm，andhadpassedovertheblade-boneandspineprevioustomakingitsexitbytherightarm。Thiswasaverynastywound，andhewasbleedingprofusely。Imadeacoupleofpads，and，placingoneuponeachhole，webandagedhimtightly。
Inowwentuptomypooroldhorse，”Zafteer”。Theunfortunateanimalwascarryingaheavyload，andalargehuntingspearhadstruckhimjustbehindthesaddle。Theweaponwassosharpandheavy，andhadbeenthrownwithsuchforce，thatithadpenetratedadoubleblanket，andhadnotonlypassedcleanthroughthehorse’sbody，buthadalsocutthroughablanket-foldupontheotherside。
Alargeportionofthebowelsprotruded，andwerehangingafootbelowthehorse’sbelly。Theintestinesweredivided，thusdeathwascertain。
Astheoldhorsecouldstillwalk，anddidnotknowitsowndanger，I
orderedtheadvance。Iintendedtohaltatthefirstconvenientpoint。
Inaboutaquarterofanhourwesawincreasedlightinthedistance，andwepresentlyemergeduponalargeopenvalesurroundedbyforest。
Thischeerfulspaceextendedoverabouttenacres，inthecentreofwhichwasawellofgoodwater，aboutfourteenfeetdeep，andsowidethatamancoulddescendbystepshewnoutofthegravel。Thiswasagrandplaceforthehalt。
Myfirstdutywastoremovetheload，togetherwiththesaddle，frommygoodoldhorse。Ireturnedthebowels，andhavingplacedastrongpadoverthewounds，Ipassedtherollerroundhisbody，andbuckledittightoverthepads。
Thisoperationwashardlycompleted，whenasevereshiveringfitseizedthepooranimal，andhefelltothegroundtodie。
WithgreatsorrowIplacedmypistoltotheforeheadofthefaithfuloldZafteer，andhedied，havingcarriedandlaiddownhisload，togetherwithhislife，attheendoftheday’smarch。
Iwasmuchdistressedatthisloss。ItseemedthatIwastoloseallmybestandmostfaithfulfollowers——thegoodMonsoor，whomtothishourI
regretasabrother；theever-readyandtrueHowarti；FerritchBaggara；
theunfortunateRamadan，besidesotherswhowereveryvaluable；andnowmyoldhorsewasgone。
Wesleptthatnightbyhisbody，andwarmedourselvesbyafirethatconsumedhisload——fortherewasnoonetocarryit。Mydespatch-boxhelpedtocookourscantydinner。Wehadmarchedsixteenmiles。
Mytroopshadbehavedremarkablywell。ThescoldingthatIhadgiventhemhadproducedagoodeffect。Verylittleammunitionhadbeenexpended，andthefiringhadbeenexceedinglysteady。
Althoughwehadnotbeenattackedatnight，Ineveromittedtheprecautionofadefenceofstrongthornsandbranchesoftrees。
HadthismarchthroughafrightfulrouteofforestandhighgrassbeenmadeintheBaritribe，weshouldnothavehadanight’srest。
Westartedat6A。M。，withsunrise，on18thJune。TheweatherhadbeenfinesincethefirstdayofsoakingrainonthestartfromMasindi：wewerethankfulforthisblessing，astherewasnoshelterforanyone。
Itwouldbefatiguingtonarratetheincidentsofthecontinualambuscades。Everydaywewereattacked，andtheenemywasrepulsedmanytimes。”Co-co-me！Co-co-me！”wasnowwellunderstoodbythetroops；andalthoughwehadmenwounded，theenemyinvariablygottheworstoftheencounter。Uptothepresentwehadbeenmostfortunateinbringingonallourpeople，butIwasanxiouslestsomeshouldreceivewoundsthatwouldactuallyincapacitatethemfrommarching。Shouldamanbekilledoutright，howmuchsoeverhemightberegretted，stilltherewasanendofhim；buttherewasnoendtothedifficultyoftransportingwoundedmeninourhelplesscondition，withoutcarriers。
Wehadratherhotworkduringthisday’smarch，andfoursoldiershadbeenwoundedbyspears。