So, as there happened to be ae special train going up I begged leave for him to ride in the caboose.

He is a splendid gun-bearer.

He never funks, but reloads coolly under the most nerve-trying conditions.

He has his limitations, of course, but I have found him brave and faithful, and I pass him along to you with confidence.
"And by the way: he has been to Mount Elgon with me.

I was not looking for buried ivory, but he knows where the caves are in which anything might be! "Wishing you all good luck, Yours truly, "F.