COUNTRY. — SNAKES. — BIRDS. 1»1 instead of the usual rewards given here, and expected confidently, what the fiver had promised him, either ])romotion, or at least a good sum of money. But neither followed, and Jacob ran all day, in the glowing sun's heat, through the camp, with the German letter of reconnnendation in his pocket, as, after I had translated it to the Pasclia, he coolly gave it back to the bearer,-We received from the Pasclia the office of thanking the Prince for his attention, and wishing him all possible happiness.

The expected fever from the dreadful heat and bad Avater has arrived, and the glowing noon-day's sun seems, even through the tent, to be bent on converting our skulls to ashes. Not until ten o'clock at night did perspiration appear, and at the same time there burst out a fearful storm of rain, and tent, bed-covering, cloak, Avere all wet through, making us fear the worst consequences. But, thank God ! we slept soundly in spite ot rain, thunder, and lightning, and in the morning felt pretty well,— so nnich so, that we were able to make a short hunting excursion.

The soaked ground was certainly no pleasant promenade; Ave were ever slipping, and our light Turkish shoes sticking in the mud, so tliat our Avhite stockings, ere long, Avere the colour of the natives' legs. Wlien Ave got a short distance from the durra-fields, Ave Avere both astonished and surprised to find ourselves in a country exactly similar to the Westphalian Embscher Bruch, and long did Ave brothers gaze on it, calling up past days in our fatherland ; the country, too, Avas enlivened by singing-birds, particularly the black-heads, Avith their full, melodious voices— sounds of pleasure one seldom hears in Africa, Avliere never is there such music of the Avoods as Avith us. We pushed on into the bush, Avhich grew thicker, and Avhere the grass rose liigh as our heads, hiding the deep rain-courses. On all sides craAvled venomous reptiles ; already had Ave seen tAV'o pretty large snakes and many smaller sunning themselves on dry spots under the bushes, and therefore it Avas only Avith great caution, and Avell examining Avliere Ave })laced our feet, that Ave moved on. Besides, Ave Avere alone, and had still fresli in our memories the sight of the tAvo lions of the day before yesterday. In such high grass, lions or tigers could easily lie hid, or fierce cats might crouch among the branches, and every rust-O 4