THE EGYPTIAN SUDAN his service under Gordon, and if only one-twentieth part of the things he narrated about the cruelty and villainy of the governors who had been sent from Egypt to administer the country were true, no one need wonder at the success of the Mahdi's rebellion.

He had seen Sir Samuel Baker, whom by reason of his strength THE WIFE OK THE SHEKH OF BAGRAWIYA, ARRAYED IN DAmOr cloth AM) WEARING HER COLLECTION OF AMULETS.

and energy he called a " steam engine " {babilr), and he praised Gordon, for whom he had the greatest admiration ; but he said that both these men were made toys of by the local governors of Khartum, who, whilst pretending to help them to suppress the slave trade in every way, were really in secret helping the ** traders " to carry on their infamous business. So long as the 270