Sport in Abyssinia; Or, The Mareb and Tackazzee

Transcriber's Note:
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved.

OUR PARTY. Frontispiece.
SPORT IN ABYSSINIA; OR, The Mareb and Tackazzee .
BY THE EARL OF MAYO, LIEUTENANT, GRENADIER GUARDS.
LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1876.
DEDICATED TO D.
I present this book to the Public simply as an account of what I did and saw; and the impressions the different events and scenes made upon my mind.
I have written it from notes and my daily Journal. The stories that are in it were told me, some by Natives, others by Europeans; either over the camp fire, or to while away the tedium of a long march, or the ennui of life on board ship.
These tales must be taken as they are written; they amused me much at the time, and if they only interest my readers I shall be content.
I hope to revisit Abyssinia, but under more favourable auspices; and trust that better luck may attend me.