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Updated: May 19, 2025
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The Taka country being the extreme frontier of Egypt, constant raids are made by the Egyptians upon their neighbours the hostile Base, through which country the river Gash or Mareb descends.
A number of harpoons and floats for hippopotami were arranged in good order, and the tout ensemble of the hut showed that the owner was a sportsman. The harpoons for hippopotami were precisely the same pattern as those used by the Hamran Arabs on the Taka frontier of Abyssinia, having a narrow blade of three-quarters of an inch in width, with only one barb.
This was effected by an immense dam, formed of the stems of the dome palms, as a double row of piles, while the interior was rendered water-tight by a lining of matting filled up with sand. Cassala was built about twenty years before I visited the country, after Taka had been conquered and annexed to Egypt.
At last came his dry whisper: 'I am going to last long enough to kill you, Kish Taka, and may God damn your soul! One hand took up his little bundle of food; the, other dropped to the butt of his revolver. He went swiftly to the spot where he had left the Indian whom he had thought half dead.
Writings, say they, may be altered or counterfeited, but the memory of what is transacted and concluded in the presence of a thousand witnesses must remain sacred. Sometimes, in token of the final determination of an affair, they cut a notch in a post, before the chiefs, which they call taka kayu. In the evening their softer amusements take place, of which the dances are the principal.
There was a loud report that seemed to tear his brain to broken shreds, his arms dropped lax at his sides, the revolver fell, its muzzle burying itself in the sand. His knees sagged and he went down, settling slowly. As he fell he saw that Kish Taka was running but not away from him. Running like a deer was Kish Taka, running straight to the fallen man.
Howard's face was white, the deadly hue of rage. 'Who done that for you, Al? muttered Dave wonderingly. 'Jim Courtot! 'Why don't you go get him, Al? 'Why don't I? said Howard dully. Why did he not lay a fierce hand upon the wind that danced over the hills? It was no more elusive than Jim Courtot. Why did not Kish Taka, the eternally vigilant, come up with his prey?
'Here we turn, he explained. 'Not so far that way, maybe two hours, we find more water. Then we go that way, and he indicated that they must bear off a little to the south, 'and more water. Then we sleep in shade. Then at night, not too far, see your place. It came about that all that Kish Taka had predicted was so.
'I have horses and cows and houses and corn, said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly. 'What I have is my brother's. When Kish Taka wants a friend, let him come down into Desert Valley and call to Alan Howard. The beady, bird-like eyes were void of expression as Kish Taka regarded him steadily. The Indian did not so much as nod again.
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