Show inhabitants of the sudan A prospector gold in the sudan an englishman writes thus of some of the characteristics of the people of that reg on the natives are keen sportsmen and good stalkers and re a good shot the different tribes are innumerable the typical sudanese being a fine strapping man but with peculiarly thin legs among themselves the men a e gods and the women beasts of burden they are comparatively intelligent and soon learn it handled properly if a man hurts himself in any way the others look upon it as a huge joke one in aident in this connection Is worthy of record A crocodile had been shot but though apparently dead was not quite so A servant started to skin it the beast opened his mouth and snapped at him but fortunately only caught one of his fingers which he took clean off below the knuckle the other natives yelled and danced with delight the man never murmured very friendly are the natives ti eating an englishman with great re some of the tribes however are quite scared at the sight of a white man and several of the ex small villages were deserted on our approach usually on a strangers arrival in a village the sheik comes forward and welcomes one orders an native bed stead for ones use and over a cup of coffee or bowl of sugar water entertains his guest the sheiks are on the whole a very fine race of men and in courtesy of manner compare with the most polished european on leaving the village the sheik usually walks at the head ot one horse accompanied by his two or three chief men and on reaching the outskirts of his village points out the way to the next halting place grasps you hand to and thus yov bid farewell to one of nature s own gen flemen |