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'floe narrator rem... ked that the keepers we:e
most harsh in their treatnieut of those who ap-
peared to be endowed with a greater share of sen-ls
bility than the rest ; this he profited be, in making
a point of assuming on air of chedfoilness, siiio-
jog, &c. whenever the task-masters begin th-:r
office of daily punishment, • proof of philosophy
which generally ived bins from half the gizmo.
" This fellow," the keeuers would exclaim. " is
made of iron, it's therefore of no use to heat him ! '
The arrival of a Prince, who came from Mo-
rocco for the purpose of collecting the 'mosso! to-
bute, indirectly led to a aeries of perseentim.%
from Ditmont's keeper, which not only irnbittere.l
his situation very much, but eventually almost pro-
duced his death. Having contrived to excite Ole
Prince's commiseration in favour of his comps-
nions, the former gave him • hundred sequin-.
which he immediately distributed among them. A•
the keeper witnessed the receipt and distribution t.i
this mini. it occurred to him that Dumont ought
to have made him a participator : a neglect
which duty exposed him to the most crud treat-
ment imaginable. No longer able to endure tt..•
severity of his persecutor, he formed the resolutioa
of being revenged; and accordingly, when nes.
struck by the latter, he seined a large stone, owl
threw it with such force at the keeper's eye, that
was forced from the socket. Upon this, and with-
out giving the enemy time to breathe, the rt,-
raged Dumont flew at him like a tiger, and re-
mained fixed to his body, until the united
heaped upon him by the whole posse of keepers
obliged bon to relax from his bold. This fracas
was followed by his being taken before Osman,
and confronted with the keeper; for if the chief
keeper had been present when the scuffle ensued,
instant death must have beets the portion of Du-
mont. The result of this examination was, how-
ever, infinitely more favourable than our hero ex-
pected ; fur Ike only received several hundred blows
from two Arabs on the palm of his left hand,
whereas the keeper was euspended from the neutron
tree, " for havoig preferred money to the law of
klishomet ;"—such were the words of Osman r.r'.
giving order, for his execution.
Owing to the blows received on his hand dm-
blitig Dumont from pursuing the ordinary labours
of the field, lie was appointed to turn a grindstoto.,
is service ir, which he contioned for a twelvemonth,
exposed to the Moults of all the Muserlmaiss, *fa.,
knowiug him to be the cause of gelling a keeper
past to death, did not fail to manifest their rage by
frequent kicks. abuse, spitting in his face, &c.
The keepers are responsible for every slave wt.!.
milted to their charge ; so that if the head k.r
chain of any one that may be missing is not brought
hack to the prison, their hives or; surely forfeited.
They are not treated with more ceremony thus tt.e
slaves themselves on such occasions ; the mode of
executing a keeper is by making him kneel dims
between two Koubals. one of whom pierces his s::e
with a lance; this causes him to raise his head.
upon which the other takes it off with a sing:e
blow of a Damascus. It sometimes happen. that
the blade conies in contact with a bone no ti s
case a sound is produced like that of a small bell.
0.111611 has two sons, both very fine looltt,.g
young men. who sometimes visited the prisai, t,o
show their dexterity in using the atirghati at.d
scyruitar. Whenever the Prince happened to sliest
the captives it was a day of frosting ; 'air he ales. '4
ordered two or thr-e oxen to he slaughtered fur
their use. Osman's love of justice soot alsiern
rusernment is illustrated by the frAlow.iig a•-c-
-dote t—A farmer having lent cue of tits soils a sat:s
of money on the lattera marry iiig, which was to
be repaid at a fitted time, was twahle to get NA
loan hack as stipulated. Upon this lie applied to
the sheik for redre-s ; and, in reply, was told te
might treat the (441144 as he thought proles..
Satisfied with this authority, the son yes boom"
hand and foot, taken into a large open space, and
immolated by his own father ! Six months after
this atrocious deed, Osman lent for the mousier
who had committed it, and required au immediate
tribute to a large. amouut this was given with
nitwit diffictilty, and thros •-orcond demanded ;
at :este!), wheti the sheik supposed the old nuts
had no more to give, he ordered him to be hutig.
One of the moat laborious employments allutte4
to slaves, was that of carrying large sacks of whelk!,
for a distance of several aides. Irons immense /.•-
- some of which are stated to be eighty fret
limes - wloule field. It es

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