Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-02

very i0n ueposlte OF manure However, having coupl
OF mattresses We spread them it, and found tina
It made very warm bed, although ii must be admit
ted thar the points Of rock which came through il did no
produce an agreeable sensation when they came in con
tact with our ribs
:" stunning place, this" said the English Captain
good-humoredly Upon my word think wen have
jolly time Of 1t tonight"
sizes very jolly: the feas getting lively already
said the tall Soathener, scratching himself iercely
/ Coffee" said /; coffee, Yusef Gentlemen, hold
it principle that coffee Is an elixir for all the ills that
flesh is heir to- provided it be sweetened with the sugar
i Of
Lead" suggested the captain.
/" NO, sir the sugar of content Coffee expands the
soul, warns the Imagination sends q cheerful glow
throughout the entire man after the tolls of travel and
acts as natures bamy restorer, when sleep is banished
by fortuitous circumstances or by
Fleas," said the captain suddenly starting as IL
stung by wasp. What abominable nuisance they
III venture to that they are as large here
bumbe-bees Never felt any thing like them in my life
Stunning, quite stunning, assure you! I"
There was no doubt of it, began to feel them myself
though had always boosted Of being proof against such
petty annoyances. They actually began to pierce like
thousand needles Sometimes they pierced like cambria
needles, and sometimes like large saneedles and very
often they like all that ever were manu-
featured put together in assorted punches While Yusef
were absent boiling the coffee outside of the
MILL and getting supper ready we entertained ourselves
scratching trio and jumping now and then nearly out
OF our skins in the most desperate efforts shake off the
vermin.
Presently supper appeared; and, say it in justice to
our dragoman, most excellent supper it He was
capital cook and caterer and fed like Princes as he
always represented to be- The Arabs crept around us
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we ate they looked with greedy and longing eyes, and
said great deal the subject which could not COM
prehend They seemed very lean and hungry and talked
rapidly each mouthful disappeared when it became
evident that they built hopes upon coming in at the
end Of the feast We told Yusef to give them something
to eat which he did, when feeling happy and COM
Portable we had our chibouks lit, and smoked our
Lataka tobacco in great state became of royal
dignity.
gradually dropped off into doze, mere doze for
scorn the charge of having slept wink that night The
grating of the hopper the everlasting chatter of tongues
the dust cha smoke and feas say nothing Of the roar
of the water down below, enough to Danish all hope
of sleep; merely closed my eyes try how ridiculous
it would feel How long they remained closed scarcely
know it was not long, however, for heard heavy
breathing close by my head and felt the warm breath Of
some monster on my face knew it to be no Arab; it
blew and snued altogether unlike any thing of the hu
man kind. Thinking it might be all fancy cautiously
put out my hand in the dark Yusef having carried the
lamp away and began tofeel around me. For some mo-
ments could discover nothing but in waving my hand
around at length touched something-somethng that
sent the blood flying back to my heart good deal quick
than it flew before To tell the honest truth
startled in all the previous adventures of
my life. The substance that put my hand bare
and it wet also and shiny and had large nos
rs with which it seemed to be in the act of smelling
previous to the act of mastcaton With the quickness
of lightning erked up my hand, and felt it glide along
skin covered with long rough hair the next instant my
stunned by the most dreadful noises which
sembled, as thought in the horror Of the moment the
roaring of ful-grown lien But it not the roaring
of lion it only the braying of ass. The monster
was Syrian There two of them and they both
began to bray; they brayed in concert but was the
most ntolerabe concert ever heard Had it been lion
the consequences might have been serious the whole
party aswell the animal himself for should GER
ainy have called upon Yusef bring his pistols and
guns in which event there is not the least doubt that
some of would have fallen victims to the conflicting
wrath of the rival lions.
Now, as long as grievances confined to YER
min dirt, and noisy Arabs bore them very cheerfuy
and admitted that little Affections of that kind add
materially to the spice of travels but when it came to
making of by placing par with such ami
mails it altogether much be borne had often
heard that travelling makes acquainted with strange
bedfeows, but in all my previous experience had never
been subjected to the modification Of sleeping in the same
bed with two genuine asses.
What" said |, fired with honest Indignation are
we to stand this Breahes there man with soul So dead
that he'll voluntarily sleep with pair of vile assesi
Ho, Yusefm cried the Captain, swell be assassina-
ted if you don't turn these abominabe beasts out We
are in danger Of being devoured bodily"
Yusef declared that he very sorry but il was
Mahometan custom to show great tenderness and respect
to animals Of the brute kind he would ask the miller to
put the asses out but could not insist upon matter
of right Another exciting conversation now took place
in which all the Arabs participated Yusef stormed,
threatened and swore; the old miller protested remon-
strated and finally declared that he could not be guilty
Of any thing nhuman; that be would sooner drive
of his house rainy night the brother of his affections
than the of his hear So to make peace the asses
of his heart were suffered to remain. a4
will not undertake to describe how we spent the rest
Of that memorable night how the grndstones with
in On inch Of grinding to death every time We stretch
ed our legs OUT how in attempting to escape from the
furious attacks Of the feas got ourselves involved
under the hoofs Of the asses how the old miller stopped
smoking about midnight, and by the united assistance of
all his Arabs succeeded in the OF two hours in
getting his mill stopped; how every one Of them talked
all the of the night and went sleep about dayght
and how we got up at the same time and made vow
never again to stop at the mill Of Malaha.