The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-12-03

francs remains so long as he likes in Fredj'
Ouah, at the Scheick's expense; but If he
discovers feigned pilgrim, two emissaries
find him wherever he may be, throw him
face downward, and bestow on him fifty
strokes of the bastinado. He has sometimes
three hundred persons to dine; he then
walks around overseeing the domestics il
there is anything left, he eats, but always
last.
When the governor of Constantine, the
only authority be acknowledges, sends him
a atrayeler, he gives him his gun, his dog, or
his knife, according to the importance Of the
traveller, or the urgency of the recommends.
tion. If he gives his gun, the stranger
shoulders it; if the dog, he takes it in a
leash if the knife, he throws it around his
neck and with ono or other of these tails
mans, each of which specifies the degree of
honor to be rendered, the traveller goes
through the twelve tribes without danger,
and is lodged and fed gratuitously, for he is
the guest of Bou-Akas. When he leaves
the FredJ Ouah, he turns over the gun, dog,
or knife to the first Arab he meets. If the
Arab is hunting, he quits the chase If farm
ing, he drops the plough, if at home, he
leaves il, to carry the pledge to his Scheick
The we'll known little knife with black
handle has given its name to Bou.Akas-
Bou-Djenoui, the man with the knife for it
is with this he cuts off heads, il he thinks
the necessity for prompt justice demands it.
When he came into power there were
great many robbers about; the Scheick
adopted the plan of Disgusting himself as
simple trader, and letting fall douro, of
which he never lost sight (; If the person who
picked it up put it in his pocket, Bou-Akas
made a sign to his executioner. disguised
like himself, and off went the culprit's head.
The Arabs say that a child may now ira.
verse ,he twelve tribes with a crown of gold
on his head, without risk.
Bou-Akas has a high respect for women.
and has ordered that, when they ell their
goat.skins at the fountains, the men are to
turn aside, and not pass before them.-
Wishing to know what the sex thought Of
him, and meeting a pretty Arab girl along
the banks ofthe streams he approached her,
and entered on light chat. The woman
Leave me, handsome chevalier, for you
do not know the risk you rum" AS he still
continued to annoy her with his nonsense,
she resumed: Have you come from so
great distance that you do not know you
are in the country of the man with the
knife where women are respected"
One day the Scheick heard that Cadi of
one Of his tribes rendered judgment worthy
of Solomon like another Harounal. Raschid,
he wished to know for himself. Disguised
as simple horseman, without his distin-
gushing arms, mounted on a thorough
bred horse, which however, betrayed moth
ing Of the greatness of the owner, he start
ed.
Now it happened that he arrived at the
fortunate city in which this Cadi dispensed
justice on fair-day, consequently court
day. At the gate of the town he met a
cripple who asked aims, clinging to the
Scheick's 6u,nous as did the beggar to st.
Martins cloak.
"What more would you have?" asked
Bou-Akas. "You asked aims, and have
given it."
"True," replied the cripple |; (" but the law
does not merely say, thou shalt give aims
to thy brother but also, thou shalt do all
that thou art abe for him."
"Well what can / do for you Z"
Ou Cdu Save iuc iEOu pCiuH udInpicu
under foot by the crowd of men, nsles, and
camels, in the town."
"And how 2"
@By taking me up behind you until we
get TO the market place, where / have busi-
ness"
$50 be It," And with some difficulty he
mounted the cripple behind him.
The market place reached, Get down.
said the Scheick.
.'Get down yourself" said the cripple.
"To help you: Certainly"
"No; 10 give Te yoGE hcrse-he belongs
to me-"
We shall see."
"We are in the city of the just Cadi."
"I know that"
"Aud you will have me taken up before
him 2"
"And do you suppose, when he sees you
with sound legs, and me with cripple ones
he will not say the horse belongs to him
who has most need of him r.
"If he says So" replied Bou Akas, he
win have erred in his judgment"
"They call him just, rejoined the cripple
laughing, but not infal,able."
3Good Z" said Bou.Akas to himself
"here is fine opportunity for me 70 Judge
the iudpe. so he pushed through ths