Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-01
on the white Nile.
Their Habits.

Their Habits.
Our boat was made fast under the villag
Of Subchaya, and not far from it was tn
house Of our conductor, Saleh Wallad Oma
Abt il l-Samad--according to his own accoun
keen sportsman, who, disdaining agricul
tural pursuits, supported himself and famil,
by the produce of the gun and spear 81,
years ago, with three Of his fellow villagers
he went to small island called Geizet il
Arab, choice resort of crocodilcs, in scarcl
of their eggs. Going the round of tn,
island throe crocodiles escaped into the
river, and on closely investigating the spot
quantity of eggs were discovered in the
sand. No sooner had they made off with
their booty in the direction of Il small tent
which they had pitched, than crocodile,
having watched their proceedings, rushed
to the place of her deposit, and as rapidly
returned to the river; and, swimming, fol
lowed them opposite to their destination
where until nightfall her eyes were percopti
bic above the water Their repast that night
was a rich one but as soon as the last en-
bors of their fire had died away, the croco
die charged them furiously, repeating hel
attack several times during the night, and il
was only by the frequent discharge of theil
,,, ,,ua, niI .li'U 'heg Aep' her 'roin cioSins
urFPm rFro,n onVh', tha. ,;r,o ,ho o,aol;,o l;,o..e
b,r,inas 'Ia. h .,n1 .;ie crouoIllei III, nilneltl
tha natti o'oa iJ I iu.lGI's, anu len upoi; al
o".'io i. oouiu ca'oil upoii elle il,el sue
iarn9ls many tlciliis was q me mare oe
Hnah ny ~ "n 1hIao III tnG flIage ol vega IL
Tho arn aa veal '.r aInuoJ v,,I han C.,
dom to ar,go ;7 tbo ooarso woe o' 80
,ri;i,t ~ -" r,,o Uos.9o ahu NJ
banL % of tn t ma T"S ,oi.ur fblAou ln ;le
TLa ~ ,riH 20 viz o."oouao
:, nv M 'n"aU u1 "n "i,iia ,i;aIG ~ oav po"el,
ha"d 'y nnJ ;th IL i;t'I "a iooY J; 'irI. W nei
nod on ""h bo" VIVA haoI, J ;tb m,ion ontp
O iiba L u'iIN, "liu r WI nct Ll"oiITeu M
ouiuii 81 ollo $Ino,ou oii ~ ilei slaplo' ,i ne
"oIu bans,;i', tI aiiLa p, poiapotu fne otoc?Ii'
oo,' oom1al WIN vncL T,,,aL nuoooL Nstou. s'ohs,
;''I,I I =. ~ o.oiS; chal'J 'i1ar ~ ~ was sIon
.ituvou W ieI 20 ils i,Iiu anu oisllouhI, ou'
.no mar u1ei u. ifoin INC Joih' choc'S Vi i's
"VTnus NV anu .ne Tight
no olceuinY seIsoli VI ,he IIoIouile tahes
WoL Nue. oul,,,g .ne low s.ase ?i ene river ~
'I .na'IIn, ',ii n 'noy LePoal' 'ileil egSs III 'ne
o,'I sanI on Iit Ianhs, III, in ileielelce, III
S SIilaii auliu l'ilhs or islaIus III tie stream.
Inc ,, eggis i are %hl5e, hard ana IN .I slze not
ullliNo .iloSe vi uoiIestic e sposo t'lV cAac'
alo"suie'iien. L VI wv W.; nouiiu III lii: Noasel
I ir II" w il,Ii, oIies ''lioI
aL'i a. d nan licnIS ,h ieli?Ih anu I'VE ano
,niltee'i-SiAlcen.h llciles Ill ciIculilGlcute'
ousicr j1 opsel!es .l,a'' vi an al5.ilais, .he
olooGJ,G "''ai"o ono aI'oS' e H,,,leiHlonS o
IoioiuIiln i's I'No a. oii ~ ~ iIa.14i coiii
eu.s I'Nc l'laIe pctWcc'i lIie iliaies aor tn'
o,.ia.oSi 'ho iolsesJ a;,i i'.9sV poWeLl9i 9l;'
I;.n iI;Naiia'iS inonopo'i"'iS '"' '"''el Ill iii'
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mo" 49, ~ iay, .no loii'alG ;I, I'Gcou.iiI
& La. ,is ,liu1 Illoaoo Vi Spo'i WI ~! Ni'i
do oa -, Nv '.'nu q MY "oouI 'lA iticiiG'
uep, , u''P ~ .ii,oiotn, 'nu o"ioluils
'e oo,eh IT, an WI MI 'iicn plIoeIu " ii"te
soIcl" eli'iiat ii noies alouhu 'he hrS'i IL
% oiuoi " iiiIieeu n any oue III nealcli VI iiei
',eusole' D"i,y sue WIN auu oTo ess 10 !iel
tb ~ .ni s'u t r;o ,h aeiuny "iuGn J p
onv uAo@, I.'U 'TH s5; anu ~
eI LII i;a 1n0 WIN SEM ,I 5 @
tho tho w. H. &c o"i br, b. t; 'to Inr .ho;
.nen Guv ion I s,ioaI H. '';I ny: w. ioeI Ia .liel
.,ooo Us Is 'tolIii's I'iu .,,o1' "".I'
.nciii %eltouS'y py iulsins noi nIdu W tll'
Sutiace a III ,lie M'.Jl, any I touasionaty iu. ee
na.uI Ic In .Iat ii IVY "9, ~ aa'i',.
aerSeil n 'llat al Is ilSh'' n anu return 10 ne
ioouihs siouhhu , no lc"'.les u ~ esSa uI
peiu upoa, .iio e,, ~ a'io :l1U Vi 'ne aiiii'"i
any ,uis ~ i'on, ar,t ,oary W n ynf .Lo h,.oL;r
Ae 'lt eol,i;oncH1nu i. !; ,;dnI " ,no iaIc1,i,
SEASON tnl Hes' 10 miuecJ " aocolli'oIa. h n,l
ene egss, gc,ns a[renSeu closu 60 eaoi, oihGl
uliu e!un uis."Ioc 5 iioln 'ne suiihce "A si.G IL
covcLlnS IS low piaoeu T.et .ie'it, 80 INA Una
% 'ao at az II. ',to lta SUI w. uaI, ia
edhG plaoo Dui inS ms a'aso '.lo ay'on.lo
Oh tne amman loTatus i!el esEs Is rcuoucIe! !.
IN watchlhg ana turning them' ana II
dangerous ior a single person 10 approach
the spot, as she VIII 1earlessly attack an'
give chaSe at consiaeraDlc speed Afte
Sucn circumstance or II on her return iron
leeding, she should discover traces OF MAJ
OF beast III @ the yimcihlty VI her eharge, IN
wary croc3olle wlll decamp with her eggs Il
he[ mouth, anu @ seen ior ano.iief iocali'yt
.a n[o hot TarloGa Sou,Ies los a ,'tnrot % na Una
the Matching time takes ninety days, there here
l1re IL Is curing .he nrsI increase S Oh the II
| tnat excursion taxes place, ne mOtneI