, 1875-01-31

JNE: SUNDAY, JANUARY
tribe's camp that morning, aud was to return tn
next day Nothing could be moro favorable fo
III, and we resolved at once to go and relieve
that POOR, afflicted tribe at ans cost. Suffering
humanity called out for succor, and We flew tt
the rescue. We didn't exactly fly either, neither
| did we walk: we rode camcis. II the reader
has never ridden q camel, my advice is, tt
be Thankful, and don't. I had been sea
aick tho ocean many times; but nom
| Strange to say, was sea-sick on iandf Al
| any rate both Antoine and myself went through
/ all the motions OF son-sickness before we had
I gone five kilometres. There il long, swinging
motion, something like the rolling OF ship
gcther. is not pleasant. But the novelty of tbs
| thing gave us nerve and we rode the last half OF
| the distance in good shape. The distance Wis
said to be about 80 kilometres, or Gu odd miles,
aud We finished it in seyen hours and three
quarters. The soil everywhere seamed to be
| nothing but sand. except in valleys, and on tile
t sides Of the mountains, For 20 miles We tra-
ycrsed nothing but sand, although the country
was quite rolling. After that we reached a
| rather fertile section: A. the close We
| timber, such as white oak, cedar, etc, togther
| with great deal Of stuuted underground; and,
following the edge OF the wood for about an
| hour, we descended gradually into beautiful
| valley, full OF vegetation, whero We soon came
| upon
An ARAB CAN'T
or douar Of about iifty tents. Around the camp
WAS framework, or fence, made OF tree branch-
es and underground, and about s feet III height,
| intended. perhaps, ss protaetton aEa'nst wind
and Wild anima!s. Tho tents were placed in tie
form Of {. circle; the open space in tho centre
being used to keep tha live stock in nt night, in
times of danger, aud during the day time used
AS common. When ws arrived this common
was full Of people, men gathered in KNOTS, and
talking loudly while women, were running
everywhere. most Of them screaming,
and all jabbering at a ftightful rate,
We wcre taken Immediately after
dlsmouuting and leaving cur cancis outside tho
circle, to the tent OF the Shcik. Tine Sholk was
dragoman explained who we we're, and our OBJ
ject, anu did it in such manner that ne were
very kindly received; and even allotted quarters
in q tont next to the She'll. Meanwhile We had
ascertaiued that the excitement was owing to
lie lions. they had kill.d one lion. but had
had two Of their own number killed and another
severely wounded in tbs anray. The wounded
man was relative OF tho Sheik, aud was not
expected to lire. They lad not found the other
two iona-
OUR TENT
Was made Of skins furry tsnned. It was square
at tho base, but had sinss pole at the top, and
the entrance Was at tho side. Tho aperture,
which extended nearly to tina pole 1t the top,
VAS covered, when necessary, With long strip
about feet vide, which Ws attached at the top
and reached to tho ground During daytime aud
in fair weather this strip ws oxtanded on poles.
There were thick woolela mats on tho ground.
Later in the evening tie Sheik sent Us All
eaython vessel full Of cot OF Irish stew, which
the Arabs call cotls- consoH and also some dates
both wtro re]ished after or long ride, although,
l dare say, the cous- COUSIN would never be !
populnr diah in tirss-cass American restaurant.
We walked about the camp after supper, for the I
purpose Of acquainting ourselves as much as
the result Of which examination I have not time
to recount now But all the camp were asleep |
by o'clock, including ouroiyes.
a NIGHTS lLARM. I
No doubt VIC sleep sosndly, because OF the !
fatigue but what occurred thar night WAS nbout
sufficient to cause resurrection III any modern |
graveyard. Anyway is awose lie. What raisea /
me from my innocent slanbers was D COW stop |
ping on my ancle sheepstanding all over me, |
aud three or four more around inc, wherovor
poGetl in Ut tue do1r OF tie tent and swinging
nil around tie inside Of tie tent, like horizontal
out to the very beat advantage in their
at ali, I rather lhed it; it was
rather reassuring. But lid object to having &
stable made Of nv besl-room just st that time
In addition to the other mise, Antoine Was over
in another corner poundin{ some Of tile animals, |
and yelling at them III Frelch, WHICH, of coutse,
they could not UNDERSTAND, as they had been |
brought up Oh Arabic I;seconded bis efforts,
but We could not get opi OF them to stir, Dv
this time wo had began t1notice that there was
d papdemouium on i larter scale transpifins,
outside. So we left tho IniInuls ir possnssiun
md went outside, wherowe learned that lion
had lcaped over the inclos1re and iuto the midst
Of the i've stock, captureda sheep. and bounded
away again. All tile animals had become terri
lied and sought fheltcr II the tents, under ths
brush, and elsewhere About fifteen MINUTES
after we heard conslderabiegrowling como dis
lance away, Which soupiedas if there WAS moro
:aan one lion there. Thatwas all but tho COZ
rusion in the camp lasted rptil morning. Mean
yhiIe to make mattets wune, it had rained con- |
FIRST DAYS AUENTunE
Sometime after breakfast, gu: drogoman
brought us the news that iiwaa decided to foi-
ow the lions immediately; Ihey had found the
'lace, about quarter Of anile from the camp,
where the lions bad eatenthe nadia, or sheep,
!ud 1t waR thought they cmlu be attacked, as
he ground was very sott we sent the dra9o-
nhn to obtain PERMISSION Tor us to
20 along with the paE:, which vas ac-
corded, with the rssrvat'on, however.
hat Il we should k1l'a non re Should
rot clair1 the ekln- This w&s entirely contrary