The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-17

longing to another tribe, and found people
already working in the fields. There, too,
they had waited for me and at once sur
rounded me; the women pulled off the
cloths in which | had wrapped my face,
crying: Like Turkish bride he wraps
himself up Again shots greeted US from
all directions, drums were beaten and in
few minutes q thousand BedOuines
were around US and pulled US down
from our animals, and an old sheik shouted,
Who is the wretch that brought this
creature into our CoUntryp When our
Jahamite was mentioned, he threw him
upon the ground and tramped on him.
They then wanted our guide to deliver me
into their hauds, for which they promised
to spare his life, which, otherwise, they
declared forfeited, telling him at the same
time that he was not compelled to prot5ct
me, as
WAS FRAUD,
making out was priest, ETC., when l was
not. The Jahamite would not break his
word to me, aad said: First YOU kill me,
aud then do with him as you want There
upon they took hold of him, when num-
Der of Jahamites who were present
went to defend their countryman
A fight eEsued, which was SUD-
denly stopped by an old sheik.
| 1t would be a crime he cried, to hurt
these people. The Emir of Marib is my
| friend, and ali those with him are under
my protection He then disappeared, but
not before he-had told me to fee as fast as
could. The p ople were dumb for mo
ment and we took advantage of their dis
comtiture to escape. We escaped into the
| land of the Jahamltes, where we would
have been murdered, but for our faithful
guide, who painted his forehead black and
| shouted 'abuh, wrong has been done TO
| u.s. The Jahamites, feeling that their
tribe had been insulted by the i'll treat
ment of one of their number, Immediately
| forgot their grievance toward the
Emir of Marib and me, and so
l entered Sana again on horseback and
dressed as priest, feeling victorious, as it
was from here that word had been sent out
informing the people of my disguise. There
was great indignation and excitement
among the people when they saw me, be-
cause they felt that
THEIR RELIGION HAD BEEN DIsGRACED,
but felt safe as | knew l had the pro- &C.
ton of the Turkish governor, and rode
through the whole town TO his house, so as
to punish them for their betrayal
Glaser's main task Is to make topo
graphical surveys in Arabia but
he also pursues archaeological studies
there. 1t is the latter that won for him the
most lasting fame. Whole chapters Of
Arabian history have been furnished
by him. In the greatest work which
he published called History aut
geography of Arabia, from the Oldest time
to the death of the Prophet Mohamet, ,
he for the first time proved that
ARABIA HAD A CIVILIZATION
just as old as Assyria and Egypt. For thl:
book Chaser received untold honors anC
twas made Doctor Ad HoHOrem by the uni
versity of Greifswald, and also mem bel
Of many scientific societies. He proved
/, also that the characters used in writing are
, not of Venetian origin, but have mos
likely been invented in Arabia al a muct
, earlier time than has beer
supposed. He has also cleared
the history of old Abyssinia ant
: has found an inscription in Arabia of the
!, time when the Abyssinians lived there
From this time Chaser followed the history
of the Abyssinians up TO the time they
went to Africa, and has cleared and cor
rected their history in the dark continent
He, too, has proved that the Arabian is no
{ the original language in the Hedjav, bu
| was introduced there comparatively late
| The Jews of Arabia and Abyssinia are o
t common origin and date from the third ant
: fourth century after Christ. The docto
f had just received letter from Arabia il
which he was informed that several Jew
and Turks had been scalped in rebellion
t that broke out against the Turkish govern
ment. DIR. Chaser is now on this fourt
: trip to Africa, chiefly at the expense O
| the German Society of Sciences and Art il
/ Prag. VERONA E. POLLOCK.
PRAG, Dec 80. 1891