New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-29

| tne OeNOut COMPANIONS ONtT lItI uuiN Pi'S'ic
The route led over the drcary desert occasionally
relieved by deep assures, sand hills, rugged NOUN
tains and hIlocks. The greater part of the march,
however, was over the monotonous stretch Of
| deSert-a vertable sea of sand. The soil is OF
| clay with incrustations of calcium and covered
with q layer of stone of nearly uniform size,
spread evenly over the soil, making travel exceed
ngly difficult The ground even In the vicinity
of streams was covered with the same kind of
pebbles, making hunting anything but easy, par
ticularg gazclle hunting, upon which they were
obliged TO rely for fresh meat
The gazelles go in herds Of from four TO one hun
| dred or more There are several ways OF killing
them Sometimes the hunter in stalking his
game slips along from bush to bush, taking care
to 60 in the direction of the wind, for the ami
mails have an exceedingly acute sense of smell
He initiates the cry of the gazelle, and as the
animal stops TO listen, the hunter has chance
to approach within gunshot Persons of rank
prefer another method of killing the gazele-that
| is by means of the falcon or the greyhound. Dn
| Couret is authority for the statement that fall
con that can strike down little gazelle is valued
as dromedary; greyhound that can kill mid
dle-sizc gazelle is worth "A good mlch-camet ana
one that can kill a large size gazelle is worth
| blood horse,
Among the animals encountered most frequently
ON a trip Of this kind the jackal, lion and
| hyena, as well as scorpions and numerous variety
of snakes Most of the serpcnts are very trcach-
| erous Attracted by the light of the camp fire,
they literally swarm ont of their nests, and tour
lists often take this means of calling them out in
| order to destroy them. Not infrequently tie
traveller awakcs in the morning to find reptile
coed under his head or wrapped about his Goth
| ing attracted by the warmth of his body.
| The exI lorer also mentions coming into contact
with a tribe Of liadramites, race often con-
founded with the Arabs, although differing greatly
| from them. The Arab usually has narrow face.
| a long neck, and his eyes are invariably dark.
The Hadramite generally has a square face, his
| head is set closely down upon his shoulders, and
| his eyes are frequently blue. He usually wears
simple tunic in place Of the generous abbayc.
and sometimes even u leather apron, form OF
dress in keeping with his mode of life. Unlike
the Arabs the Hadramites Industrious and
energetic. They are practical and settle down
| 10 work upon their small farms like more civil
lied races Instead OF having passion for horses.
| they are great pedestrians, and generally prefer
| TO walk The Hadramite saves up his money and
| buys something useful as a dromedary, VIE.
| and finally home. His disposition Is in keeping
with his other characteristics He is dignhcd,
truthful, simple, cordial, generous, but eNacting
of courtesy He has little superstition and is
generally peaceful, going to war to defend his
| rights, not for the sake Of invasion On the
other hand, he is much more cruel than the Arab
| Execution by bchcading is a common penalty for
ordinary offences.
Coffee drinking among these people. as well as
| many other tribes is conducted in very grave
! and serious manner. The decocton is turned into
sort of muddy paste by repeated boiings and
| STRINGS and il is slipped lesurcy. Men and
| women alike are fond of smoking. The ordinary
| pipe s the long chibOuque, but on festive occa-
sions the chica is brought out. In this pipe
| the Arrangement is such that the smoke passes
through d canter O. perfumed water. The crystal
mouthpiccc of the pipe which belongs 10 the
owner is replaced by a wooden one III honor Of
| "A guest Only the best imported tobacco is used,
and as it is generally moistened it requires con-
| siderable time for lighting. Smoking III this
| country is a time-cOnSuming recreation. The
vapor is inhaled, and the aromatic fumes are
| Ereathed slowly ont and famed downward In
| order 10 perfume the beard After the pipe has
! b,en pass,d around, anecdotes are exchanged, and
the more inprOba bic tie tai s the better they are
| liked. The people are ina NATIVE, lgnolant ana
SuprTstitous, and they invent the most wonderful
tales and create all sorts oil Omcns and signs.
| Gathered around their tents after the meal Is
finished and the pipe has been put away, there
! is an exchange Of fantastic "reminiscences and en-
| pcrienccS
! Sometimes the slaves are brought out to amuse
| lie circle by their dancing. All the dances are
| more or less alike. Inc tam tam Is the one most
often described. The dancers are arranged IN two
| circles, the men in the inner one facing tie
women. They begin with primitive cries. and
two of the men from opposite circles meet III
| the centre and engage in sham contest OF
! wrestling mach. During this time the other
| dancers wind and twist their bodies INTO all
sorts Of contcrton' keePnR up Then w'rd cnaI.'
| ing long as tneir physical strength permits.
! There is another slave Ca'cc That Is not 50 "
clent. hut which is almost as popular The
| dancers all move slowly. the women striking To-
pethcr their anklets. or korrpls, maxim metal
| lie sound. accenting the heat Of the music.
Mr.. Merry gave q long account Of his cN-
! pericnccs in the desert he was unable 20 com
plrtn lis Journey. ~ ne lad wished FOR his com
raniohs became alarmed and refused 20 enter the
last territory The explorer himself w,,gld have
| ports or testimonials. which he had received ell
along the way. secured favor FOR him as fer -
| he went II seems that il neccssarv 70 rol
| his rroicct IN eDrdan. Tho chief of ono of the
tribes, tIenkhof the nephew and s1'c'-sGr 81
! Ikcnonkhcn-with whom France bod concluded
her commercial treaty 10 In--MoH tI .'I'.irS
Interested in the matter II uncle ha1 S"i"h
the French provinces con.dcrablc iav'r ne siE-
| ifcqncc OF which has perhaps never been ap-
Tho tribes are disrosed TO look with favor unon
,bo poesibilit. Of cnt ring into conner iel r"l1-
| ero 70 mt an end to tho rai17 from r"ichloring
tribes that euior an I'M iispl'"d ri!1t OF WV on3
| the whole tcrriforN. nov % r"il'' 'I' J.
vantage Of havin? dealings with III" Az IN AMI
| French in whose LOYALTY AMI integrity n ~ '1v'
eIwavs Rad the grocetest coniidcnc" The triba,
arc fierce ard warlilic, hut ncy"t ,c"H the, nT'
,monc the most praceahle in thc Sondln Th'y
are provcrhal'y lo~cs' and they are AFFILIATE
With the TelHni tribes. which. il is said. s,,onI
10 consideration Win the Fr.nch 10Y haFe
also showr comrcrcial taetrs, for from tine m
RIO orioi they have kent tho 7fcatcr p'rt r. o."
traffic between Central SoTdon on1 tr N,i-
,.rranoan urdor their control. Dnrinr IN" last
cour or fvc years their tro0ic iut rests have in
crcaecd fully five tim tn Enrop",n pro N t.
which thcr import. ammunition, cloths. ut"n-
sic enicos ETC. are neal" al received fiO'1 fic
Fn~'ieh or German provinces, 3nt the p'ohts
mjght % well be reapcd by the French colonies
Mr. Ncry has cNprcs9"d his d'""' 20 c'."I
any echcrn, for completing nccotiGtio11 bet Ve"n
rs own country and Soudan. and this en- br ne
cnmnl;shcI he thinks only by Tin" building OF
trans Saharan rod. !hHre are ny :" n1,,