The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-04

ieHlatribeS maflfo iafEer1ihan the
'others and EsFY1 mleh Elldsr. Each
tribe has q shelk. or prince, Who Is
hnai authority on an questions. and
often has the power Of life and death.
ThislonIcoa h hhtfadInrggiias q rule.
When anz electiOh lsnnsceAaaxy a IS
done BY vocal dsclaratioa raud must
~. all cases. be Unanimous. and must
BE- indofsed BY The government al Con
stahtlAcpIe The head 81 each tribe Is
iegallyoreqaifeais 10 psyHtoi the sultan
me Rorkiah pound fasarly ST. for each
RapiWho Is able togEo IA war. which
smQshif paid YeaFlys Eids these men
from millisry duty under me e0yerni
mepis Certain districts nt country are
allowed these tribes. wbere, their ienifl
and herds are usually found. hut FREE
queniiy they roam ID ofher parts Of
the lima. carrying On thelr independent
raids iuhHI they are dfiven into their
own regions byiTaFklsh guns gThelr
feutsare generally made Of the1halr
of goatsl iRgthlouAlyrzoStH.i and thnir
food consists nearly altogether Of bread
made Into tain HaieEs., lqobiuE very
much like sheets, Of ,sa9dpaneS ,huier
In ls from ihe scat ana buffalo COW
and hshu which abound N ~ the
sifcanis The Bed6ilihs are n natural
BON robhers. ana ~ : afkays unsafe
fbr' sfiy one 10 bass through their
sountfy unguaraed Aiek months sSo
a party uhs visiting itaei Joislaa ard
The iDcd sea with the ashal guard
but ioaF 81 The numbariacpamied from
the o'hers. faad IN less .ll,an,tN0, hours
they were seized. robbed OF their
horses. money aud clothing. A mos,
pitiable SCI they were. IsHi1oid.. when
iheyn gsaehsd helr ieRis. after night.
Rolla Floyd, whp isAhs enIE American
dragoman IN Palestine and syria. en-.
teftaiHed me for severn -dAys S. re-
ritai 81 some 81 MS etpsrien "a diif.
tag aA30l sears ostsylliia she country
Ndt aonbf sinss 4shilel att6hbs saying 4
aumhtrinof ldaditO uud gentlemen
through the dnserb "a the snoiehhos-
bod q aneieptg sbeQhem.l a noise vks
heard lnfhe hills nearby aRa on turn
ing he found they yege belpg sur
rounded BY forty or fifty Bedoulns
headsiaby their shsilnaO OF rons,se. there
Eas great terror among The parity md
for 2 while Mr. Floydq was, stricken
giih fear, But fortunate thought oe.
CURED q, the dragoman. Ills a custom
nnions ttesewlld tribes % belriena A I
svne who ~ Ia tr5a6le n NJ reaches ~
sheik, and. selling AlsnbeIe 'exesslins
i am your guesL-~ Whlle demands
were beng made unoh MI. fl5yd and
Hose, under his. Hproiecalon and tAs
robbers weralAn the, aotl,of carrying
ppi their desires. he rushed. forward
lnd taking A strong grip upon the belt
o. the sheik. exclaimed n Arabic
These are an your guests. This act.
a like magic. The robbery was order,
ed eI.i the sheik drew his sword ana
IA . pompOas manner announced 10 Nj,
men that the party Nss under hls pro,
iiectlon and gaIdRhos. and, leading IN,
Fay. be guided them TOT. honrs througi
ne desert. When was suddenly ar.
proaehfd BY : band az thsse harbarl.
ans AZ 70 o'clock AZ nlghi. in the wlld
eountry east Of the Jordan BY N,
! noopllght. I saw there Vas 10 belt Il
eide. As All d them wsre clothed
IN single and anad5rned garments
resorted TO another aevlce which
ar0ved Just as lelfectivRa though not =
ilgniaed. and which put marquite !
distance from them in a very short
lime. Mr. CAREY. whose liie-long resi-
Aepes 10 PaleStine. and Syria inrnlsAei
aim With afund.o OF lnfsrmstlon on thu
subject that is possessed By few, cav,
me an account OF a personal episod,
with the Bedonins which illustrate.
their exceeding kindheartedness afsel
they have vbbbedayou Of evtrytkln,
thal tbey oanalay their hnnds on. iaI
~ afr Carey left hisl hanie In Nabloai
en- b Missionary itoar annnug the mouk
tains oneeqwngd Wlhe Tribe Of Reub
ena east Of ihe JogdaR river. Alta
erossing Tie strnPm be had not gpnl
many miles when Pc vas surrounde,
by score o. these men. Who. llftini
him on his beast. Stripped him 81 hi
clothing. and, while be sat bt t06
rock near hy and Watched the per
i0tmante they examined carefully a
~ the karmeats. ripping opea the lin
ings OF his coat. and after they ha
AIKEN everything. even his pocket
knlfe. theyTostl MIN nIe dolhlfig. an
sloiltely infoshed him thaths couid &
hia egaysoa ,slll .al.isnad D. n0mH
l.aAW KNAs now hle IN the cveplng
he told them that be eqqla 20, Sou
llnuei his, ioayney after dark vithou
Losing bis way, and requested that the
take care OF hin, until the next morn
Ing. they ,immedIattly ana fiadl
D Akretd 10 this. k9iped aim "a n
/ d6hkey. nd ne way tht6deh the VAN.
70 the place Of their encamplAens cool
Cd him food, listened most attentive
while be told lhsm " ble stories, tuck
him n I'D and started him on hts Iou
neyahext Gay with everything thar
I. had when he met them ezegpl /
money and other things n bis trav
Ing bak lhAl they could bosslhly d
+. 3 fhe nleht wa1shmaa II Alsaa5 \
rings she hlg bell NAen he lhlnks
- clouds Indicate ne near approach q