The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-09

gypsy woman, Kathlot, have been ship
wrecked on the west coast of Africa
and after wandering in the desert have
sought refuge In an uninhabited oasis.
From Among the Dunes by d. L.
Rhone.
On the morning of the sixth day we
saw long, winding caravan coming
up from the southwest. There were
soldiers mounted on horses and mules,
with a train Of camels carrying packs
OF provisions. AS they came in the
men hurried to the water, washed
themselves, then knelt with their faces
20 the east and said their prayers.
Many were wounded and were lifted
from their beasts. After a hasty break
tast they threw themselves on the
ground and slept while sentineIs
watched the camp.
Kathlot approached a suffering Off
Ger and with water and green leaves
dressed his wounds, then she sat by his
side and steadily stroked his forehead
with her fnger-tips until he fell asleep.
while the soldiers slept, the camel
drivers were busy watering their cam
els, and filling huge water-skins for
the use of the men and horses, In
about two hours, all were called up.
ana mounting in haste, were already
moving, when man in authority bade
me mount camel that was wounded
In the hip, while Kathlot was lifted ON
a mule.
AS rode on, clinging to the strange
beast and rocked by his motions like
boat In the breakers, the members of
the caravan looked on me with curios-
ity and handled with surprise and adj
miration the lions tail which dangled
from my belt. Long afterwards when
came to understand the language
learned that It was believed that had
slain lion single-handed and without
weapons, and that much of the consid-
Grafton that received was owing to
this belief In my prowess.
we passed over a range Of hills los
ing sight of the sea and, travelling in a
northeast direction, descended into q
Wild, sandy plain, where we encoun-
tered thorny bushes, hot winds and a
seorching sun. The caravan stopped an
hour In the middle Of the day to bury
soldier who had died of his wounds
and to give time for the stragglers to
come up
During the afternoon one of tho of7-
GERS fingered behind and wished to
know who we were and what had |
brought us to the springs. He spoke |
IN French, a language which Kathlot |
understood, and she told the story of |
our misadventures.
IN return he said that they were Of
the tribe Of Yanib, a branch az tba m
Akelsh, who, in turn, were descended
IRON the Al-Mohanka of ancient re-
nown, and that their governor or sbeik
Mo-Talib, who was leading the expe-
dltion' was no less a parsonage than
the hneal descendant Of Ab-El-TaHb
that chief of the Al-Mohanka. who at
one time, ruled half the Sahara and
large territories towards Central ART
ca. The expedition was now on ito wav
nome and was travelling thus rapidIv
70 prevent being overtaken nv the
French, by whom 1t had been beaten IN
DstLie the previous day. The country
OF the Yanib was two days Journey to
the northeast and it was two days'
journey to the city of Yaneba.
me war had commenced about q
smaller matter than usual. After a
long season of peace the sheik acci-
1entally discovered a little rust Unop
MIS- sword, and this little spot gave him
more uneasiness than an Invasion of
MS territories. He therefore deter
hlned to brighten the arms of the
house Of Mo-Talib by driving the
French invaders out of his dominion
tor this purpose he called together
ne trlDe TO faneba, his capital. select
81 a troop OF Well-trained men. mount
ID them on horses, and invaded tba
trehch colony Of the Senegal above
FORT Saint Louis. HI attacked soma
radlng posts and loaded his beasts t
u burden with merchandise tben {
'ushea rapidly down the settled coun- {
ny along the banks of the rivers. t
'verthreW several small garriscps: laid '
waste the country with fire and de- /
troyed the people, old and young. male
md female, with the sword. He oar v
leo all before him until the evening C
Il the second day, when the retreatino b
arrlsons who had united, made stand a
I the hamlet of Bulon. There thew v
ald in the sand, one-half of the four Il
quadrons led against them by Isam- t
ar, next in command to the sbeik a
'uring the night reinforcemepts of e
everal hundred infantry, some cav s
Try and two cannons arrived from s
ort Louis. T
our chief said the narrator. v
armed that the Chavalier DuBoeuff, the a
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