The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-29

side and steadily stroked his forehead
with her lnger-tips until he fell asleep. /
While the soldiers slept the camel /
drivers were busy watering their cam
els. and filing huge water-skins for /.
the use Of the men and horses In |
about two hours. an were called Mp. /
and mounting Ia haste. we're already |
moving. When a man In authority babe /.
me mount a camel that was wounded |
In the hip. while Kathlot was lifted on
a mule.
A. rode on. cl.nging 10 the strange
beast and rocked by his motions like
a boat IN the breakers. the members 81
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 10 understand the language. I
learned that II was believed that had
slain lion singlc-handed and without
weapons. and that much Of the consid-
grafton that received was owing 70
this belief In my proves.
We passed over a range OF hills los
ing sight of the sea and. travelling In
northeast direction. descended into a
Wild, sandy plain. where We encoun-
tered thorny bushes. hot winds and a
scorching sun. The caravan stopped an
hour To the middle Of the day 20 bury
a soldier who had died Of his wounds.
and to give time for the stragglers 20
come mp.
During the afternoon one Of the on
GERS fingered behind and wished 10
know w4o We were and what had
brought o. TO the springs. He spoke
In FreT<h. a language which Kathlot
undersfood and she told the story Of
our m hdyentures.
In Ieturn he said that they were Of
he Tribe OF Yanib. a branch OF the Ell
| sHeish. who. In turn. we're descended
TOM the Al-Mohanka of ancient re-
Mo-'wn and that their governor or sheik
dltion Salib. who was leading the expe-
the linea was no less a parsonage than
that chief OF the Asaant Of Ab-El-Talib.
one time ruled hiS hohanka. who, at
large territories towarS. Sahara and
ca. The expedition was nov on Afri-
home and was travelling thus rapasAy
to prevent being oyertaken by theW
French. by whom e had been beaten IN
battle the previous day. The country
OF the Ianib was two days Journey 10
the northeast and II was two DAYS
journey 90 the city Of Yanebl.
The war had commenced about A
smaller matter than usual After a
long season % peace the she.k acri.
dentally discovered a little rust upou
bis sword and this little spot gave him
more uneasiness than an invasion OF
his territories lie therefore deter.
mined 10 brighten the arms Of the
house Of MO-Talib by driving the
french invaders out ~ his dominion
=" this purpose he called together
the tribe TO ianeba. his capital. select.
ed troop Of well-trained men. mount.
ed ihsm on horses. and invaded the
tIeh'h colony OF the Senegal above
Port sfnt Louis lie attacked some
trading bosts and loaded his beasts
OF burdeh with merchandise taen
pushed rapdly down the settled coun.
try along he banks OF the rivers.
overthrow several small garrlsons. laid
waste the eouatry with FIRE and de- /
suoyed the peope. old and Young. male |
aud female, with the sword lie car. |
lied all before hin until the evening
OF the second day. chen the retreatins
garrisons who had united. made a stand
at the hamlet Of Buan. There they
laid In the sand, one-half Of the four
sguadrons led against tAem by Isam.
Tar. next IN command % the sheik
During the night reinfoicements a,
several hundred infantry, come cav.
airy and two cannons arrived from
Port Louis.
Our chief" said the narrator
learned that the Chavalier DuBoean. the
governor Of the colony. had arrived
during the night and taken command
in person. Daylight showed the enemy
to be posted In two lines directly across
our front and 80 placed that they could
be- easily thrown into squares. The
cannon we're placed a little IN advance of
the front lines. The keen eye of our
shelk soon detected the cheyaller In
his FAY dress The different orders on
his breast telling Of heroic conduct.
as they flashed 10 the morning sun. ex-
cited the admiration and envy OF our
chleitain
"Our sheik mounted bis horse and
rode among his people llo explained
the position OF the enemy agd the pres
ence OF 'ho governor of the country
lie also told us thar both we aud they
should see that day u he had any oi
the blood Of the Mo-Talibs left In his
veins. Then riding rapidly IN small
circle he threw mp his scarf. and. with
his cleaning sword severed II In twain
Our forces were formed In squad
rons. The chief charged In the third
isambar leading In The first. As the,
charged. the ground trembled beneath
our horses feet The French stood e
their lines the cannon already once dis
charged DuBoeuf blood near then
with bis sword lyingl on his left arm
while with his right K calmly pointed
out some direction b. his gunners
when the order rang at 60 turn TO th
right. then 10 the DIR aud again {,
reform
When our chief va The oo0lnoss o
)Dupoeun and also saE the glories tina
might be won on M neld. he resolyel
at once TO call the barge and hlmsel