Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

entertainment pray you to order the men to bring
in your baggage beg Of you not to disgrace me by
refusing my invitation"
This of course, was not our plan, yet the sincere
and kind words he showered upon us made it i'm
possible for to refuse his earnest plea. thanked
the Lord that had no tourist with me on this occa-
sion to say
NO l cannot do it. We must go on and get back
to catch the steamship"
do not mean to say that the tourist would be less
kind in listening to the appeal of our host, but, as
he could not understand the language, those kind
words would not be convincing when translated.
While serving us a liberal dinner, in accordance
with Eastern etiquette Sheik Daass waited on us in
person. Our appeals useless, he absolutely re-
fused to sit with US, and therefore said to HIM
"At your request we altered our programme and
agreed to stop with you. We hope for our sake you
will join US at dinner"
For your pleasure I will do anything" he an
swered "but to sit at dinner with you would be to
break the law of hospitality, which am sorry TO say
is dying out OF the few conservative chiefs VINO
observe the rule like to be one"
The following morning we left Adameih for hurya-
tan. The time required for camel driver to travel
this sixty miles is seventeen hours The desert begins
about six miles east of Adameh and extends Tor nun
dreds of miles, far beyond the centre of Arabia. we
went for nearly sixty miles without seeing human
being green tree but met herds OF hundreds OF
gazelles. The desert was as level as the sea- with
bare mountains on each SIDE 1t had been explained
that after leaving Adameih the road would be through
the desert between the two mountains. This route
we took is not allowed by the government for travel
ers or caravans on account of the hostility of the
Bedouns and the road for ten years has been closed
to traffic. wide detour has been necessary hereto-
FORE to reach Kuryatan, and only with military es-
Going zlgzag among small hills, we anxously looked
on all sides for the village of Kuryatan. we climbed
many hills hoping destination. we stopped
to consider our serious situation. There were many
roads before us, and the difficulty was which one 10
take We decided to take the road that seemed DesC
for automobile and started with reduced speed
among the hills. Kuryatan came suddenly into view,
an oasis surrounded mile each side by hundredS
of green trees Near Kuryatan we met nulnDer OF
caravans of camels. flying, @Hhirring, man maze
motor car had invaded the land where, from time i'm
memorial the great method of transportation had
been the camel.
How this mighty traveller of the desert hew III
terror before the whstling caliope of the newcomers
How the Bedoun, who but yesterday was singing
songs in praise of his beloved ANIMAL now leaves ns
tent in haste to what this commotlon means! he
hears the shrieks of siren horn and sees huge thng
cattle running in fright Back to his tent he hastens
and, terrified, kneels and prays to Allan TO protect ni
and his from this "devi" let loose from Gehenna!
We went on peacefully and reached the thresRlng
village of Kuryatan. Here we were met by tarls
Aga the chief of the village, who had been attracted
could not understand We stopped, jumped out to
shake hands with him. and he shrank from me. IL was
several minutes before he recognized me- ana then IN
surprise asked when had returned from America.
''Where are the horses of the carriager he asked.
GLOW are you able to go without something TO pull
the carp
Women children and old men running from
all directions the unknown object; but they were
afraid to get too until encouraged by baris Aga
who was having thorough look at the car, they
dared to close in upon until 1t difficult to Keep
them at convenient distance.
Our plans to leave Kuryatan Immediately Tor
Palmyra, but Earis Aga insisted that we should come