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For more information regarding JSTOR, please contact support @ jstor.org. hupulwww jstor.org/ ‘Thu Oct 6 14:06:03 2005260 Suruentawn’s Passage from London to Algoa Bay fore nogessary tore its chief eause tothe rent, which is well known to be from N.E. to S.W\ fomperatare obvgred at Algor Bay, sopra di W. of it, may, with equal propriety, be referred to the eastward deftiog ofS coldor curest Rom tho soudivard; which defeo- tion, as has been already observed, may satisfactorily account for the direction-of the sand spits on the W. side of the bays. ‘There sem foo some ecetingly annals wining exe at the Cape of Goot Hope, as aid down in hyrographical work, hich perplexed Sir James’ Clark Ire when fe une Gat Promuory iy is Antarti voyage, and he would have been ga to have examined them more fully, had his important mission farther . permitted of the necessary delay. His remarks, in offering the observations fae at that aoe ‘are behly encouraging to all tngagod ty the sue fold of phyueal fxsorcr® they ace uy howeser, ‘the only encourag nent, for your late Prosident ob- terval in te Anchersary Altre fr thie your, at hich Thad the pleasure and the prcloge of being prosnt, that it would prove wordy of tis artils nation '@ perfora a survey ofthe currents of the ocean.” When this work is undertaken, the tem- porate of the water and its minute, Ta many intances,mlcre- Ecopic inhabitants, will occupy a share of attention scarcely second to any of the chief points under consideration. With such a plea, I need not apologise farther for troubling you with the observa~ tions I now have the pleasure to inclose io you. Some of the Fellows af the Society intersted inthe rextrchs alluded to, may Indalge tuo with 0” glance at then and I ro faithfully 8 very Your much obliged servant, P. C. Sutuenzaxn. Dr. Norton Shaw. XX.—Narrative of a Journey from Cairo to Jerusalem, vit Mount ‘Sinai. By the late Dr. Gro. A. Watanw, Professor of Arabic at the University of Helsingfors. ‘Trandate and communicated by Dr Suaw, ead, Sly 12,1886 Tuave now spent soveral daya in Jerusalem, Dut having reotived a. mot sgrevable impression of the Holy City, cause by the rainy cal ad sow, as ‘Well as by te iahositality of te aoorose habitants, Till yeatpone giving ty decided judgment unt sunshine and fne weather wil allow me to walk faboat ant survey the disorder of the present Zion. You must therefore ia ‘be iatiafed with some account of cocurrences In the: Desert Sinais During my eight months stay in Clr after my fstWaunin's Letters from Jerusalem, 261 xia ta the Det, lowapiited and longing fr nos fromoe Thd fens dings wih tpt sy at reed torexatge te Ay Ofte place ie word or Wie to. ity wi au yt ne ‘Sou atone ay jr, ae ee ae eae na eta {eng endly Shall Sho ng reese ih ope ae eT Sul inp ai and ane the ascou'y paces tye coe tng day en and ase, tessa lie arch ° er ‘nic tatoced to Tovar iiuos ts the ste and Informed thet of {ay neti peti fo tiene sonnand tothe Corse ‘Sita; poiutod ont to them the oa of my sik net begge hem to meet tn its the flog day to le tcl ote ay ey IBsned to underake to bey euldesthey edo ing We cone dine a ene andere fee ett 2 Wp opens te false wiih io ny sume tyre abl fo ce prt comely ‘hot? kaw sy mrt un fell to asa sao fo cae lato aay burt deretent ad ef then wih ke Saree Ua ato tl anything ‘Sise'ths ‘next caye and at T would st tad the ithe wih the They then waned tale eco ge fee's pater tered, a artnuoranie, The ret arnng ny met a he Si sad Dk Ton ihe ltr inthe dy thas nde esi of fede bse at Solan ered Up fo tans and fer fey bad aon every ng at war pce fre em it tae Bel gens hd rons terete tho acting ofthe ents or the oued er TAL tach ine wer tbe fo rey soy at ln oe Bing ad ey Words an thuns of cathy fhe Oropbet and hin beans ale Ti alte sco of te thal ee, cll ter sven ino hoa le ten to fern woe aurea ih departure usta rte of Decal al je tin ite an sue! ge te pal tat wate eceaig by my Hard and sy of hee, a Defoeiand the whole amount forthe hire of the camels "The next mong iy guile, th ‘Helin, come aan, scomatied ty stnger ia Jojed other meal brad oases aa baed ve hel the cand iy adage thy ight Yaga hat | puto oy muc-oned Bh eluents td wt ok tbl o's trea the van ‘Gin gue of tio’ T was. sctowbataialsdn acount of the qany of ‘Se [ation wit ie! "We seyyed nse ire as Sbls in ine oO Seber of cat fushae fear forthe etmel during the Jamey the Dest being ans sane fed patter een wo tebe to many fier ny Baan it ns having Sal ih the people aay il evo operon ate hat tnt, ae Ying th tet the of 2 edn of att fen yeas fg Ue oner toledo a the amet fon forge wi satel Desert sat oe bouts marth tom ie ey! iy tay Ty tome, {7st tg to ane my cay oi Mefonmey Li etecn cf the delist all ron ya Wile rade i yn he tn etl tha od Shon Lil up ny ee fom te ii tact, the beast a he ad Tinprnt eyed hive ine tp, sod epinlag nyay Hapa fac sear Stan’ tian an ht tc ines ite ork Ine sve! ret ale Hc Yast eng Sent fe the Dea; Eat compe wih shh tae ie Ettmtmounent athe fumey mas extern th steal ome {Esuaon andthe ent gh-be so och te happen ft and the Bett T st Sov he fal fe aterton at ig re aed ‘6, the fist Chapter ofthe Koran.262 Wauuin's Letters from Jerusalem. ropared my cote, Dutng the preparation of thi effing beverage T “vl ny tovellng sopping ang cele te tht lon at ging walk Dat wa nthe Dever ad hers, ‘tiem een one tat lotn te pent We hah ary tou Cote tea we gan to foal este Myce! had a dot la Of what, whic my Ban tok home for ie wie yl eb hides ie ow {roranter fo the Joungy; our crnran omtng of cn lated smc, ‘thong the whois wou x pet aceure tales gory on age artes to ann each oer to atch Su the ight for here a everyhete sm {io\ncghtouthoot of ees, one fers there, who durfag tho ght wil alte lozenge “The nde Suce is now a sly highway, almost as mach foquented by auger a the ses of Caro" At ever} fourth or Ath ou we cae {o'er or sae for chaning hore an stl ofner to 8 stato blowing {0 fe Pada’ cog Hae fo Suet, "Wo incaeantly tt carvan cng tx rug, lowed Mth the mont veiou ard ot near oops ‘tng on Hse or donkap, ido noe ‘bke ‘hi eo, fr Tes ter Sent no stlratde an ou aery soe any’ he sealy hese of sr and‘haniy Bist fet forgoar ces employe my ne i pre {ins fort wc by my lon mj Cav were waste faniant sons ofthe Deets “AC Qt Twas ely able fo wal one or to Hour avfott bot Taam bandon the soles sy fsy alae te dae war aie to ik alent the ‘wine ay sito shoo. We promeeed "oe, lay down treat below smart a load long air une ame ‘vera ines in sntat wich ula Se natal en of the Udy a ‘ho som wth Ur songer al ter continent fo core Th th Dodulns a ues om this rae “TH no lj or nyo bat {olive the fear a ang is chide, and st ound ny Drew Company tatstory, Ta norm to asl our tach “There acm nal base and ware tetweon the Feld and the Bediny he later hirironn, ee forme man’ ath howe tes olan tal qualities yet one ids toreoole isin the career ofthe dain ha tke or ha Fall “the Badan wi rh you in the Dory eho, ‘ooring to hn wows, born 20d, and Wl let Jou prose on yur Wray ale! naked wi Iie bread ahd wary the Baluhwil sta Jniny fom Your pao or toned fon Your walle ant cll you tis waste, Suis yoorhomble sera, ant swear by Allah ad his roe that het fi hone mat Wei pot rach Snez before Pig, Deemer 1, abot ncon. Tere 1 swan tld int no ono who came fom Cake va adn fo te Convento Sia without raging er of intron fom the Por of he Gr Ganvent of this ety, “Iba token no note of thie custom on ny depart from Cao, sitions 1 wan well are tony 4 note fn Ara {fom ont Conmar on ae Ted to ail seeing with th Greek one td their Sagi bat ty Tligen, Herein Suey however, was avin {Wake letde om tho cortayon ent of te Convent forthe a of cui eu ot thin ny Manet Crain, sosned Mn wt ay Dane fu showed hin ny fuse form our Visceral in Coro, Oh lets From the that T'was ain aahjet, yal fve Or ix aber Cone ho fers presents began fo nguve gbout Mal anit sondiion wht ter or ice ages a Glyn nee at wel dened ews tlougng tothe fein onewore. that n Tea there eho sis so porta Shapistd ae Cai thatthe Emperor tale was for 'more pnb thetttace of tho Pack ant his ng slice myerr fo an Bart senlas They sacyucly montonal how ower Heian ples Ea ast st bow li Wark an thir Sulln ar thr powell‘Wausan’s Letters from Jerusalem. 263 Your, Meanwhile I bad been offered a cup of coffee and a pipe, and after the ‘matt had ditatd toa bystanng clerk a letter in my bball addressed tothe Airectors ofthe Convent of Sina, ho boyan to put to me al sorts of questions about Team, to which he took’ me to Velong. Not having found: me the tulle, proud, Tuskish Museulman, he thought he might allow himself sctne ff thea autle remarks which tho Cops ocasnally take to the more litera adherents of sevore au gloomy Islam, as to their faith for instance aa ake eft rae i ete oe gpa Neath ado be a yosscscion ofall one's mba that a tan who has lost an arm oF a Teg cannot Inake an impretsive prayer. He ten quotel several verses from the Koran fn support of his assertion, I could hardly ffrain from layghing at his Ssophistloalremicks, ant was glat to bear the bystanders begin to ask me lout the Rasim words of soamand for the miltary exercie. told them ‘what T knew of this; the rest supplied with the frst words that eame to tind of my mother tongue.” ‘This exuination had lastod for more than balf fn hous, when T thanked them and took my leave with many wishes fora Sofa Journey. My Deduin had meanwhile mae soveral Purchases, and ‘ow eame to accelerate our departure, 1 wont with him to the only mntket~ place tobe found here, and after having bought some meat for one super and 2 fow dates fora safrshment in the Desert, we epeirad to our bnsznge and fomfanions whom we bal Tet to the care of come Pens encamped outside the ety. ‘The numerous party with which we had come hither, and hich now ha unlesded their large pockases, were to reter the following day to Cairo with a cargo of enfee. Only ane young Heduin lad, with twve camels almootoveriowled with Leary sacks of wheat for his family, was to follow us, ‘My Beduin postesod two catpels that o9 which T rode, and’a young camel of ‘iro years, which we had loaded but slightly. Our beset were ths fon all iy laden beyond their strength, and betides so severly tried by hunger, that hanlly anything was t be ston of their burmpe, We set out. fe oars eft suet ad having pase rad the Gxienity of che ay of Stex, encamped in 'a-saug valley in the Desert, whore we found abundant fuel for one coer and meat, Meat is here generally the fea the most lished, and whenever ita eaton, it is considered feast; so it was 10 my ‘Beduln, who assured me that he not tact meat fr eo monty although hhe haf been in Calvo during the slaughter month (2a Hijeb). He was shasatble in pee of my bvrality wile he, afer hing Bisa ho meat, eat gnavting the bones, which be and out thied companion cleared 29 Terfecty, that I doubt much whether dog would have found anything on “The following day, the 12th of Dacomer, the journey through the Desert logan in reality, Hitherto we Id hd a suieientsupyly of our baked bres ‘rom Calo, and the road had resembled a street more thau a desert. Wo bad even tll now had astro of the delicis water of the ‘Niles but afore. ne swore only the Wells of Motes with the bitter alt water of te Desert. Yet ‘tsson one doesnot ster mich from thirst, and T harily retoember the whole journey having to open may water tag exept for the purpawe ‘ttaicng coflee and dimer, for whiah renson T ws cilled "= xedar,” foe the {etient, and reckoned ne of ther. ‘Hariy the next mors we rose and Tegan to preyare our colTeo al oe Ienkfast. "As it is everyaPhore im Uhe Deserta foetitios ofthe sane actions, A Fo ney nite yoo Lena and upper in'a stall eduin purty. ut anit isto take place’ her, L will asin ‘the Bact, hesin the day by sce, and not by suelo ‘maine yourself wandering alsut the whole day i the Desat, sometimes siding on a Jolting eamael, sometimes walking mnder 9 burnin si sch 38 we hhave in our hottest sumnaer mouths in Fusland, without any other relveshe264 Wauuan’s Letters from Jerusalem. sent than now and then apinch of sa anda vely chat with your Bedutn gtr vor eye Mosca ine py by ony tha ew tere tor perhaps te ie line of the Hed Hea in the distance tra ag you ‘are you wat with impatience Tor the sting of the many a the lowed he finkd the more frogntly you wll repeat the queion to four Bey Part ‘NAre me not spn fo tae ap ove ght quaies the Heute, wo elf satis wen his camel dogs note rn hunger a thet arly rele fo confrm to your wishes, ant will stop i say valley where be ean dy vero spain, fderfor his beloced anny and wd for cooking his ow Supper. "The plies now chown, andthe edn takes hoo the baler of Ait eas, wih the whole day hus been allowed to go about rely, ool now Anthea reed by the wick wo aconeat isso are, and eu tthe jos hick he nds suitable, zenorally in the thade of some ashes. Now Trin tothe camel, Th, hand 1H stubbor, hela von the neck ‘with his hand or mite to take ite) down. sept animal often nas foraling fime ering an ing to orth he ie in rer no fo hus taf whon talon th tlhany ond" Mente ties 8 tov monnng wen Ih Weal, tnd wil nie doen the ac it ane ha Ghent tae fy the fall and deta hae a wil "Atlas i fale don careful its Toeleay and fer that bende es nds icons cational, resting is large tly on thse aon great tek rity nono wndet th belly, trun the forelgy he lade ickly emored fd the animal illo to get uy and ater having piven Mts «abake it {eof iterey to ack taeda the Desert om bert and uses, "Hardly has the Bon Lt go hia beat and et ie to tel, betne he repair to tho arent ss ak fel He san bringntuckareatbundi all ads of Ary rons and ster of shes of a Tea-of meld of which there It ‘Saanoe almost everywhere fa to Desert “He trikes Bro with his steel flows fom his ter (genelly. prepared of herbs from the Desert) fro into the broken cateldngs ai win amie you have a Masia Ore ‘Whether the evening bold ort the Dein alays wamas hig by the fine, fat hin bande at then hs ft, which he sok Into the mid of the fatbeand often employs an Brotngsto put the Geran in place Aer his Bellis i agreed se arn the ring the ase ae (nesta and tack, "Ths teehee i, and he gece aan in scareh ‘et more wood, sufeient for the evening and following morning. - Meauwhile {Thave et abut resting yr endbe and grinding Tt letneen eo stone, a snorlly 1 have italy by the tno my comyanions tng Ho lst. ead of Fick got cup of eo athe most dation beverage nthe Desert, eve ition yar aie ome taken ere. Ihave rarely drunk te althoeh Talways ge with me on oy travel Tees, theater ve fet In tie Desc eldom fr ta, but very good formating cote. When the cles {a taken, one Hegint to think of the sapper. ‘On my famer travel tnever Had‘ayining to do with king, but kit omy atentantey bat oa tia Jory I every evening hed oe with pepper and enon and a le fire Tn dah ha iavartahly ben, my supe on the wale jours. 1 always tke my seal in conmjany th wy" fades ever alone, aul Reve ingot ay fall prount bane” oe the name of Allah. This fe thceutom of tha Badan nd his ended it an in arnt favour with them = {hey called me Arab and doin apd made’ great Satincton etn me nd he ate ihabant often “Atenwite we have mone of or batts {Got Hager) to eat onr Hee, and while ith the exclamation lid fit ish erased” wash iy bande, the Vedui takes pone Tile sisyan, and in te tue Senge af the word eka len,” Daring ess feaunaetons the Hedin hs len obliged to exp his eye on his beay ease ‘f'was among the bush, "I ole happene tha camel rune aay romWatuan’s Letters from Jerusalem. 265 is mater, which occured on the road to Suex, to one of our eompanions ‘who bn ethical loo, white be gathered fuel, ‘The man sas moodlied (ahi i iroquetly the ease here), and when the su ads he camel disappeared from his sew and wax fst," there i ‘Plenty of for, one ton the orfet together with rope (eid) and the amelie allowed walk about as he ct Hu a tere wast lite fodder tere, the camel had to be fd with ang he eae aeaied to in sack of Yjovender, When the animal has made isnt teal he in mide to enced {Groth le iar a ke ot ryan i it ie to hie thgh ya rope (ahd hate muy nok gap the mbt an say, Now inertia pogartions are tan cd andthe ray sts dren to take eoffe abd spend the evening. with teny chat, ‘The Leduins and ster Oentals genally sleep lea than wed ad neither inthe Desert nor in town iv it the enor to-go to bed before midnight. The toes St convertion are. geerliy traveling adventures and sua, an the luuber of shvep ani goats chat have heen hiled hy liberal en and thorrich sce pudings with wbich they have tated them. ‘he theaghts th Hedin are constantly toroed on fod, epesally ment and. ter Tsien this he apes of the huternal relations of bit tribe and it rela: tion t other ies, but of theso only with edins, ae few other people Know their elationn” Hix in general ater talkative, and whether Wy ot A ret is badly ever alent, i ie has but sme one to ht with who nr Stans him, If foo Beda ae together, they rate incessantly ut ia tovwnsoan who doen not unertand hs nguage well, and os not know his ‘elitlons inthe Dose, he wil often remain slnt the whole day, eto wil Siways answer hin if he bins & conversation. I ave never fxd Durck- Ihandts statement eormborntedy thatthe Bon on hot day keep silence i ‘ondar not to dry his tat ahd thus eatee thie. On he contrary, tel ‘mont is for ever im ati, aa-whes the convertion stops they” eg to rete verse oo snge Tlcy ave alin posssaon of great oc of Sq “Tate manner of eatin gromarkably lear and pe and to my tt far rnoreteautifl than the Aelatation which by ue ested ay a arte The ‘ors generally repeat the last word ofthe vere, probably onder to mate Sut the iyo. ‘Thee songs teat monty ef the me ser as Beit cone ‘eration, exysitions aguas seghibouringtiben, Hiwral them ees ont tee Hous of the aiaht ave ben Unetled with fake song when fe begins 0 prepare one ind. All the Iuszage fe how yiled up aint that strom whieh the wind Se expected Inthe aight onder to pooeet gloat he cold,” I very often dsagocd with may Towara Daduin abet this wnt. We ha always diferent opinions stout the weather: he generaliy Jot oe ne wang at wen er inthe wom rp Ha Kr not having taken my advice i ing up ove lnggnz, he alvayn answered {Hat if he ad done so the end wd have come from another quarter ‘ras well spled ith eloshen and especialy with sealed Greek eae tea Kind of thick fly throngh shieh nether ol min, nor wid col Senctate, so. that I id'not faethe weather, coast ax ding all this Time. The Betta, lore be His down to ep, takes off hi sit atta istic, naked to themida, to the fie, ad le the dame warm ata fhe Fost of bla toy onal den” Hn thie manner bo peta the Upper tart his Tick and tho chen ie Uelre the bla, and mca serach hay Jtteg nt omnng th cnet Wit fe mas he mph cannot go to sleep. Lhave this journey hal great aaron to tomer at the baluh’a enlarge of cll.” ‘Alrealy on our leaving Calvo we ina ding the night 2 Centar, anda heats do. Higher wp tonal Syria I below thd i was often te low a rob taken with eaters ‘omete fromm Cat but was so saucy au to Uva after omy te day266 Wauuan’s Letters from Jerusalem. uso. ‘This was very provoking, as vary interesting observations might havo ‘cama on thin jortey. Dating comaatvely severe al the Bein tating to pie tte at thin faa cay a sted nothing batik shirt or pertaps a sack mpreal onthe gro, Ho ‘fen suflers mie fom te cold snd sometimes he wall vem get up in the night to revive the fre and war his bested ibs and one farely nds {ullgrwn Boia who doesnot eller fom shoumatian ad congh, fy thou ‘orn and bred in ot eld orcher exnty, net al the lots I Bay slthongh they wore thick and nomeroun, {was brdly ever wana: 1 bow- ‘ver escape rheumatism, As Tor the ret, Ido not ever rememter to have ‘vjoyed Heep a0 comfortable and efrabing ar the Desert and to thi baie that mst chiety acre" my having been sble to go throu #0 than bardhips without Todispaidon ia my. vorp tllomestrarclae Ie when I retire to reat tn towns sad tic, tat I eam of robberies ‘nd as on my impending onrocye tin the Desert my reams ar alway ‘Shout you snd my hime, with the happiest nanembraseer fy childhood ‘Youth aod however tid Lave Inn dowa fo rst 1 lays fel rleshed ntoliened the nett moring ant able to scout on my Journey with ree towed stongth. Yet it eapecially io summer, afer a During bot day, {ESove ay get he dtp hn iA sr ‘oforeutrse atthe dan of day one zener Hises with the words " Ashado una taba ila wa aad ana Munda rela Tones fiat there isto other God but Ally and that Mebanmed a iis Propet Ais eon nlnaton, gt ert wth he i ote Br han with th tomnatan, who often tpeste ie lator in his lop, and ever time he awakens. ia ¥ "This eutence pronounced, another blows the fre, which the proading “rat burt nner the ss, and bezine 4 make he eis. and ese ewe nti oe wan fla Ow my Ys lou-stek were taken eight or tine and ls of four and pt nto the sate Mesnwile the Diuin has poured water fom oer Og sak inio a sali teaketile an wathes Is foeand Tat wile he epeta, Aaa UE nin ausatan ado bl io alata,” ce. fo to Alia rom the Dovil [flo foAllah froma nny” and bozine then to Kuea the four with water, sale aod ge hater. The exke rm ky Mito hers) i pat Ty th sie of the fre Inthe aes, aed ener ace putover ie “Ie eared ‘ver, ad within quarter of an hour fis don, taken oat an sere ea SiN atic tis an excellent, thoogh somewtat hardcakel bend and Trith Gates, cheese, or butter whiah I aecilentally happened to have With one cay with ep of eofee, make m good Braklat on i While We ie our meal, the eats are let lowe to eck abreast inthe Dery ag ffom the provenlorsack ie only estowal fodder for supper, Wilt good eason is this anital praised for te moderation, Ite allowance of en in "ean no more than what man might eat and the food now tants ston ry fortran his made ath hong ash of {TO hours with « henry louie n'a mot monderate animal and yet at tiigow perhaps the most immoderate, and resembles in this, ag in eo tary pvr nezards, its master the Badin. During spring, when ita master lice Smmovenble fos tent all day long, drinking’ milk aud eating butter, ond Kills sheep for bis gets the eae! without a driver or Eovper waders fo the ‘Desert, eiting and resting nizht and ay. During the semmer-tine snd the Deginnig of winter, when the Desert withers, the Dsinin reir tothe to forsee eights (Cares), and he has then often to Ue ratisfed with ove sill That or aay vith few dates, and his camel must Hive an his hy A Tabain, be he ever 90 Tal, ca alas cat whatever son lace Before him,Watuan’s Letters from Jerusalem. 267 sed ota aing ban tr dae nd merit ny fa spots nog, hen ag er aya or tht na i aE ete See a eee ‘ith ammmuring. fieiseays eonient, tla, and indontate wer ei mre egy eta, td ie de aera meen tiger Seite me toes taeda ana, Awe fie rt heap of ed ue a oe SLES cage oe eg eee om ‘lil ito al es a Bebe te ety ean a i ele See lesa ince a ena eoe i a a a a a ate eet i eat ganda ye ae lee chara op ink er ig 1 Soe rs kt Pop RR Repo feet pal doc eet aca ae espe alee tron een of are he alae bn tod naa epee aril gemma se ge cA EE" heals adn Se sitet tty tae inal omen hg le of he Se rey ree one ea a ae saat Swag fig pel Sten, ree eon een eae a ae eal ean al seer tak ma alu ere eis inte enn at a eae Mga ng muon ren ch of ee ot ier apm cay gigi eg rein ee ta a reer ea tae en enfant i en ad ea hee se ad en cee a id ore educa ek restart ae gg de sea et a nd es tg eo Sper wea ame hota wntyerrae search ee et ered aes sean fh haere i ae 2 ISRgE VA aa en's at a Sa a i emanate am ura ye Se a rena en yn ea i ‘tet tan Efat a fa, Mh at shes tine he Se Saw dalek ra ergata iittala en eile: ee sali Sel py dnc os metal pant hts Ge ot 2 0), etc cecetseltnetop e e Diecast ied ho ae tee ae ae sa pronto i Seer ae Hep A rae ine ee ao ak eg, tan oa ak eg Saami Ha nk oe ey ce ab iat mt Hace Wt hs Soles fee Send a ee cs268 Wataan’s Letters from Jerusalem. tinmle are nove sen of tied ere. At Seat whe, move bya snore Teruel hehe arent cme sometineyh asordance with Sacto, [ete cel ie eds aye Rese by opening i fone fave never seh «Hott are sities eel of Bi Ho, thh the Inter i is deat pease inthe world. ‘Thin charter here, ‘or {he'women ft Hat Twine dont bestow ai eae tung and Kies aer the convertion turns on all wate of pice Tio tiragite Of tie Balun change quickly asthe wins of heaven "Tnvarably the fist Auenons put ome by every Bednar the flowing Ya wal o aad Sesiees he Dedun tras tae To ths w answered Zig, bas relly of ‘tm, eat your src, or ell mote fry nueng Dai “asc, Leone smc, “he he tiny fo nich te Ulam “Hav you ‘any clildren? are you iniried? tre your prety alive? fand what has brght you from your bome and country aid ade you travel? Hoawer thee quote ascot to my humour at the ie, oa Tak {onlin to continue or nserapt te conventions, Someties that the Lod ins Heel me with children hy the dren, soetinee wil none, sonetines char een them ll away aga; amt T have four wived and sar {2 ciunlane sometes T hie nated al ux git epee, we ker found anya mete; somtimes have ever acl Conering ts uttion aboot my prets and oer relation, (hare gonealy angered Gem toring 1 tat only with’ ange 'of their tame and ince of fesilesce Ifthe conratione so, the isi sin aig heme hie ang nally coma of sme rd o soe sscne, fen ino forthe cea, nt homed is ban te the refeate oe care gh fn deli in the Highest lato, “Sane he walle bohid hiv Hest nd dre along wh a sal ick ore ond ales “The Dein alaye lets his cal walk fly md tnt andi he riden te generally lows th baler hg sro ec and ets oly wk SASL wih woth be Pinte to the anna’ Te Peli who tee soe to ey, Teds the ik bythe baler, "The aml words wih wiih the Heiuin shrarager bie ea goon sey AEB eins alah dn, ‘sn Si May’ Allah preerve tes nls make i ht for gon: interes atch wtih, fe oder words arf prt sca tick’an yest" li tack othe tet whieh Ce ana soe: ines wiles reover, the din’ bas a artic lansoage which he Speaks to bis bet aod which throu arg stint cd of ‘Tice yara wh fee is lnguage llc make ny fr eter th tay lange ith ltr and wicks” Yor ven the Bedtin on solttines bo akin Uiwode if ievesea hm it ow oten vost om the fea £0 talon «plans be gion Care eas may the Lee not ellow you to tenon oft bie "is ermal anang to her the adult svt i cme he often fre ft Tagan ere resins ten tobe to hea the primitive ont pl wi Lee ices into elas wit the riche szifeaton "When bes to ng ie cz rkapsi ey ant ulnar’ is ep ter he {Baw adh eng Upon th whole be i vary get nthe Cate fe Samu Ile'ily eet an hi wt toalebe and. often dang {hemareh ope to tate panna fi at cal lone aud {ae e it The ee knows hr master toronghly ad ase ite Erie worl asthe cain rate ite groan and nage Sng te hang ‘They are indverbably fatima, and iff were not for this animal the deserts + i4. 0 Sain, lng Dest, gs 1 am infrmed by ways called bythe Hededta "Haj Walaa abbreviation OF Wali lin, Save ofthe thE.Wauuan’s Letters from Jerusalem, 269 of Arabia would te void aul uninbabitel, “Without at least one eae no ‘Arabian family can live. No wonder, therfore, i ft has teeome s rule in the true old Arse psy to legin every poem with some vera th Praise of the cml and that this Pale fail Rey up and obwerved by the" raion pts of the present time. I know that European travellers sualy do not Uitte suits they sanshier ft cowaly and Monde, sod ascibe to i All sorts of bal quan, As Or ine, 1 have a_ eat fondness fori not Satya abe cia, Ut lo fr en excl, ak a ‘alm, qui, gente. disjusition” It ia true one, must sce. Nea graceful Smelo"in toler to be plead with her shape, and not the Egyplan Falls thik-igaed, comay aca, and one eat se how it perfor its four day’ march without font and without water, with heavy Wena and ‘wthont a murat, aot almost aus down dad with ft oder Table value ani love i truly. ‘Then one forget the trouble Ht ling, ‘wearisome step entace the rider, and one assent with plesure to the Kedin’s [Mirmation, ao mula, 1c. camela are kings. The relations of thesa “nimaleto each other re very powilars hey snk each others company, und tre they have made a journey af several days together, they are not fo bo searated without the givatet dficuty. ‘The female. cane wil tive itis Tnntely during the spring witha eatel abe bas pated with him, but i nod the wil not ser ‘him to apprach her. Tf any animal Le intresting or Acserving of «biography, is deed the camel of the Desert Toul relate ‘any tals of rnstanoe between the Daduin and is anal at which hin ‘het, hs mo mod tobe ashamed i id not feo ie yu one tt de Fal eo man ap wel ax anal inte own county and thet own cet Crt to love thom. This isthe une cose with Une Beda wor she will se to marry a man who, tore tari has bad o elry and i te has Ihatried one and lived with bim the Year Found witoct beooming pregnant, len fm tenn “ri tuovning owe teas usally quickly and waerceved in ty the eather andthe temperate eng extraordinarily feed aid the Desert exhaling sucha beautfalfagzanoe fom. ts balmy’ herbs, Ine ‘mumerable lizards run font bush to bush, gitering im their gaudy colours, ‘and now alten the cheerful chirp of x int is heard hoy happy too living teings aboxt him in the Desert, Junps abot between the eae’ lpm, Aus Smetcnesporchex on is hsp and bead, a even ars himself os taught by the men. On my jouroeys here T usualy walk the whole of the fmomingy and do not moutt Before ont noon, Au Tnexpetiened ter of the camel would be obliged to make the animal koe inorder to got up, bat Thhave trum the very commencement taght myelf to clin uply eting hold of Sts long ack ax the Badin childs orto get into the saddle by one Jump. This has always gine me the nate of Baw "The fst hour after dinner are the most uncomfortable; even in this seaon the heat was horn tho shade, 25° to "Centigrade, ‘Dae fortunately one In jerfeclly fee tothe Desert: 1 threw my shit off to the middle of tbe ‘ait and bared my logs tothe idle of the thigh, and thus lot the cooly ‘wind’ blow on my body. By this T alo attained another objects that Turing my kin, whieh, uring my sojourn of eight months fn Hyp had for whey anda white sin de not Uked by the Hoy and aloopd see ected. ‘During these hotre one Tongs forthe setting of the. sun, and the Night's eat; and in the eorng sum of the aoroos one enjoys fn antils ‘on the cbneas of the nights And when, Iter during tbe night you sel ore than you want of cold, sou again longer the hot sun uf the ay thine, ‘on ne Nor ng se ove nd wit chm so you bere long during the ay forthe night abd during the night for ths ag. "So th Bedhin's lane att hopes are eniy foun today till iomorrows,