. Peter Parley's tales about Asia : with a map and numerous engravings. itation insight, and there were no traces, which seemed parleys tales of ASIA. 95 to indicate the vicinity of man. A few os-triches fled affrighted across the desert, andthese were the only living things that met theeyes of the wanderers. Parched with thirst, and famishing for wantof food, they reentered their boat, and coastedalong the shore. Faint and weary they re-peatedly landed, but all wore the same dry,barren, and desolate aspect. At length they landed again, and deter-mined to divide themselves into different par-t
. Peter Parley's tales about Asia : with a map and numerous engravings. itation insight, and there were no traces, which seemed parleys tales of ASIA. 95 to indicate the vicinity of man. A few os-triches fled affrighted across the desert, andthese were the only living things that met theeyes of the wanderers. Parched with thirst, and famishing for wantof food, they reentered their boat, and coastedalong the shore. Faint and weary they re-peatedly landed, but all wore the same dry,barren, and desolate aspect. At length they landed again, and deter-mined to divide themselves into different par-ties, and go in search of water. Four of themen were so exhausted, that they lay down onthe sand, and resigned themselves to their rest departed in various directions. Jen-kins and one of the sailors went by themselves. They proceeded a considerable distance,but found no water. The heat was now in-tolerable. The sand was so hot as to blistertheir feet in walking over it. The air wassuffocating, and yet not a drop of water couldbe found PARLEY S TALES OF SAILOR BY mo OF TBIKiST 96 parleys tales op asia. The poor sailor who accompanied Jenkins,could proceed no farther. His tongue was somuch swollen, and his mouth so dry, that hecould not speak. Looking up with a piteousexpression, he begged Jenkins to go forward,and leave him to his fate. But this the latterrefused to do. He sat down by the poor man,and contributed ajl in his power to alleviatehis distress. Occupied in these humane, though unavail-ing efforts, Jenkins for sometime did not lookaround him. By and by he heard a noise,which caused him to look up. To his greatsurprise he saw that a man in a strange dress,was standing by his side, and that a loadedcamel was a short distance from him, Jenkins perceived at once that the man wasan Arab. He begged him by signs to givehim some water. The Arab handed him aleathern bottle containing several applied it to the lips of the dyingman, but it was too
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