The Burton Holmes lectures; . SHIP AHO% 1 BREAKINC CAMP ride us down, and attribute the accident to our rash attemptto emulate the rough-riders of the Moroccan plains ! Thus we are swept onward as by the surge of a white-crested wave, until the torrent breaks against the grim oldwalls of Rabat, and the flood of horsemen recoils, divides,and spreads itself on either side of the trail leading to amassive mediaeval gate. The scene recalls the days of the Crusades. An armedhost are at the gate of a walled city, fantastic banners wave,the clash and roar of battle and the tramp of many hoofs isheard
The Burton Holmes lectures; . SHIP AHO% 1 BREAKINC CAMP ride us down, and attribute the accident to our rash attemptto emulate the rough-riders of the Moroccan plains ! Thus we are swept onward as by the surge of a white-crested wave, until the torrent breaks against the grim oldwalls of Rabat, and the flood of horsemen recoils, divides,and spreads itself on either side of the trail leading to amassive mediaeval gate. The scene recalls the days of the Crusades. An armedhost are at the gate of a walled city, fantastic banners wave,the clash and roar of battle and the tramp of many hoofs isheard, and then a mighty shout rings from six thousandthroats as the gate swings open to admit an Emperors son. 330 THE iMOOKISH EMPIRE. KliCRKTS The spectacle is not for un-believers, but we have cau-tiously drawn near enoughto witness the triumphalentry and to hear the shrillsalutations of the thou- ^ sand closely veiledMoorish women who aremassed on either sideof the imposing portal. Then follows a madrush cityward of soldiers and civilians. The tortuous pas-sages of the old gates are choked for hours with swirlingcurrents of humanity. By the time we have reached ourcamp by a circuitous route, Abd-el-Aziz is safely housed inthe Imperial Palace of Rabat. The dying wish of MulaiEl-Hasan has been accomplished, his favorite son, and ap-pomted successor, has reached in safety a fortified city, andhas been joined by a large and loyal force under the com-mand of trusted chiefs. This has been done before theelder son, or the ambitious uncle, has had time to learn ofMulai El-Hasans death, and to raise the standard of it is that a Sultan mounts peacefully to his are always many claimants, each suppo
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