. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . ched. EXPERIENCE OF PRE VIOUS TRA VELLERS. 203 small trade and capital of the district being chiefly intheir hands. We knew that the place had an evil repute, thathere Burckhardt had been plundered, De Saulcy andhis companions held to ransom, and Canon Tristrammuch harassed; that the commander of the Americannaval party which explored the Dead Sea manyyears ago had also been troubled by the Keraki,whose sheik they took prisoner and carried to theDead Sea as a hostage ; and that Mr. Doughty hadspoken of
. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . ched. EXPERIENCE OF PRE VIOUS TRA VELLERS. 203 small trade and capital of the district being chiefly intheir hands. We knew that the place had an evil repute, thathere Burckhardt had been plundered, De Saulcy andhis companions held to ransom, and Canon Tristrammuch harassed; that the commander of the Americannaval party which explored the Dead Sea manyyears ago had also been troubled by the Keraki,whose sheik they took prisoner and carried to theDead Sea as a hostage ; and that Mr. Doughty hadspoken of the dangerous character of the British Consul at Jerusalem had also told us thatit was a most dangerous place. But we thought thatas an English missionary had actually lived there forthe last three years there might be an improvement,and that we should not be likely to meet with anyserious misfortune in entering the territory of theKeraki. We did not at that time, however, know ofthe conditions under which Mr. and Mrs. Lethabywere content to exist, and to conduct their SHEIK FARIS, OF KERAK, AND HIS BRETHREN. CHAPTER V. THE ENGLISH MISSIONARIES. The kings wrath is as the roaring of a lion.—Proverbs. Now Mr. Great Heart was a strong man, so he was not afraidof a lion.— Pilgrims Progress. A S our horses scrambled up the steep side of thehill on the summit of which Kerak stands, wesaw a little man in European dress, worn to the
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