The cave dwellers of southern Tunisia; recollections of a sojourn with the khalifa of Matmata; . aw plainly RETURN TO GABES 65 was not to be, for slie ordered the girls in and placedherself before me, and I had to be satisfied. This was the village of Judlig. The populationcannot be large, but by me it will always be remem-bered as the village of many women. Continuing along the base of the valley for aboutan hour, we then entered another valley through thegreat deep bed of abroad river now drv ;the banks were quiteperpendicular. Thisriver is the Sid Bar-rak. The horses haddifficulty in keepin
The cave dwellers of southern Tunisia; recollections of a sojourn with the khalifa of Matmata; . aw plainly RETURN TO GABES 65 was not to be, for slie ordered the girls in and placedherself before me, and I had to be satisfied. This was the village of Judlig. The populationcannot be large, but by me it will always be remem-bered as the village of many women. Continuing along the base of the valley for aboutan hour, we then entered another valley through thegreat deep bed of abroad river now drv ;the banks were quiteperpendicular. Thisriver is the Sid Bar-rak. The horses haddifficulty in keepingtheir footino on thestony l)ottom. On a slio-ht riseour guide bade us BEUBEU WOMAN (IF THE VILLAGE OF halt, so we drew rein while he pointed out Sid ben Aissa, but I could see nothino-. When we had ridden some way down the valley,we saw some half-score white burnouses comins;towards us. These proved to be the Sheikh and hispeople, who came to bid me welcome ; his brown-clad followers walked beside their horses. In time,the old greybeards and dark-eyed merry lads joined our party. 5. 66 CAVE DWELLERS Dogs barked, sombre clad females with peakedwhite headgear peered over the crest of the mound,and terrified little children fled to their mothers andliid themselves in the folds of their garments. Pahn trunks raised their lofty crowns towards
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