The Burton Holmes lectures; . VKT AND GROW IN THESK MOORISH \ punishment for offenses committed against us will be visitedupon those who, by the sacred laws of hospitality, are boundto protect us. ]3ut disregarding prayers and threats we make ourselves athome ; and finally the women, reconciled, come with theirbabies to beg for aid and medical advice. Every white manis supposed to possess the power to cure disease, and many\vere the pitiful appeals made to us for relief and help. We INTO MOROCCO 99. ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ADVKNTIRE were asked to treat all kinds of maladi
The Burton Holmes lectures; . VKT AND GROW IN THESK MOORISH \ punishment for offenses committed against us will be visitedupon those who, by the sacred laws of hospitality, are boundto protect us. ]3ut disregarding prayers and threats we make ourselves athome ; and finally the women, reconciled, come with theirbabies to beg for aid and medical advice. Every white manis supposed to possess the power to cure disease, and many\vere the pitiful appeals made to us for relief and help. We INTO MOROCCO 99. ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ADVKNTIRE were asked to treat all kinds of maladies,but we discovered one uniciue and hithertounknown ailment : What is your trouble ?was asked of a man who came with sad-ness written on his face. Oh! hereplied, I cannot eat as much as Ishould like to. Poverty and ignoranceare the common lot, yet flowers andbabies grow in these Moorish have now approached a por-tion of the Beni Hassan territory, aregion inhabited by a tribe whose chiefpursuit is robbery, whose supreme joy ismurder ; and the placing of a guard aroundthe tent is no longer a mere formality. As yet, however, wehave seen no roving bands ; but next day as we file acrossthe flower-spotted plain, we observe on the horizon anumber of moving patches of bright color. With lightning-like rapidity, these flashes of color sweep toward us, eachone resolving itself into a Moorish cavalier, well mounted,fully armed, and seemingly upon the lookout for adven-ture. These, then, are Beni Hassan men ! What wi
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