. A trip through Italy, Sicily, Tunisia, Algeria and southern France. her man took hold of six spearsand placing the points against his stomach al-lowed a second man to hammer them into his bodyuntil they had penetrated his skin three or fourinches. Both Payne and I began to feel some-what ill, our digestive organs had almost stoppedworking entirely, and we were in a bath ofperspiration. ^Ye concluded we had had enough ofthis weird religious dance. We were on the pointof leaving when the courier said to us, Dont go,they have only just started. Many more extraor-dinary things are to come. We th
. A trip through Italy, Sicily, Tunisia, Algeria and southern France. her man took hold of six spearsand placing the points against his stomach al-lowed a second man to hammer them into his bodyuntil they had penetrated his skin three or fourinches. Both Payne and I began to feel some-what ill, our digestive organs had almost stoppedworking entirely, and we were in a bath ofperspiration. ^Ye concluded we had had enough ofthis weird religious dance. We were on the pointof leaving when the courier said to us, Dont go,they have only just started. Many more extraor-dinary things are to come. We therefore keptour seats. One man now took a cavalry sword and ap-proaching to within a few feet of me calmlycommenced slashing his leg, making six largegashes on the calf. Another suddenly poppedup from somewhere or other, and before Irealized what he was doing, had slashed hisstomach with two or three terrific cuts. Onefellow nonchalantly rammed a sword down histhroat into his stomach. This, I believe, is a com-paratively easy feat when you know how it is done. [68]. W. K. v., JR., ON A CAMEL AT SFAX SFAX TO ENFIDAVILLE By this time every one present seemed to havegotten into a raving trance. Swords, bayonetsand every kind of pointed instrument flew pastus, while these deUrious creatures were perform-ing their ghastly dance. Fearing the danger andconsequences of staying longer, we decided itwould be wiser to leave, no matter what ourcourier said. Just as we were about to go, one of the menseized a little girl, at about ten years of age, andtearing off her garments he stuck one of the swordsthrough her face. That was enough for us. Wemade a hurried exit, heartily glad to find our-selves in the outer court. The Mohammedans did not even notice ourdeparture. The entertainment, in fact, had onlyjust begun, and, once outside, we were able tolook back over the heads of those clamoring forentrance in the doorway, and hear the frightfulsounds that emanated from inside. Red hot irons were
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