The thrones and palaces of Babylon and Ninevah from sea to sea; a thousand miles on horseback .. . A KHAJAWAH. awning of oil-cloth, supported by a^light frame-work ofwood, with curtains of cotton cloth on the back and sides,and in appearance resemble a large-sized are united by a strong band of leather, and soplaced on the mule as to balance each other. A girdleis then passed under the animal, which is drawn suffi-ciently tight to hold the Jcliajawalis in their place. Whenall is ready, you mount by means of a ladder, and sit ona matting of straw. You are required to sit on the
The thrones and palaces of Babylon and Ninevah from sea to sea; a thousand miles on horseback .. . A KHAJAWAH. awning of oil-cloth, supported by a^light frame-work ofwood, with curtains of cotton cloth on the back and sides,and in appearance resemble a large-sized are united by a strong band of leather, and soplaced on the mule as to balance each other. A girdleis then passed under the animal, which is drawn suffi-ciently tight to hold the Jcliajawalis in their place. Whenall is ready, you mount by means of a ladder, and sit ona matting of straw. You are required to sit on the sidenext the animal, to keep your legs well u}), or sit a latunjiie. The motion is not pleasant, yet the fatigue isless than on horseback. But you are constantly liableto mishaps, as when, in a moment of forgetfulness, your BABYLON AND NINEVEH. 197 companion leaps out of the other side, or the mule stum-bles, or, in coming to a ditch, the mule leaps, and leavesyou and the Miajavxihs on this side of Jordan. Occa-sionally, tuMiteravans and hhajatvahs can be hired for ajourney, but we are compell
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