. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . ARRIVAL OF HO WEYTAT BEDUINS. 181 thicket of reeds was wide, as well as long, extendingto the east, as well as the south. Here we set up the tents. The horses, camels, andmules drank their fill, and wandered away after thejuicy leaves of the tall rushes ; the whole camp wascomposing itself to coffee and narghiles, and we weregazing dreamily out of the tent-door upon the redglow of sunset falling upon the eastern mountains,when three horsemen, coming from the eastward acrossthe valley, pushed through the
. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . ARRIVAL OF HO WEYTAT BEDUINS. 181 thicket of reeds was wide, as well as long, extendingto the east, as well as the south. Here we set up the tents. The horses, camels, andmules drank their fill, and wandered away after thejuicy leaves of the tall rushes ; the whole camp wascomposing itself to coffee and narghiles, and we weregazing dreamily out of the tent-door upon the redglow of sunset falling upon the eastern mountains,when three horsemen, coming from the eastward acrossthe valley, pushed through the reeds, dismounted,tethered their mares to the tall stems, and walked upto our tents. These were the head sheik of theHoweytat, whose name I understood to be Ibn Jesy,and two of his brother sheiks. They pointed outthe direction of their camp, which accorded with thedescription given by Arars messenger, and boastedthat they had killed four of Arars men that sheiks, who were armed with Remington rifles,flint-lock pistols, swords and daggers, were very surlyin manner. They had ev
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