Syria and the Holy Land : their scenery and their people : incidents of travel, &cfrom the best and most recent authorities . mmer the gazelles resort. When the hunting is to begin, many peasantsassemble, and watch till they see a herd of gazelles advancing from a dis-tance towards the enclosure, into which they drive them: the gazelles,frightened by the shout of these people and the discharge of fire-arms, endea-vour to leap over the wall, but can only effect this at the gaps, where theyfall into the ditch outside and are easily taken, sometimes by chief of the herd always leaps
Syria and the Holy Land : their scenery and their people : incidents of travel, &cfrom the best and most recent authorities . mmer the gazelles resort. When the hunting is to begin, many peasantsassemble, and watch till they see a herd of gazelles advancing from a dis-tance towards the enclosure, into which they drive them: the gazelles,frightened by the shout of these people and the discharge of fire-arms, endea-vour to leap over the wall, but can only effect this at the gaps, where theyfall into the ditch outside and are easily taken, sometimes by chief of the herd always leaps first: the others follow him one by gazelles thus taken are immediately killed, and their flesh is sold to theArabs and neighbouring fellahs. Several villages share in the profits ofevery mussiade or hunting party, the principal of which are near Karietein,Hassia, and Horns. Of the gazelles skin a kind of parchment is made, usedfor covering the small drum or tabl, with which the Syrians accompany somemusical instruments or the voice.* * Russell. Pcrrier. Burckhaidt. Lord F. Eajerton. 294 SYRIA AND THE HOLY Junction of a confluent with the Orontes. CHAPTER XXII. Marrah.—Hamah.—Homs.—A Bastinado.—The Ansairians and Ismeylys. From Aleppo I prepared to travel southwards through the valley of theOrontes, and to this end I purchased a couple of Turkman horses, one formyself and the otherfor my servant. Themanner of making abargain for horsefleshin these parts struckme as singular. Thebroker employed onthe occasion, aftermuch apparent dif-ficulty on the part ofthe owner to surrenderthe horses at the pricesI was determined notto exceed (about £25for each), brought ourhands together in con-firmation of our agree-ment. This done he picked up some earth from the ground, which he put intothe hollow of my hand, closing it again with his, at the same time asking meif, in case the horses turned out to be not worth more than the earth I held, Iwas willing to abide by th
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