. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . WE ARE FORCED TO TURN BACK. J79 it; and thus he having received the letter had beenenabled to give us warning of our danger. There was no help for it. Three thousand Beduinswere said to be on the war-path. The messenger toldus that in making his way to us he had been pursuedand nearly overtaken by some of the Howeytat men,and that they would certainly rob us if we went on, oreven if we stayed where we were. It was a bitterdisappointment, but we had to submit, and not beingquite certain what to do, we re
. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . WE ARE FORCED TO TURN BACK. J79 it; and thus he having received the letter had beenenabled to give us warning of our danger. There was no help for it. Three thousand Beduinswere said to be on the war-path. The messenger toldus that in making his way to us he had been pursuedand nearly overtaken by some of the Howeytat men,and that they would certainly rob us if we went on, oreven if we stayed where we were. It was a bitterdisappointment, but we had to submit, and not beingquite certain what to do, we retraced our steps to aplace called Ain el Beda, there to rest for the advised us to return to Jerusalem, and plan anew trip from that place in another direction. But wecould not make up our minds to retreat ingloriouslywithout having accomplished anything, and against hisadvice determined to proceed to Kerak (Kir of Moab),which is in the mountainous country on the east side ofthe south end of the Dead ZIWEIREII EL TAUT A CHAPTER II. THE HOWEYTAT. A VERY ANXIOUS NIGHT. Your eyes do menace me. Why look you pale ?Who sent you hither ? Wherefore do you come ? Richard III. In that desert dwell many of the Arabians who are called Beduins, . . who are people full of all evil conditions, . . and they are strong and warlike men, . . and they are right felonious and foul, and of a cursed nature.—Sir John Mandeville, 1322. WE turned back again then to the sandy hillockspartly covered with scrub from which we hademerged but the day before, when journeyinghopefully towards Wady Musa. How glad we hadbeen to get past this country and to begin the ascent !Now it seemed more desolate than ever. After ridingfor some time along a deep hollow in the burnt-upsandy hills, we again caught sight of the wide openplain of the Ghor. To the east rose the bare moun-tains, and all around us spread the desolate sands. Not atrace of a living thing was to be seen. But journeyingnorthwa
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