The cave dwellers of southern Tunisia; recollections of a sojourn with the khalifa of Matmata; . a touron horseback over the greater part of SouthernTunisia; he was therefore acquainted, not only with WITH DRUMMOND HAY IN TUNIS the loc-alitic«, but also with several of the nativechiefs who wouhi l)c able to assist me. He under-stands the people and their country thoroughly, forhe speaks Arabic like a native, and is quite con-versant with the life, . opinions, manners, andcustoms of the in-habitants. His wifehad travelled far andwide with him inMorocco when he wasserving under hisfather, and ac
The cave dwellers of southern Tunisia; recollections of a sojourn with the khalifa of Matmata; . a touron horseback over the greater part of SouthernTunisia; he was therefore acquainted, not only with WITH DRUMMOND HAY IN TUNIS the loc-alitic«, but also with several of the nativechiefs who wouhi l)c able to assist me. He under-stands the people and their country thoroughly, forhe speaks Arabic like a native, and is quite con-versant with the life, . opinions, manners, andcustoms of the in-habitants. His wifehad travelled far andwide with him inMorocco when he wasserving under hisfather, and accom-panied him to thecapital of Morocco ;so she also is wellversed in Oriental we tracedthe plan of my jour-nev, which, in them a i n, I af ter wa rdsfollowed. Here Iwill not anticipate what 1 shall relate later ; only premising tliis—that I owe first and foremost to Drummond Haythe fact of having comprised in my journey thoseregions which no traveller has as yet described. Tohim I was also afterwards indebted for the elucidationand explanation of what I had seen and DllUMMOND HAY,lUUTISII CONSUL-GKNKUAL AT TUNIS. 4 CAVE DWELLERS Both my host and hostess had resided for manyyears in Stockhohii, when Drummond Hay wasConsul there. The north has great attractions forthem, as Drummond Hays mother was a Dane, aCarstensen, beino- dauohter of the last DanishConsul-General at Tanoier. England has great interests in Tunis, not onlydirectly on account of the many Maltese livingthere under British protection, but also in-directly, more especially since the French settledin the country; it will therefore be understoodthat the post of British Representative is one ofconfidence. CHAPTER JI SUSA A HAPPY journey until our next meeting, andmay Allah preserve you from cholera 1 These were the parting words of my friendGauckler, Inspector of Antiquities and Arts, whobade me a last farewell at the Italian railway stationof Tunis. Numbers of flaminofoes stalked alomx the sh
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