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The accnstomed route M. Dumas says


ID. marked by white line Of bleaahed
bones extending to the horixon. This *
traordinary Circumstance, i may well be
supposed, aroused all my attention. I
called to Bechara, who, however, did not


waA for my qnestion, for he at once read
my desire in my obvious asAonishAnent. -.
EsTheHdromedsry, said he, coming 10 my
side, and commencing the story, without
preface, sis.not 80 Troublesome and impor-
tunate an animal 40 . horse. He contin-


ues his course without stopping, without


eating, without drinking nothing about
him betrays sickness, hunger, or eshaus-


ton. The Arab, who can hear from such


distance the roar Of ! lion, the neigh pf
4 horse, or the noise. Of men, hears moth
ing from his hsghim, but lis quickened or
lengthened respiration; it never uttsrs q
complaint or groan. But when nature
is vanquished By suffering g--when priva-
tions have exhausted its strength-when
life is ebbing, the dromeeary kneels down,
stretches out its neck, and closes its eyes.
| Its master then knows that all is over
He dismounts, and without any attempt to
make it rise, he knows the honesty Of
| its nature, and never suspects it Of decep-
ttion or laziness, he removes the saddle and
places it on the back Of another dromeda-
~, and departs, abandoning the one that is
no longer able to accompany him. When
night approaches the jackals and hyenas,
attracted by the scent, come up and attack
the animal till nothing i left but the skele-
ton.' . .ssa,., ,,,a,t j .ssst,s.ssi,s sFIs /
We are now on the highway from Cal
70 and Mecca; twice 4 year the Caravans


60 and return BY this route; and these


bones are 50 numerous and so constantly
replenished, that the. tempests Of the des-
ert can neyergentirely disperse them; these


bones, which, without guide, would lead
you to the oascs, the wells and fountains,
where the Arab finds shade and water,


and would end by. conducting you to the


tomb Of the prophet: these bones are those
Of dromedaries which perish in the desert.
H you look attsntivoly YOU will see bones


similar in size and Uf b different conforma-
ton. These two are Of the wrecks Of


wearied bodies that have found repose be-


fore theyreached the goal. They are the


bones Of believers who desire to obey the
prophet command, that all The faithful


shah once III their lives, perform the holy


journey; and who, having. been too long


deferred from undertaking il by cares Of
pleasures, commences their piitrimsge SO
late on earth, that. they are Obliged to iinisl,


il in Heaven, Add to these some stupid


Turk or Ibloated 1eanuch, who, slecping


when he ought to have had his eyes open,


has fallen and broken his neck; give the
plague its share, which pften decimates a
caravan, and the Aimoon which, ,ofiensdess
troys one, and you will: rssdily eesthaf
these funeral guide poets sre'planted with
sufficient frequency to preserve the road
in good order, and 70 point out to tho
children the route pursued by their
fathers Quinss lgHrs. .0p Ssnai, ~ ~
Dumas.


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