ANTIOCH TO ALEPPO 



shook Arthur, but couldn't wake him. But 

 just as I expected to hear shots, I heard the 

 gurghng of camels, and these heavy laden, 

 tired-looking creatures were beaten out of the 

 mail coach's right of way. 



Our route then wound around the base of the 

 mountain, and I could see a large band of jack- 

 als. At a halt, after passing hundreds of 

 camels, we changed horses, and took on three 

 dark bays or chestnuts, and one gray, and off 

 we were again. Soon we passed a camel train. 

 One of the beasts, a young one apparently, 

 growled plaintively when he fell in a gutter and 

 his heavy pack turned him in his fall till his 

 light-colored belly loomed up in the moon- 

 light. Feet in the air, he struggled while the 

 Bedouins laughing, tried to quiet him. 



We changed horses again before daylight, 

 and a pup that hung around the horses was 

 presented to me by the agent, and I tried to be 

 polite in refusing the gift. We had a chance 

 to stretch our legs, and Moore began to com- 

 ment on the wonderful beauties of the ride. 

 He had slept through it all, but that made no 

 difference to him. He really thought he had 

 been awake and wanted to know if I had seen 

 things that had not happened. 



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