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was quite a relief when we saw their weapons of war 

 laid down and another entertainment begun. This con- 

 sisted of a species of wrestling. After sides had been 

 chosen they stood opposite to one another at about ten 

 yards' distance, and then each man holding up one leg 

 behind him by grasping the foot with one hand (either 

 the right foot with the left hand or vice versa} charged 

 the enemy immediately opposed to him, and tried to 

 throw him over with the free hand, a proceeding that 

 usually terminated by both rolling on the ground. 

 Much to the amusement of all, Emanuel joined heartily 

 with them in this game, and being a more strongly built 

 and heavier man than many of the Arabs he was more 

 than able to hold his own with them when he could 

 catch them, but he was naturally beaten in rapidity of 

 movement in this cramped position. Albert and Bob 

 were too afraid of their rough ways to join in the 

 game, the latter remarking ' them not men, them 

 monkeys.' To what hour they kept up the entertain- 

 ment is not known, but long after we had left the scene 

 and had ' turned in ' for the night, it had been changed 

 to a concert consisting of the most fearful screams and 

 yells, with which the surrounding hills resounded. 

 My crocodile floated to-day, and when it had been 

 skinned and opened it was found to contain thirty- 

 seven eggs with hard white shells, and about the 

 size of a goose's egg. These were evidently looked 



