I02 Bedouin Tribes of the Enphrates. [ch. xx. 



a young man he enjoyed a considerable reputation 

 as a warrior, but he lost one of his arms in the 

 wars, and now is satisfied with giving advice on 

 military matters. We sounded him about the 

 prospects of peace with the Eoala, and he ex- 

 j^ressed himself, for his own part, indifferent in the 

 affair. If, however, there is any more fighting, his 

 jDeople shall help the Seliiia. He has promised to 

 see them through it, and considers they have been 

 badly used by the Koala ; but he has no personal 

 quarrel with Ibn Shaalan, and should be glad if 

 matters could be arrauQ-ed. He would like to see 

 the mutesherif of Hama punished, for it was he 

 who was to blame for all the troubles which he had 

 got up in order to fill his own pockets. The 

 conduct of the Turks towards the tribes was 

 " abominable." 



All day long people have been bringing horses 

 and mares for us to look at, for we have given out 

 that we wish to exchano;e Tamarisk for somethins^ 

 better, and a very interesting sight it has been. 

 The Welled Ali themselves are not remarkable for 

 their horses, but we saw one very pretty grey horse, 

 Seglawi Jedran of Ibn Nederi's breed, which had no 

 defect but that of size. It was only fourteen hands. 

 A Gomussa, however, came in later with a magnifi- 

 cent three-year-old, a Samhan c] Gomeaa, a bay 

 with black points. This is the most powerful animal 

 we have yet seen. He stands fifteen hands, and 

 has tremendous forearms and quarters, though still 



