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water] iroi if" i-auwis (or the purpose. Nnw llic wvav and 

 tear <it iii:iii\' camps had li>M upuii lliis liiiiii;.;'. ami no 

 sooner liatl the mules drparlcd wiili tlie l)arn'ls, than we 

 found that the baskets were Irak'in^' l)adl\' and would 

 preseniK' \>r cmplN. Ilcrc was a pass, lur, tli(iUL;li wo had 

 some wine, the Arabs W(»uld of course not toiicli that, and 

 for (tur>cl\'(\s rookinn- would Ik^ ini])()ssil)l('. Willie wlm 



WILLIE. 



a(hls to liis otiici" !^'ood fpialitics as a comjianiMn a rcsourcc- 

 l"ul habit, sharpened 1>\' many '" i-ound-ups, suggested my 

 waterpii'id capr. IIa>til\' Irtcliin'.; it. \vr ]iuslicd it into 

 the third basket so that the edt>;es huim' oxer ilic .-idc. 

 I'hat hi'hl a part of the water. Another inspiration ; ilic 

 vaselim' pdt ! I smeared tlie yellow grease al)oul the 

 (diinks and angles oi' the iidw empt\' ba>k<'i. ami h' and 

 behold I it held the rest of the water splendidly. 'I'rue, the 

 colour was repulsive ami the tlavoui' pungent, hut the 

 Arabs were not deterred by ihcir scruples fiom drinking 



