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favoiiird keeping liiin in view. As soon as lie fell, 



A1h1uI1;i1i, aflcr the iii.iiiiici- of his kind, set off at lull 

 speed. Geralil. who was a university rnnncr. wliuHv 

 failed to cateli him. and hrturc lie gni up, thr hrast's 

 throat was cut from ear to ear. to the o-veat danui^c of ilic 

 .specimen, 'riirre was great rejoicing in the tower I hat 

 niu-lit. Ijitil this success, we had beij;un to tliiidc tli.-it 

 we had h)st our time and l)r(»kcn our lieiirts oNcr .Ichcl 

 Metlili in vain, and now that the mountain li.id vielded 

 a single trophy, we were quite ready to try fresh 

 scenes. 



A low mountain of a light cream colour. Ii.dt'way to 

 Biskra, wliiih <iur telescopes had shown lo he of a 

 singularly broken character, and ihcrelorc likcl\ for sheep, 

 had attracted our attention. This is o-enei-alK' licliovtMl 

 t(j he ill'.' Sail .Mountain of whidi Ilci-odotus says: — 

 "There is another hill (•!' sail, and water. ;ind nicii li\e 

 round it. and iie;ir this .-;dl is a nniunl.'iin whii-li i> railed 

 Atlas. It is narrow^ and ciicular on all sides, and is said 

 to be so lofl\' that its top can ncNcr be seen. Ibr it is ni\ci- 

 free fnun clouds, either in summer nr wiiiler. " ll lies 

 close to the small oasis of f^l Outaja, on the liiskra road, 

 and thonu'li it seemed rather too near tlic h.iiints of men. 

 we li;id alreadx' proNcd lli.ii lliis \\;i> nol iiecessai-il\- 

 incompatible wiih ihr [)resence of our sheep. 



( )ur first care on arrival al this pl;icr was lo cdl (.n ;i 

 certain wealthy Arab. .\clnm'i \n\\ \)\r/. b\- mmir, a 

 retired captain of Ny^/A/.s-. i-eputed to be a niiL;iii\ liunh-r. 

 lie courteously showed us, anions other li\e animals, a pair 

 of baby aroui, which In' was trying to i-eai'. and whirh 

 scttle(l til'' (piestion of the pr(\sonc(> of ih.it .iiiim.d in 



