A TANTALISINt; (,)rF,ST 



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a mean ;i(l\;iiit;iL;i' of tlicm l)y placinu- soldiers wiili lo.nlcd 

 rifles in llic u'allcrw \\lu> prcst'iitl}' made iiiiiiccincit of 

 them. At the end of two minutes there was noliod\- left 

 to he ]ianL:(Mh 



hi ilie larger towns, of wliieli we passed two or tlii-ee, 

 tra\(dlcrs put up at kliaiis. Tliese consist of a eourtvard, 



l-nuud I lie inIclio|- of \\ Idcll TUUS ;i \-ei'an(hill o|' h;dcon\ . into 



wliitdi t he guest-ehaml)ers. wln(di aie hare of all funuture, 



THE CAHAVAN nAnnEU. 



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open. The ti'avellei' is ex]>eeteil to |iro\idc liisown tood, 

 no easy matter if lir lias ani\cd late t'of the Tiiik is not 

 accustomed to eat or transact hiisiness after sundown. 



I he most strikinu' jjlace which we passed was .Vhouni 

 Kara- llissai'. hut that was on the i-eturn journev. The 

 town lies round the hase of Ihc /)/(/(■/,■ roc/,- whirh uixcs it 

 Its name, a I'oiic whirh ri>rs ahruptK' in tln' proportions 

 of a small Matti rhojii. to a lieiu'lit of 700 feet. As we 

 appi'oaelird it h\' tin' li-lit of a golden sunset, an ail' of 



