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human heads. They had been salted 
and sent to the city by the Sultan, who 
had just completed a successful raid 
against an insurrectionary province, and 
had been hung up by the Jews, whose 
duty it is to do such disagreeable jobs. 
In this connection I might say that Mo- 
rocco Jews are not permitted to till the 
soil, nor ride except on a mule, nor cross 
certain streets; they are heavily taxed; 
they must dress in black or dark colors 
and throw their cloak over the right 
shoulder. 
A MOORISH WEDDING 
Soon after our arrival in the city Mrs. 
Blayney donned Moorish attire. She 
had the good fortune to be invited to a 
wedding celebration at the house of the 
bride. The celebration took place in the 
court of a handsome house, with a foun- 
tain in the center and graceful Moorish 
colonna on all four sides. This court 
was filled with a crowd of women in long 
“haiks,” or mantles, the groom and his 
friends being at another house celebrat- 
ing his part in the affair. Above the 
chatter of the women could be heard the 
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mournful strains of flutes and pipes, ac- 
companied by the booming of the great 
drums. Around the walls of the court 
under the arches were hung gay Rabat 
carpets. Dozens of tea glasses hung in 
racks between the colonnades for the re- 
freshment of the guests. The alcove in 
which the bride was holding her recep- 
tion was piled high with beautiful Moor- 
ish mattresses and gay cushions embroid- 
ered in gold and silver, all presents 
from the relatives. 
High throned on mattresses and cush- 
ions in the center of the room sat the 
bride of thirteen summers. For seven 
days she must sit thus with downcast 
eyes, exposed to the admiring gaze of 
the curious. She was clothed in a costly 
red silk dress embroidered in white Ara- 
bic designs. Her headdress was high in 
front, of gold-embroidered cloth draped 
with silks. Her hair, parted in the mid- 
dle, was pulled down over the ears and 
fell in long plaits in front of her shoul- 
ders. Emeralds and pearls were wound 
about her forehead and hung down in 
thick clusters over her wide sleeves to 
the elbow. ‘Two fat, black slaves were 
