n8 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



The moon had been feen the fecond night, by a Eakir*, 

 in the defert, who had fent word to Shekh Hamam, and he 

 had begun his fail. But Ifmael, allured by friar Chriftophcr 

 that it was impoffible, had continued eating. 



The people of Furfhout, meeting their neighbours fing- 

 ing and dancing, and with pipes of tobacco in their mouths, 

 all cried out with aflonifhment, and afked, " Whether they had 

 " abjured their religion or not?" — From words they came 

 to blows ; feven or eight were wounded on each fide, luckily 

 none of them mortally. — Hamam next day came to inquire 

 at. his nephew Shekh Ifmael, what had been the occasion of 

 all this, and to confult what was to be done, for the two 

 villages had declared one another infidels. 



I was then with my fervants in Badjoura, in great quiet 

 and tranquillity, under the protection, and very much in the 

 confidence of Ifmael ; but hearing the hooping, and noife 

 in the ftreets, I had barricadoedmy outer-doors. A high wall 

 furrounded the houfe and court-yard, and there I kept quiet, 

 fatisfied with being in perfect fafety. 



In the interim, I heard it was a quarrel about the keep- 

 ing of Ramadan, and, as I had provifions, water, and employ- 

 ment enough in the houfe, I refolved to flay at home till 

 they fought it out ; being very little interefted which of 

 them mould be victorious. — About noon, I was fent for to 

 Ifmael's houfe, and found his uncle Hamam with him. 



He 



A poor faints 



