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WADY AJUNJER A COURIER. 
Tunisee is a very impertinent fellow at. times, and 
is capable of spoiling all the others. This evening 
I gave the Kailouees and their servants a treat of 
€offee, which much delighted them. Amongst the 
rest was En-Noor's servant. We get on very well 
with them for the present. 
30th. — We made five hours of very difficult road, 
winding nearly all the way through a ravine of the 
rocky plateau, and finally descended by a precipitous 
path, among some rocks, to a- small lake or pool 
enclosed within immense clitfs of rock, called the 
Egheree Water. It is produced solely by rain. 
Within ten minutes of this, between the cliffs, is 
another three times the size, and of the same origin. 
All about, moreover, there are little pools of water 
sparkling amongst the rocks, left by the recent rain. 
We encamped in a narrow wady, called Ajunjer, 
further on ; and propose to remain during the rest 
of the day and to-morrow. It has been cool to-day, 
with wind ; the sky clear, of a deep blue. In the 
rocky valley we observed a species of hedge-thorn, 
called jadaree ; also many of the fine large-leafed 
plants, called baranbakh ; and the sweet-smelling 
sheeah, that reminded us of home-lavender. 
We have been hitherto going on in a quiet, jog- 
trot way enough, almost forgetting that the desert 
has perils, and that we are not in a civilised land. 
Now comes something to awaken us out of this 
dream, of comfort. A courier has arrived from Ghat, 
bringing the news that one Sidi Jafel Waled Saker- 
