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OUR HAGHAR FRIENDS. 
or temple, Jama. There they performed certain 
strange incantations, after which they descended and 
began to indulge in mock-fights, sometimes even 
simulating an attack upon the caravan. What was 
the real meaning of their pantomime it was im- 
possible to make out, but they amused us ex- 
ceedingly by their wild gestures and cries. 
The three mysterious Haghars still continued to 
follow us throughout the day, declaring that they 
had no evil intentions, but were merely poor way- 
farers journeying to Aheer. They have made 
friends with the Tanelkums, with whom they have 
more points of resemblance than with the Kailouees. 
In appearance and manners they are remarkable 
enough. They wear a shield of bullock or rhino- 
ceros hide hanging down on one side of their camels. 
During our march, it was evidently their desire to 
show off ; for they moved in order of battle as 
they called it, in a line, the two who had spears 
holding them bravely up. It was certainly a pretty 
sight to see them play off this little exercise. But 
in the evening, after dark, they returned from feed- 
ing their camels somewhere in the mountains, and 
came and bivouacked close to us and our baggage. 
This alarmed us, and we sent En-Noor to remon- 
strate with them. After some wrangling, they pro- 
mised to leave us if we would give them supper. 
We did so, and got rid of them for the night. 
There was some dispute this evening with the 
servants about pitching our tent. I always find 
