ARRIVAL OF OUR BOAT THE EED. 
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It is usual for the inhabitants of Tintalous to 
visit those of Asarara on the morning of the present 
feast. About sixty men, natives of this place, accom- 
panied by a dozen Moors from Tripoli and Mourzuk, 
went, accordingly, to Asarara this morning. Then 
a number of the people of Asarara returned with 
them. Yusuf remarked, with some surprise, that 
even the women went out to pray, about forty in 
number. So that it would seem the Kailouees 
educate their women in religion more than the 
Muslims of the coast. 
The most interesting event to us, however, this 
morning, was the arrival of the boat from Selou- 
feeat. Our servants were very quick in their return. 
They came all night, to avoid any further attempts 
to carry off the camels. They were all alone. I 
welcomed the return of the boat as I would that of 
an old friend. 
There was no firing this evening, as was expected, 
En-Noor being very unwell — suffering rheumatism 
and fever. 
The most agreeable sight in all these Mahom- 
medan feasts is to see all the people dressed out in 
their finery. The merchants have appeared in 
splendid burnouses, all more or less in good humour. 
The slaughtering of the sheep to-day was the dirtiest 
part of the business. All here on such occasions 
play the part of butchers — men, women, and chil- 
dren ; and all attack, stab, skin, and maul the poor 
