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GAZELLES AND HARES. 
CHAPTER VIII. 
We continue our Journey — Huntsmen — Gum on the Tholukhs — ■ 
The Salt-Caravan — A Bunch of Gum — Games among the Slaves — 
Baghzem — Trees — Palm of Pharaoh — Deserted Villages — 
Birds' Nests — Wife of En-Noor — Unan — Lizards — Bad 
News — Christmas-day in Africa — Christmas-boxes — Begging 
Tuaricks again — Bargot — Musicians — Speculations — Tribes at 
War — Parasitical Plant — Importance of Salt — Animals — 
Agalgo — Force of the Caravan — Beat of Drum — Approach 
the Hamadah — Giraffes — Poisoned Arrows — Ear of Ghaseb 
— Soudan and Bornou Roads. 
Dec. \$th — We started early, and journeyed on 
eight hours and a-half — the best day we have had 
since leaving Tintalous. Our course still towards that 
immense block of mountain, the celebrated Bagh- 
zem. We are now encamped along its side. We 
crossed a large wady with ancient-looking trees, 
having antiquity, in fact, stamped on their trunks, 
all of the tholukh species. The sand of this desert 
is covered with the footsteps or marks of the ga- 
zelle and hare ; but we saw only one gazelle and 
one hare. The gazelle was followed by a stupid 
mongrel-bred dog; it jumped high in the air/ and 
was soon out of sight. The Kailouees are no 
