10 TRIBE OF OULADAHMED. 
imag-ine, when present at their concerts, that you were among- 
Spanish musicians: those who exercise this profession are 
allowed the privilege of infringing- the severe laws of Maho- 
met against intoxication. 
It is not extraordinary that we should distinguish among 
this nation a great number of different races. By means of 
the ship of the desert, for thus the Moors denominate the camel, 
they transport themselves from the confines of Egypt to 
the shores of the Senegal. It is, in fact, near this river, 
that we meet with the Ouladahmed, the relics of a tribe of 
Bedouins, which has been nearly exterminated. Driven from 
the banks of the Nile, where it was established, it sought refuge 
on those of the Senegal, where it wreaked its sacrilegious fury 
even on the Marabouts — an unpardonable crime among the 
Moors. The king of the Braknas vowed their ruin, and their 
destruction closely followed his menace. Reduced to a small 
number, the Ouladahmeds are remarkable for their ferocious 
disposition ; they are surpassed, however, in this respect by 
the Ouladamins, who rove about in the neighbourhood of 
Portendic, for the latter are said to be canibals. The look 
of an Ouladahmed, like that of a tiger, indicates a thirst of 
blood which nothing can allay; his haggard eyes roll from 
side to side, as if in quest of prey ; his beard is thin, but 
stiff, and bristly ; his body is small, but full of vigour. His 
dress is like that of other Moors, except that he has but one 
tunic, which he confines round his loins with a girdle. 
