144 THE DROMEDARY. 
cured at Mogadore, and, as the lady wanted 
the best fruit, nothing less than the Morocco 
oranges would satisfy her. The Arab mount' 
ed his dromedary at dawn of day, went 
Morocco, about one hundred miles from Mo' 
gadore, purchased the oranges, and returnco 
that night after the gates were shut, but sent 
the oranges by a guard of one of the bat' 
teries.” 
The saddle used with these dromedaries, 
placed on the withers, and confined by ^ 
band under the belly. It is very small an' 
difficult to sit, which is done by balancing 
with the feet against the neck of the anii®^ 
and holding a tight rein to steady the han<^' 
The first experiment made by a person una'J' 
customed to the motion of the dromedary 
generally attended with some danger. “ 
camel,” says Denon, who accompanied 
French army in the invasion of Egypt, sl^f 
as he generally is in his actions, lifts up 
a 
