Algeria and Tunis in 1845, Volume 2

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H. Colburn, 1846
 

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Page 74 - ... possession of the nest, where she finally hatched the brood. A CAMEL'S REVENGE.— A valuable camel, working in an oil mill in Africa, was severely beaten by its driver. Perceiving that the camel had treasured up the injury, and was only waiting a favourable opportunity for revenge, he kept a strict watch upon the animal. Time passed away ; the camel, perceiving that it was watched, was quiet and obedient, and the driver began to think that the beating was forgotten, when one night, after the...
Page 34 - The only site that can be ascertained with any degree of certainty, is that of the " byrsa," or citadel, which stood on a hill in the centre of the city; its summit is now occupied by the chapel lately erected to the memory of St. Louis. Built on the highest point of the hill, in the form of a cross, surmounted by a dome, and...
Page 74 - ... it was watched, was quiet and obedient, and the driver began to think that the beating was forgotten, when one night, after the lapse of several months, the man was sleeping on a raised platform in the mill, whilst, as is customary, the camel was stabled in a corner. Happening to awake, the driver observed by the bright moonlight that, when all was quiet, the animal looked cautiously around, rose softly, and stealing towards a spot where a bundle of clothes and a bernous, thrown carelessly on...
Page 13 - During the morning the sooks are densely crowded, for in addition to the aristocracy of the bazaars, who occupy the dens on either side, smaller traders erect temporary stalls, and the space is filled with a throng of men, women, and children—buyers, sellers, and idlers. A boy driving a laden donkey, or a horseman forcing a passage through the crowd, shouting
Page 4 - ... first that had entered the Mediterranean since the time of the Crusades, anchored in the bay and demanded the release of the English captives. The Turkish viceroy, in reply, insolently desired him to look at his castles of Porto Farino and the Goletta, and do his utmost. The admiral laid his vessels close in shore, destroyed the defences of the castles, landed his crews, burnt the Tunisian fleet, and released the English prisoners. Thirty years after this occurrence, the Tunisians, dissatisfied...
Page 73 - ... twittered and flew round her in a state of the greatest excitement. This continued for about half an hour, until the stranger took possession of the nest, where she finally hatched the brood. A CAMEL'S REVENGE.— A valuable camel, working in an oil mill in Africa, was severely beaten by its driver. Perceiving that the camel had treasured up the injury, and was only waiting a favourable opportunity for revenge, he kept a strict watch upon the animal. Time passed away ; the camel, perceiving that...
Page 15 - A handsome set of saddlery will cost 1,200 piastres, or 4QI., but as much as 10,000 piastres have been given. These splendid coverings are only used on grand occasions, being replaced for a journey by others of leather, often prettily worked in coloured silks, while the former, folded up, are easily carried in the baggage, and the change can be made in a few minutes. A very interesting and prominent part of Oriental usages, consists in the different forms of travelling and migration, in which little...
Page 16 - ... in their way to falsify the sale, or run off with the valuable property often entrusted to their care. More than once we saw a shabby ragged fellow walking about the streets, offering valuable jewellery for sale among the crowd, half a dozen chains around his neck, a ring on each finger, and his arms hung with bracelets, massive rings for the...

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