Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 209W. Blackwood, 1921 - England |
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Page 32
... carried off the head in triumph as a trophy of war , and they had wiped their gory fingers on the whitewashed walls , leav- ing blood - stains everywhere . However , I was not to suffer the company of the corpse for long , for half a ...
... carried off the head in triumph as a trophy of war , and they had wiped their gory fingers on the whitewashed walls , leav- ing blood - stains everywhere . However , I was not to suffer the company of the corpse for long , for half a ...
Page 36
... carried no arms , which are often more a source of danger than of security . The only time that I left my quarters for more than a few minutes together was on one occasion , a few days after my arrival , when I was taken down to a gully ...
... carried no arms , which are often more a source of danger than of security . The only time that I left my quarters for more than a few minutes together was on one occasion , a few days after my arrival , when I was taken down to a gully ...
Page 38
... carried out . On Saturday , 4th July , a large tribal meeting was held near Sheikh Duas's village , and during the usual wrangling which occurred on these occa- sions the Shereef of Wazzan arrived , having travelled the twenty - seven ...
... carried out . On Saturday , 4th July , a large tribal meeting was held near Sheikh Duas's village , and during the usual wrangling which occurred on these occa- sions the Shereef of Wazzan arrived , having travelled the twenty - seven ...
Page 39
... carried out a coup even more daring . He surrounded the villa of Mr Perdicaris at night , and carried off both the proprietor and his son - in - law . The American Government sent a fleet to Tangier , and the whole world watched the en ...
... carried out a coup even more daring . He surrounded the villa of Mr Perdicaris at night , and carried off both the proprietor and his son - in - law . The American Government sent a fleet to Tangier , and the whole world watched the en ...
Page 41
... carried by mules . Near them , amidst a panoply of banners , ride the Com- mander - in - Chief and his Staff , a group of a hundred or so persons well mounted and gaily dressed , with their bright sad- dles of every variety of coloured ...
... carried by mules . Near them , amidst a panoply of banners , ride the Com- mander - in - Chief and his Staff , a group of a hundred or so persons well mounted and gaily dressed , with their bright sad- dles of every variety of coloured ...
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