from tears, for thy work shall be rewarded, and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.”

But a very few moments were allowed me at this time to examine the contents of my new acquired treasure, as the Arabs having completed their watering, in less than an hour, were prepared to pursue their journey; nor did I suspect that our next place of encampment would be that at which I should not only be separated from my dear husband, as well as from every one of my fellow captives, but the place where I should be doomed to pass many months in captivity!—my master had indeed intimated to me the day previous, that we should on this day arrive at our place of destination, but, as he had proved himself a liar in a similar promise, which he had made many days before, I placed but little reliance on his word in the present instance—but such, however, proved to be the fact.

We travelled in an easterly direction over a sandy, although extremely uneven country, for about six hours, at the rate I should judge of about four miles an hour; about sunset the Arabs commanding the captives to a halt, as they did themselves, they set up a most tremendous halloo⚫, in which they were immediately answered by some one who appeared to be a short distance from us. They now pushed instantly on, and in a few moments, were met by six or eight Arabs, a part of whom were women, on foot, each being armed with a spear, ten or twelve