soon however as this was discovered by our masters they were ordered off.

The Arabs now commenced their morning devotions, by bowing themselves to the ground, rubbing their faces, arms, legs, &c. with dry sand,⚫ as in the evening before, after which another kid was butchered and cooked, of which they gave us the entrails. Having finished their repast, they began to saddle and load their camels, and in a few moments after, my unfortunate fellow captives were commanded to come forth to pursue their journey—I too (as if ignorant of the intentions of my master) obeyed the summons; but, no sooner had I stepped without the tent, than the barbarian forced me back with the britch of his musket!

The fears that I had entertained of being seperated from my poor unfortunate husband, and his wretched fellow-captives, were now realized—it would be impossible for me to describe my feelings at this moment, and the reader can have but a faint conception of them! I begged that I might be indulged with the liberty of exchanging a few words with my husband, previous to his departure; but even this privilege was denied me; in a fit of despair I threw myself upon a mat, where I remained in a state of insensibility until the captives were far out of sight. As soon as I had recovered sufficiently to support myself on my knees, I sent up a prayer to Heaven, imploring her protection in my then still more wretched situation. I then laid myself down