S9S FRAGMENTS British Consul at Mogodor fifteen years ; but it liappened to be twenty years since a relation of his, in Suse, had been killed, to whom he was the next of kin but one : but the next of kin dying, it devolved upon him to seek retaliation ; no opportunity, however, having occurred, he determined to go to Suse to fulfil this his calling. Now above twenty years had elapsed since the death or murder of the relation of Bel Kossem, the ConsuFs servant. This man, foregoing the eligibility of his place, apprised the Consul of his intention to leave him. Mr. Hutchison, who esteemed him not a little for his long and faithful services, was astonished to hear of his determination to depart ; and, apprehending that he might want an increase of pay, he offered to increase it : but Bel Kossem told him that an imperious duty devolved on him to revenge the blood of his ancestor. Accordingly he received his wages, and departed forthwith for Suse. A few months afterwards he found an opportunity of killing his enemy, which being done, it was expected that this Shelluh would now return to Mogodor, and resume his place again ; but by a parity of reasoning, it devolved to the next of kin of the man recently killed to seek revenge for his murdered relation, but Bel Kossem, to avoid the like fate, went into a distant country. This duty of revenging death, is rigidly pursued among the Shelluhs, so that one murder oflen produces ten, or even twenty deaths j each revenging his relation or next of kin.