AND ANECDOTES. 311 willing at the same time to initiate the young prince in the custom of foreign countries, called his son to him, and said, " What do muselmen do, when they enter the Jamaa /"' " " Revere the holy ground, by entering barefooted," replied the prince.— *' And what do the Christians, when they enter their church ?" — *' They take off their hats," rejoined the Prince. (Allah e herk Amer Seedi, °) ** God bless your Majesty's life."— *' Then, what would you more of these my merchants, than that they pay me, even the same respect that they pay when they pray to Allah. Let them approach uncovered, with their shoes on, which they never take oW, but to go to bed to rest.

The province of Ait Atter, or the Atterites, in Lower Suse, is considered as an independent province, and it pays no tribute. They have a great dislike to kadis , talbs, and attornies, alleging that they only increase disputes between man and man, which is not at all necessary ; all disputes are, therefore, decided by the sheik, who is not a logical wrangler, but decides ac-" An Arabic or Korannick word, signifying, the congregation of prayer, or mosque.

° A term invariably used at court, in addressing the Emperor.

P Kadis, i. e. judges. Talbsy i. e. record writers. Kadi is generally spelt by the Europeans of the south Cadi, because they have no K in their alphabet : the Arabs have no C ; the letter is Kaf or K, not C.

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