CAMP AT KASsELA-EL-LUS. 209 Work ; he usually went alone save two servants, who followed liim, bearing his pipe and camp-stool ; he bore no sabre, had merely a long staff in his hand, which he, like Frederick the Great, often made use of, but never making more than one blow with it, where he found sentries sleeping, sitting, or having laid aside their arms. Very often I had to accompany him on such rounds, during which he now and then conversed with such as came in his way, knew all their names, put them into confusion by his questions, and laughed at their too simple, or oftener free and easy answers ; but much more frequently in a truly paternal tone, reminded them of their duty. At times we sat down at one of the gates, and even on tlie Pascha did the splendid rocks, and their grotesque lighting u}) by the lires, make an impression, and strongly affect him with home-sickness, by reminding him of Circassia. We two brothers also often sat for hours before our liut, gazing on the ever-changing scene around, and felt as if in a dream.

The burning sun, the rays of which, reflected from the rocky walls had a double power, caused us after a time to exchange our tent for a recul)a. For this purpose, Topschi Basciii made his gunners fell for us some tall Dom-palms, and drag them with mules into the camp. Our hut was to be distinguished beyond all others. I caused the two longest pahns having forks to be sunk pretty deep into the ground, at the back and iront, and, laying a slender stem across, bound it to the forks with withies, thus forming the gables. This was not tlie Avork of a moment, as ladders and cranes there were none. The Turks and Arabs assembled, and at first imagine<l that I was, at thePascha's onh'rs, raising an enormous gallows, on which were to be hung the Slieiks held prist)ners in the camp, viz. Mohammed Din and the otliers. Four corner timbers, eacii with a fork, were soon Ibund among the sawed off remains of the palisiules, sunk into the earth till only six feet of them was left above it, and two long stems bound along these, thus forming the eaves or lower rims of the roof. Then spars were hiid aUmg and tied on : and, over all, a pretty thick thatch of long grass. The front and back, as well as tlio side walls, were covered with durra straw, and besides defended by pales driven into tlie earth, and Avove in with the straw, thus to Q 2