Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 83William Blackwood, 1858 - England |
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Page 217
... Jemadar , a quaint old Mekrani , who , unable to read or write , was renowned for " akl " -intellect , synonymous with knavery - did nothing but beg our guns and revolvers . His son would have been contented with a little cloth , powder ...
... Jemadar , a quaint old Mekrani , who , unable to read or write , was renowned for " akl " -intellect , synonymous with knavery - did nothing but beg our guns and revolvers . His son would have been contented with a little cloth , powder ...
Page 278
... Jemadar . The citizens are a homely - looking race , chiefly occu- pied with commerce , and they send twice a - year , in June and November , after the great and little rains , trad- ing parties to the Chhaga and the Masai countries ...
... Jemadar . The citizens are a homely - looking race , chiefly occu- pied with commerce , and they send twice a - year , in June and November , after the great and little rains , trad- ing parties to the Chhaga and the Masai countries ...
Page 279
... Jemadar and his Belochies , the collector of customs , Mizan Sahib , a daft old Indian , and other dignitaries . They conducted us to the hut formerly tenanted by M. Erhardt ; brought coffee , fruit , and milk ; and , in fine , treated ...
... Jemadar and his Belochies , the collector of customs , Mizan Sahib , a daft old Indian , and other dignitaries . They conducted us to the hut formerly tenanted by M. Erhardt ; brought coffee , fruit , and milk ; and , in fine , treated ...
Page 280
... Jemadar , who sat down to rest every ten minutes , and an old Arab , Khalfan bin Ab- dillah , who had constituted himself our cicerone , I went to inspect the scene . Walking along the coast , we passed through a village of huts and ...
... Jemadar , who sat down to rest every ten minutes , and an old Arab , Khalfan bin Ab- dillah , who had constituted himself our cicerone , I went to inspect the scene . Walking along the coast , we passed through a village of huts and ...
Page 281
... jemadar , to the collector of customs , and the different diwans . All this prepara- tion for a mere trifle ! But we are in Africa . Even in Europe it is not always found easy to march into an enemy's country . My companion and I landed ...
... jemadar , to the collector of customs , and the different diwans . All this prepara- tion for a mere trifle ! But we are in Africa . Even in Europe it is not always found easy to march into an enemy's country . My companion and I landed ...
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