had been communicated to Furriqh; but news was brought
to him that the Mezzeni intended to pursue us with
an increased force; and this quite accounts for all
the anxiety and timidity which he evinced during the
afternoon and evening preceding his death. It
appears that the Mezzeni, bent on accomplishing their
purpose, gathered together their force, and, following
us at dromedary speed, arrived at the encampment as
early as two o’clock in the morning—that
a deputation from them came to Suleiman, while some
of the rest remained in the palm-grove, and others
went in advance, and formed ambuscades—that
Sheikh Furriqh was one of the deputation—that
Suleiman shewed them the usual hospitality of breaking
bread with them—that the conference ended
without any adjustment of the matter in dispute—that
after the deputation had retired to the copse, two
Arabs of a neutral tribe, who had come with us from
Mount Sinai, went to the Mezzeni in order to mediate,
but were unsuccessful—that while they remained
Suleiman was sent for, and that having broken bread
with the Mezzeni, he had a right to expect that his
life would be held sacred—that Suleiman
had scarcely reached the adverse party, when Sheikh
Furriqh said—“We do not care about
the money, but there is blood between us;”—that
instantly one of the Mezzeni shot him through the
body, and that Furriqh cut him down with his sabre,
while two other shots which were fired took effect
upon him. My recollection of Furriqh, from the
first moment that he appeared in our caravan, is such
as to convince me that he would readily commit such
an act as this—so subtle—so cruel—so
cowardly—without one feeling of remorse
or misgiving.
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