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Updated: June 14, 2025
When this was completed the cavalry trotted back to the post held on the previous night, as they would be useless in case of a night attack, and their horses might suffer from a distant fire of the enemy. Inside the zareba the greatest vigilance was observed.
The general was about to give the word to retire to the zareba where there was a little water still left, when the Hussars fortunately hit upon the wells. The wounded who were unable to walk were at once carried there, and the troops followed and halted near them, and in a short time the thirst of all was satisfied.
Once within the zareba, once you have pushed your way between the giraffes and got their noses out of your jacket-pockets, you have really only to be wary of the ostrich. He, mincing delicately around you with his little wicked red eye blinking like a camera shutter, may try with an ill-assumed air of indifference to slip up unnoticed close behind you. If he succeeds he will land you one.
Skirmishers were thrown out to keep down the enemy's fire; but the men were worn out, and having nothing to aim at but the feathery puffs of smoke rising amidst the distant grass and bushes, they failed to dislodge the Arab marksmen. Jack and his comrades "lay low," glad to avail themselves of the shelter afforded by the side of the zareba.
Yes, Gordon was a great man though, as you say, he was a Kaffir;" and the sheik sat in silence, meditating upon what seemed to him an inscrutable problem. While the conversation had been going on, the bullets of the enemy continued to whistle round the zareba.
Your messenger should point out that before they arrive a number of the enemy will certainly have fallen in their attack upon us, and we shall, therefore, be decidedly superior to them in point of numbers." "The plan is a bold one," the sheik said; "but do you think that it would be possible for us to defend the zareba?" "I think so, sheik.
This would bring in all the enemy who might be scattered among the sand-hills near the zareba. As soon as the engagement began he, with his men, would fall upon the rear of the dervishes. "Do you think that that is a good plan, Muley?" "I think so, sheik.
He excuses himself from tilling the ground on the plea that others might harvest the fruit of his labours, as there is no individual land-tenure or any definite divisions of land indicating ownership, but only tribal grazing rights over ill-defined areas and the parcel of land enclosed by his zareba fence, of which he is but the tenant, as it is free to anybody as soon as he leaves it to trek to other pastures.
The gunboats opened fire, and covered the final retirement of the camel corps, which had lost eighty men. The cavalry did not retire to the zareba, but continued to fall back, occasionally turning and facing the enemy, until they were five miles away; when the Dervishes gave up the pursuit, and sat down to rest after their tremendous exertions.
"Yes, other considerations, effendi." "If they were granted, would there be enough still in the stocking to help him over a second zareba or a third, perhaps?" "That would be possible, even likely, I think. Of course we speak in confidence, effendi." "The confidence of the 'perfect friendship." "There may be difficulty, because the Saadat is sensitive; but it is the only way to help him.
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