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INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL.
" Palais de Justice," and, mounting a dozen steps,
entered a large hall, at one end of which stood the
governor. He was a short stout man, of about
fifty-five, with a long beard, handsomely dressed,
and stood gently rubbing his hands, and constantly
working his jaws like an ox chewing the cud. A
crowd was gathered around him, and just as we
were approaching the crowd fell back, and we saw
an Arab lying on his face on the floor, with two
men standing over him, one on each side, with
whips, like cowskins, carrying into effect the judg-
ment of the munching governor. The blows fell
quickly and heavily, the poor fellow screamed
piteously, and when the full number had been
given he could not move; he was picked up by
his friends and carried out of doors. It was pre-
cisely such a scene as realized the reference in the
Scriptures, to the manners of the East in the time
of our Saviour, when a complaint was made to
the judge, and the judge handed the offender over
to justice; or the graphic accounts in the Arabian
Nights, of summary justice administered by the
cadi or other expounder of the law, without the
intervention of lawyers or jury. The poor Arab
was hardly removed before another complaint was
entered; but not feeling particularly amiable to-
wards the governor, and having seen enough of
the great Turks for that day, I left the citadel and
rode to my hotel.
INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL.
" Palais de Justice," and, mounting a dozen steps,
entered a large hall, at one end of which stood the
governor. He was a short stout man, of about
fifty-five, with a long beard, handsomely dressed,
and stood gently rubbing his hands, and constantly
working his jaws like an ox chewing the cud. A
crowd was gathered around him, and just as we
were approaching the crowd fell back, and we saw
an Arab lying on his face on the floor, with two
men standing over him, one on each side, with
whips, like cowskins, carrying into effect the judg-
ment of the munching governor. The blows fell
quickly and heavily, the poor fellow screamed
piteously, and when the full number had been
given he could not move; he was picked up by
his friends and carried out of doors. It was pre-
cisely such a scene as realized the reference in the
Scriptures, to the manners of the East in the time
of our Saviour, when a complaint was made to
the judge, and the judge handed the offender over
to justice; or the graphic accounts in the Arabian
Nights, of summary justice administered by the
cadi or other expounder of the law, without the
intervention of lawyers or jury. The poor Arab
was hardly removed before another complaint was
entered; but not feeling particularly amiable to-
wards the governor, and having seen enough of
the great Turks for that day, I left the citadel and
rode to my hotel.