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Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - The Search For Mecca

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THE CRUISE OF THE "PANTALOON." 117<br />

One morn<strong>in</strong>g at<br />

<strong>Zanzibar</strong>, Jumali, our <strong>in</strong>terpreter,<br />

knocked at my door, and slipp<strong>in</strong>g off<br />

his sandals, an Arab custom, before enter<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

exclaimed, "My master," (a term lie always<br />

addressed me by,) " suppose you come on deck,<br />

I show you someth<strong>in</strong>g."<br />

"What, Jumah?"<br />

" One big dhow commeen <strong>in</strong> full nigger."<br />

" Well what's the use, Jumah, we can't take<br />

her here."<br />

"No, not now, but suppose you meet her<br />

yesterday, you take her, for she got more slaves<br />

than hcence."<br />

" Well, that's not more satisfactory."<br />

However, I went on deck with liim, just <strong>in</strong><br />

time to see a huge dhow pass under our stern ;<br />

her upper bamboo deck so<br />

covered with slaves<br />

squatt<strong>in</strong>g there, that not a square foot of it<br />

was visible. As she passed, every face on board<br />

her was turned towards us, and the Arabs from<br />

the raised deck or poop abaft, gave a most<br />

derisive cheer, followed by laughter, and one of<br />

them see<strong>in</strong>g Jumah, hailed him, which produced<br />

more cheers and laughter.

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