THE WAR HORSE 185 His form and qualities. PART THE SECOND. THE MANNERS OF THE DESERT. THE EMIR ABD-EL-KADER ON THE HORSE 189 The Arab horse derives his character from his Arab master. THE SAHARA, BY ABD-EL-KADER 191 A poem of the Emir. THE RAZZIA 196 Three kinds of razzia: the _Tehha_, the _Khrotefa_, the _Terbigue_.—Episodes.—Popular chaunt.—The combat.—Circumstantial details. THE KHRIANA, OR THEFT 206 Horse, camel, and sheep stealing.—Superstitions.—Ludicrous details. WAR BETWEEN DESERT TRIBES 214 Motives for hostilities.—Proclamation of war.—Summoning allies.—Departure.—A war chaunt.—Amorous intrigues.—Thefts. —Scouts.—Preliminaries of peace.—Saharene diplomacy.—Conclusion of peace.—Hostilities.—The eve of battle.—Challenges.—War cries.—The battle.—Defeat.—Victory.—Anecdotes. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el Kader_ 234 Lamentations of an Arab warrior. USAGES OF WAR 236 Distribution of the plunder.—The chief.—Loan of a horse.—Female spectators of the battle.—Apologue.—The marabouts. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader_ 241 The horse of noble race.—Victors and the vanquished. OSTRICH HUNTING 243 On horseback.—Details of the excursion.—From an ambush.—Habits of the ostrich.—Laying and hatching. GAZELLE HUNTING 259 On horseback.—Habits of the gazelle. THE GREYHOUND 264 Respect shown to it.—Characteristic details. HAWKING 270 Training and rearing.—A hawking expedition. _Remarks by the Emir Abd-el-Kader_ 272 Four kinds of falcon.—Training.—Hawking. THE CHACE, BY ABD-EL-KADER 281 Varieties of sport.—The gazelle.—The hyæna.—The panther.—The lion.—Different modes of hunting. THE CAMEL 305 Management of the camel.—Diet.—Usefulness. THE SHEEP 309 Immense flocks.—Their usefulness in the Sahara. LIFE IN THE DESERT 313 The villager.—The master of the tent.—Sobriety.—Runners. —Inventory of a wealthy Arab's fortune.—His occupations. —Armourers.—Legislation.—Women's employments.—Hospitality. —Mendicants.—Sorcerers.—Magic.—Religion. THE ARAB ARISTOCRACY 329 The thorny shrub and the date-tree.—The sherifs.—The marabouts and the _djouad_.—A great tent.—The _vendetta_.—Examples.—Blood money.—_Lex talionis._ —Birth, education, and marriage.—Polygamy.—An Arab interior.—Amusements.—Death and funeral rites. PART FIRST THE HORSES OF THE SAHARA INTRODUCTION.