CHAPTER XVII.

Lady Blunt�s pilgrimage to Nejd

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ILLUSTRATIONS Night March In The Desert

Frontispiece

FACING PAGE

The Coffee Hills of Yemen

19

View of El-Medina

39

A valley in Oman

51

The ruins of Nakab El-Hadjar, in Hadramaut

59

View of Medina from the West

69

Camp at Mount Arafat

77

Costume of Pilgrims to Mecca

81

William Gifford Palgrave

84

An Arab Chief

105

Captain Burton as a Pilgrim

129

The village of El-Suwayrkiyah

184

An arab encampment

190

Death on the desert

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JOSEPH AND HIS FRIEND A Story of Pennsylvania By Bayard Taylor

CONTENTS I. Joseph II. Miss Blessing III. The Place and People IV. Miss Blessing calls on Rachel Miller V. Elwood's Evening, and Joseph's VI. In the Garden VII. The Blessing Family VIII. A Consultation IX. Joseph and his Friend X. Approaching Fate XI. A City Wedding XII. Clouds XIII. Presentiments XIV. The Amaranth XV. A Dinner Party XVI. Joseph's Trouble, and Philip's XVII. A Storm XVIII. On the Railroad Track XIX. The "Wharf-rat" XX. A Crisis XXI. Under the Water XXII. Kanuck XXIII. Julia's Experiment XXIV. Fate XXV. The Mourners XXVI. The Accusation XXVII. The Labels XXVIII. The Trial XXIX. New Evidence XXX. Mr. Blessing's Testimony XXXI. Beginning another Life XXXII. Letters—I. Joseph to Philip XXXIII. All are Happy