Identifier: maroccomoorsbein00lear (find matches)
Title: Marocco and the Moors: being an account of travels, with a general description of the country and its people
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Leared, Arthur, 1822-1879 Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890, ed
Subjects: Morocco -- Description and travel
Publisher: London, S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, limited New York, Scribner & Welford
Contributing Library: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University

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, to learn what theycould, and do good if possible. His speech wasshort, for we all thought it prudent to beat aretreat as fast as spurs could induce our animalsto move. As soon as we had distanced the hooting crowdan amusing incident occurred. Ben Ahia rushedup to me with flashing eyes, and the veins of hisdark forehead swollen with rage. He, that nevercould be induced to speak two consecutive words ofEnglish, now gave vent to his thoughts with theutmost energy and volubility. ^ Missur Doctor !Leo one rascal! Kill all! Too much brandy ! Toomuch d m Scotch I By this he clearly im-plied that Leo, by his delay with the crowd, hadendangered our lives, and that the reason he hadacted so was because he was under the influence of brandy. The words d m Scotch puzzled us, but were subsequently explained. Among theMogador men the term Scotch has a meaning ofits own, and one not complimentary. Some yearspreviously a dissipated Scotch sea captain, ofherculean build, was detained Avith his vessel
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I ^ EESIDENCE IN THE CITY OF MAROCCO. 143 in that port. Whenever he came on shore he wasin the habit of thrashing the Moors in the mostmerciless manner and withont provocation. Hebecame, therefore, so mnch dreaded and hatedthat the name of his nation has, in the Mogadorjargon, come to mean a bnlly of the worst class.As for Leos conduct, there could be no doubt thatan over-liberal allowance of mahaya at breakfasthad been the exciting cause of his unwonted fire. We rode from this market or open space throughthe city to its north-western extremity, and out bythe Doqualla gate; our object was to visit El Hara,the village of lepers, a little way outside it.^ Thevillage is of considerable size, and surrounded bywalls. There is only one entrance, close to whichis the sanctuary of the patron saint, Sidi BenNov. On this account an objection was made tomy entering the village; but a number of leperssoon made their appearance and were very friendly.Many of them showed no outward sign of disease.

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