At the tail of the line we encountered two Bedouins, who were in charge of the caravan, and Joseph at once addressed them.  The men were mounted, one on a very sorry-looking jade, but the other on a good stout Arab barb.  They had guns slung behind their backs, coloured handkerchiefs on their heads, and they wore the striped bernouse.  The parley went on for about ten minutes, during which the procession of pilgrims wound out of sight; and it ended in our being accompani............