their principal wealth consisted in their camels, horses, and male and female slaves. They were a nomad race, changing their residence to the various places within their own territory, which afforded the best pasturage as the seasons came round. Brave and chivalrous, the Arab was always ready to defend the stranger who claimed his protection, while he would stand by a member of his own clan and defend him with his life, whether he were right or wrong. This devotion to the tribe was one of the strongest