Haggi

With numberless demonstrations of joy, preceded by drums and music, the time is passed in continued embraces; and although ever so limited in their means, the day of return is sure to be one of liberal festivity, in which the Haggi treats all his friends, and relates the wonders he has seen.

The Christians on the east bank were ready to ravage the hold cities, when the Saracen massacrers let few escape; and as to the prisoners, these were handed over to the haggis, who mostly cut their throats at Mecca […]

The Mecca arrived to-day with what are practically the last pilgrims; for there is only the Zagazig to come now, with the remaining two or three hundred Egyptian 'haggis,' and my time at El Tor will probably be ended for this year.