Postby X.Playa » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:17 am
62 Lt. CKUTTENDEN on the Edoor Tribes and the Darrood,
The Haber Gerhajis, the eldest branch of the three tribes
of Edoor, reside chiefly in the mountains to the south of Berbera,
whence they extend to the country of Ogahden. They
are a powerful and warlike tribe, numbering many horses, in
addition to their flocks and herds, and have a nominal sultaun,
who possesses, however, but little influence or power over his
savage subjects. From this branch of the family of Isaakh
sprung the venerable saint Aber Khudle, whose tomb, southwest
from Berbera two days' journey^ is yet the rendezvous,
when any grave question arises affecting the interests of the
Edoor tribes in general. On a paper yet carefully preserved
in the tomb, and bearing the sign-manual of Belat, the slave of
one of the early Khaleefehs, fresh oaths of lasting friendship
and fresh alliances are made, to be broken again, as usual,
without a shadow of provocation. In the season of 1846 this
holy relic was brought to Berbera in charge of the Haber
Gerhajis, and on it the rival tribes of Aial Ahmed and Aial
Yunus swore to bury all animosity, and live as brethren in
future—with how much sincerity, the events of the two succeeding
seasons amply show, some scores of lives having been lost
on both sides.
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