'A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.' [‎32] (65/516)

KAIS.
that, except a cat, she had nothing to send as an adventure, which yet
she requested him to take.
On arriving in India, he waited upon the King of the country, who
having granted him permission to trade with his subjects, also invited
him to dine. The merchant was surprised to see the beards of the
King and his courtiers encased in golden tubes, and the more so, when
he observed that every man had a stick in his hand. His surprise still
increased, when, upon the serving up of the dishes, he saw swarms of
mice sally out from the wall, and make such an attack upon the victuals,
as to require the greatest vigilance of the guests in keeping them off
with their sticks. This extraordinary scene brought the cat of the
old woman of Siraf into the merchant's mind. When he dined a
second time with the King, he put the cat under his arm; and^no
sooner did the mice appear, than he let it go, and to the delight of the
King and his courtiers, hundreds of mice were laid dead about the
floor. The King, of course, longed to possess so valuable an animal;
and the merchant agreed to give it up, provided an adequate compen
sation were made to its real owner. When the merchant was about
his departure, he was shown a ship, finely equipped, laden with all
sorts of merchandize, and which he was told was to be given to the
old woman for her cat. She of course could scarcely yield credit to
his tale; but when she found that he was in earnest, and that she was
possessed of such vast wealth, she imparted her good fortune to her
sons, who came over to her, and after having made merry with the
ready money, embarked with their mother and the rest of the property,
and established themselves at Kais. Here they traded with great suc
cess, until their name became so famous, that twelve ships; all at one
time, were consigned to them. They managed by stratagem to make
away with the owners of these ships, seized their property, and com
menced pirates. In this new character they were again successful; and
became so powerful, that they braved the King of the country, who
was too weak to destroy them. In the course of time, indeed, their
descendants became the Kings of Kais; and are known in Persian his
tory under the name of the Beni Kaiser. At length their power was