Charles Morris
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The surprise of the Muslim became deep amazement.
What he saw before him was a mere handful of stalwart soldiers, eked out with feeble old men and boys, but the main body before him was composed of women, whom the astute Goth had bidden to dress like men, and to tie their long hair under their chins to represent beards, when with casks on their heads and spears in their hands they had been ranged along the walls, looking at a distance like a line of sturdy warriors.
Theodomir waited with some anxiety, not knowing how the victor would regard this stratagem.
Abdul might well have viewed with anger the capitulation of an army of women and dotards, but he had a sense of humor and a generous heart, and the smile of amusement on his face told the Gothic chief that he was fully forgiven for his shrewd stratagem.
Admiration was stronger than mortification in the Muslim's heart.
He praised the Otomir for his witty and successful expedient, and for the three days that he remained at Orihuela, banquets and fetes marked his stay, he occupying the position of a guest, rather than an enemy.
No injury was done to people or town, and the Arabs soon left the province to continue their career of conquest, satisfied with the arrangements for tribute which they had made.
By a strange chance the Treaty of Surrender of the Land of Tadmir still exists.
It is drawn up in Latin and in Arabic, and is of much interest as showing the mode in which such things were managed at that remote date.
It stipulates that war shall not be waged against the Otomir, son of the Goths, and his people.
that he shall not be deprived of his kingdom.
that the Christians shall not be separated from their wives and children or hindered in the services of their religion.
and that their temple shall not be burned.
Theodomir was left lord of seven cities Orijuela, Valencia, Alicante, Mula, Bisgaret, Asp, and Lorca.
in which he was to harbour no enemies of the Arabs.
The tribute demanded of him and his nobles was a dinar, a gold coin yearly from each.
Also, four measures each of wheat, barley, must, vinegar, honey, and oil.
Vassals and taxable people were to pay half this amount.
These conditions were liberal in the extreme.
The tribute was by no means heavy for a country so fertile, in which light culture yields abundant harvests.
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