Transcribe Journal of a trip to Jeddah, Souakin, and Massowah, 1877

[Piles?] of [Madrepores?]. Shells [?]
? )Venus & Lima & charmer? are
enveloped but keep egress open
Women have rings in nose.
Men hair in two stories. Children wear ? around neck, Alibicore. Various swords, various
shields, various head-dresses, betoken
different tribes. Tallow & tobacco
on hair look like [ladies?] are not.
Main gate--[?] Procession of Sheikh. A meeting with Hyena
rode to each grove. Piles of Madrepore
sale for specimens. Less religious than
Arabia for [?] and liquor and
women show faces. Saw but two
in Jeddah. These led me to think