hill and destroy it, or place a
guard there. At any rate, the money will be sufficient to purchase
meal for us, for some time--much longer, probably, than Gamala will
be able to hold out--and when that has fallen, it will be time to
arrange about the future. Only let us take nothing without payment;
let us not be like the robber bands, which prey upon the people,
until they long for the Romans as masters.

"Only we must remember that, while we desire now to do the Romans
as much harm as possible, this is but the beginning of our work;
and that we must save ourselves for the future. Gamala is but one
town; and we shall have plenty of opportunities for striking at the
enemy, in the future. We have put our hands to the plow now and, so
long as the war lasts, we will not look back. It may be that our
example may lead others to follow it and, in that case, the Romans'
difficulties will thicken, every day. Were there scores of bands of
determined men, like us, hanging around them; ready to attack small
bodies, whenever they venture away from their camps to gather in
provisions and forage, and to harass them, at night, by constant
alarms, we could wear them out.

"Only, we must always avoid a pitched battle. In irregular fighting
we are as good as they--better, for we can move more quickly--but
when it comes to fighting in order of battle, we have no chance
with them, whatever. Their cavalry, the other day outside Tarichea,
were like wolves among a flock of sheep. Nothing but disaster can
come of fighting in the plain. Every people should fight in the way
that suits them best, and an attempt to meet an enemy in their own
way of fighting is sure to lead to disaster. Let the Roman keep the
plain, with his cavalry and his heavy infantry; let the Jew, light
footed and swift, keep to the hills. He is as much superior, there,
as is the Roman in the plains.

"And now, we must establish signals. We will get horns, at Abila;
and I will fix upon signals. One long note will mean, gather to me;
two, fall back gradually; three, retire at once with all speed, to
the spot agreed upon, before setting out in the morning. Two short
notes will mean, advance and attack in the manner arranged; one
short note, oft repeated, will tell you the Romans are advancing,
sound your horns--for it were well that each provided himself with
a cow's horn, so that the signals can be repeated. If we are
scattered over a hillside among the trees, and the Roman