, 1874-10-25

| " n19 II IN arid ana
known desert. in the midst Of = host;,s aa~
WAS endured BY them Mr. MacG.b,, sa'' saen7
nero OF himself, but relates his tarr;h,. ~As' 70
lures with simplicity in keeping with H.. .4'ea'
ase' Els descriptions are vivid, and no..I eo's.
country and mode OF existence nm. .Fo1''a1
the lnhab!:ant OF civilized lands. n. ro'el t.
| who dwell in the Kyz,l-kum Desert. M AaseR
friendly race; and. during tie usetx .s;at "s'pa M
,n1caansn .aaa vas thrown among them, TN, - -
,enaea generous aod invariable kindnesze, ~ !.
him. He adopted the plan Of trn.t;ns., u
totally, and hia trust was never betrsy.d ~ e4e
ever no came ac1oss ons Of their r,.,. tsa'
ambnlat!ng Vinagea (duls they are e,}1.,t1
was cordially served With tho best ep,e.t,;s11a as
that could he provided for him. Tn:a4.a' Tbs r;a..
are pastoral people, and thair siuguI,- na] .sl1
habits are thus described: A'a8as
Ths three winter-noutha ara pa,.A7t
tons on the banks Of sorae ri;er nr .n
"heu tho sno" begins to Melt ther sttrt o, .1s:a
:e.E.y mlgEnons For nine month. they nsTt a.. u:
tents. Trey continue their march oftrn nasa ns 4
A4vs Travelled 800 c. 4U0 mi,ea then ,har soa taey
snd so back exactly u.s azma rou:e. rsach;n
a ,gaia whsa the .no* beas & M
Places. beyond thu respect sor Tradition 2a s1.ad d
one aul deserts, another IL glad to oc-,sn, saa
body of h52hz leAvo good grain ,-yroanl i.aa
.sa'e4 w, aaoo1'" ot nae4 to f@s inferior n4.:,,
10 anybody unacquaiuted With their h.h,t. =. II.
there does not Seem to 10 tho slightea: sy,.. ~ -
movements. Iney have asSste1n. nsrsrthae,1 r4 20
tfabs sui every Ru1 follows Jelr Utter var
same Itinerary. pursuing ths saue p4ihs .tonn!. ~
the sa1ne vells Il their ancestors did thon,,r5
ago: and thus nlany alls whose inh.h;t.nt. !aa
together hundreds Of miles apart IN ~. "osa
rYzrf.fnfa nf
such that you can prelict 10 day xtere in ;-sas.
Ct several hundred miles, any zu will b. Il A.. W
ol tho yeas: map Of she desart, aaoxinz II =.
present network Of paths meeting c-csxn1 ;n:as
seeing each other In every concel1aLla d7...;< '<
forming APPARENTLY noss 1us1tricsbIs en:xr3,..n.
and confusion. -7a'
Yet no aul ever mistakes IT. own WV or .,,,,-.
other to treapass upon lts it1nerarv. On nj r..
any point cross the path Of another. but il i1or1'
lowed to proceed for any distance upon it. An1 ~ ~
ancestors have trodden ia a causs al v.-. ~ ~ y
fact, nearly al the tntotnscins a1uecles .nor ~ -
KlrghiE have resulted from ths eucroarhrent ~ 80,
tribe, not upoa the pasture zEounds II msza: b sa
posed, but upon the Itinerary Of auothar INK
hAbtau.s Of IN 2ul almost atw.ys rotation, :.
many cases they to hava Lean {oqud.d by IN -
three brothers, who, with their wives, md chidrze
and grandchildren, make up little cornmuoitv cr.-
pying usually from iva to ten Ghitkzs ften.s,
The Knghiz, being Mahonmedaps, ass allowed
the privilege Marriage is not regarded By .hea
in the light Of = religious Institution, bnt
merely as 4 businesa transaction. Ths p;d
10 sold BY her father for SUN which b. ususJly
besto"s Oh the young couple by way Of Ii,
vife's doHrT, or which he holds in trust 70, t..
wife in case she is sent back b. her husband,
as she may be. ye: rarely ls~ Should the xite h
sent back to her father, abe is permitted to tass.
with her Ill tho property her husband originally
gave her: tin other words, tbs husband, H.
stead OF seizing the wife's property upor usi-
Hase, as is the l4w IN civilized countries, ae.
tusllr protects her against future W2at This
barbarous custom will no doubt bs abolished
with the advent Of modern civilization md IT,
ghtenment-"
1t length, 1t the close Of thirty dsy1 hazard.
ous and anxious quest In the wilderness, III.
MacGahan overlook Gen Kaufman's squadron
on the banks OF the Oxus, opposits Sheih-1na,
fortified place in KhivA He was welcomed By
the officers with open arms. and theucefouh
freely aha1ed with them their rstion:, thaii
equipments, their exploits, and ths1 anuss.
ments. When he entered tho Russian camp,
he xas reducad by long hardshlps to the hA
point Of endurance. To use his owo words:
"Holow-eyed, hollon-cheeked, dirty, duss-co7-
cred, uncombed. uukempt, and ragRsd-n1
rifle, which carried for = month alung ore: M
shoulder in bondonliere, had worn my coat IL
to holes,-I presented but : sonr sceesac!.
among the Russians, who were al spruce in Their
white costs and caps, and gold and alTer b7:>
tons, rs clean and starchy - though they He1
On parade in Isaac's Square, st. Petersburg"
Gen. Kaufman called him No.odye&z q hEsn
'ellow): the Grand-Duke Nicholas greeted h;1
kindly; and Ill manifested great curiosity abo7
iii experience in tho kJzu-Kun- ''Thsy E,l
Lhero were hundred chances to one againss NJ
nd gave me such lively account Of the danse1
I had escaped that really began 70 b fright
med" Tho tortures Of solitary adventu1s xtst
,oa ovaE for A{r. MacGahan. and thareaftS biz
ife WAS the life OF Russian officer pursuiaE u
Inferior foe il strange and interesting country.
The morning after Mr. MzcGahAn'a Arrival, thh
column creased the Oxus, and, with t1idipg III
pediments thrown in the way By the rstr'ss.n7
,nonay, slowly penetrated the rich and ftuaoi
oaais to the capitaI-city- This portion ef M
country il inhabited by the UzhAg1, md ID unde'
high state Of cultivation
Over the road hung mulberry trees. With tas7 ~
luscious bezzies: applssrsos. With their usss q dN
[recn foliage; aprcot-sroes aglow with tha razJ ocah
Il tastz deucate. delicious fruit; cherries 94a.H
iged their slender forma against the zJ, and ssaos
II W4tsr, shaded ~1sh bushes, ran 1oout u e'aI
direction. To IL, accustomed to The rta.hos s3s"
60 desert, IL seemed very Garden Of Eden -
loeed by heavy wallt from Is 70 % feat high, s1eas
.ncl With buttresaeA and ItIong cornsr-so.en. 49,
,ntrauce Is through an axched sad coTa,sa saeerH.
losing With very hsAEJ woodaa gzta haa. - 49,,
stae rectangular plan, IS To Is yArds squ3h e.
zrn,-house Ia Httls fortress In it1elf. ~ -,
xalis a7e composed Of mud nas of 81 nna ~ y,
hs5d With es,,a ths ,hasn saa Il
he live stock- ~ well ths dwelling Of ~ Ae -,
t4nts. Near tbs dwelling IL a!waJs nssls pou~
lean watsr, 80 or ~ foat square, ahAdsd o5 A'"~
our t4rSt eI.uA.
Tho aims Of Khvs are very beautiful ~ m,n! ~
Il zizs and beauty that would make tbs hea1t q
Ausoer1t Of the Bre4lfzss TabIs Ieap roy ~
vbich wers probably many hundred yeass aa stSnd
hese trees, during tbs summer, tho fanny 'p e..
most af thatr tina Here thay prepazs soa s3.s~4 FL
ne4!s bore they while away their hour7 ol see ~
t which thnre are good many IN the s ms ~ II.
oldsn threads u ths nkvor1n II. tn:sz,or o. ~
ousea 10 dark and gloomy, for they ~ onl 49, ~
y ANAL holes In fhs wal1s "1ndo.-g7hse 1eHs Sz.,.
novn. But thaJ are vet3 oflen nssAd up WV
[:y Of c7T1ets, br18ht-colored uAt4 ruEA aoa *e1a
hAt render than vary comfortable u
Ths Uzbaa man ars dAsc1ibsd b Rf' h~
a1hAu ~
Medinnn-aizsd, 1ean, muscular fellow. WIN -
lack bsArds, and son4stainx Of siu'sta! III.
ountenaoes. Their costume consisted d "nf sfth
ras onco wh3te-eostoa sh1rt AID loose ao9, ass,..L
zu1s mateziAI, ovar which wAz wofD koA- ~
ind of long tuDic, out g:xatght, and rescn11x III
seIt. Tho kha1At Of tho khivGus u ve1J u8:t
t.ty brown and ysliow, dsspossd IN n1fson onasr.,.,n
ero}y unlike tbs BEAUTIFUL khalAt Of IL boaAAt
ith IT. brilliant eolsEs. Aoss of than re.sr.ttf wa