The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11

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4What kind Of peol lhe Behi.
Hassan2y demanded Smicis, d
member Of the ItsliAf lEassy il
the Moors; referring q aIiproach.
ing company Of wild D nlen who
were TO escoftthemtl tli. y The next
province.
"Thieves and murdcl & replied
The interpreter faces skhe other
world; the worst ere aloroc.
co..
And naturally the 81 eariosi.
Ivy WAS excited ta nl3ermosl
when they were expec |iIg the ar-
rival Of their rubber es1s
The,f faces from anoI oTId were
mot long in coming in .ad,
EsdncS great tl0dd {. Just; and IN q
few minutes were surrounded by d
throng of three hundred mounted
savages in green, yellow, white, viz.
let and scarlet, ragged, dishevslei
and painting, as if they adjustcome
out of a fray. In the midst Of the
thick dust they raised we could dis.
cern their governor-a long-haired,
ack-bearded giant, who, followed
by two hoary vice-governors, all arm.
ed with muskets, approached the
ambassador, pressed his hand, and
then disappeared. Immediately the
usual firing, charging and yelling
began. They seemed frantic. They
fired between the legs Of our mules,
over our heads and close to our
shoulders. Seen from a distance
they must have looked like a band
Of assassins assailing us. They we're
formidable old men with long white
beards, all skin and bone, but look.
ing as II they might live for centu.
ries; and young men with long locks
of black hair flying like names
Many had their chests more or less
bare, turbans in tatters, and red rugs
twisted round the head; cafes torn,
saddles broken, brides made of cord,
old sabers and poniards Of strange
forms. Atd such faces! at is alb.
surd, I" said the commandment, atosup.
pose that these people will be capa.
bic Of the self,sacrifce of not killing
us" Every one Of these faces told d
story of blood. They looked at US as
they passed. out Of the torperof their
eyes; as if to hide the impression Of
their glance.
The manner and morals Of this un.
pleasant people By no means belied
their villinous looks. Theft is their
avowed profession, and they take
rank according to their dexterity in
it. The boys are put in training
from their most tender ages, and the
youth are told off to particular de.
partments, according to the capabil.
tiles they develop. They go TO work
like an organized gang Of burglars,
on circuits far beyond their imme-
mediate beat. They are in the habit
of lying in wait IN the towns to at
tack Jews, who are compelled by law
to go unarhcd, and who are general
ly worth plundering. Like mount
ed Indians, they go great distances
ON horseback to make sudden de-
scents on unsuspecting duars. They
will dismount, and, like some Of the
low. caste Hindoos, strip to the skin,
soap themselves all over, and slip
within the precincts of the village,
for the dogs will not bark at a naked
man. They glide upon the ground
like snakes, covered with grass, with
straw, with leaves, dressed in sheep.
skins, disguised as beggars, as mad
men, as saints, rs soldiers. They
will risk their lives for q chicken,
and go ten miles for dollar. They
will even steal a bag Of money from
under the head of a sleeping man.
They terrorize the surrounding coun-
try far and near, levying heavy con.
tributions of blackmail on the vii
lagos that derive exemption from
their depredations. 1t may be said,
no doubt, that it is not SO very long
since gentlemen caterans like Rob
Roy drove a aourishing business in
Scotland. But, at all events, Rob
Roy was prescribed and hunted
down, and he had his headquarters
in the Businesses of a remote High.