New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-03

could not but imagine that thtS niuS' 80 They
terlere with the movements OF her hIilS, do I'D
to, hare The usual lozengo- shaped gold ?anes anu
Nat comedians. Turc0man women seem ." zen
lie in full dress. and have rarely sven ."0ui ;thnt
when employed in laborluus occupatlohs, t oS
it, pondcrous paraphernaila Is y 81 49, ,arts
rcsnsctahility az iG is understood IN tneio pI,S
TSn vonngcT feInnles were similarly. but less pro-
Gi,cly and massiyey decorated. IN l"c., az
afterWard learned, nearly the entire capi,,a W
Turcoman family is thus invested IN Is'niS "o
,ncnts-a custoIn the adoption OF when tnc lauics
at nome would probably hail WITH eIeat ucSi ~
pleasure Still. for al their huery. there u,1 t me-
more hard working members OF society 'u"" Wv
wives and daughters OF the khaus SUBJECTS
Tho brief description given of the indoor nnuse-
men,, Of these Characteristic Asiatcs is equally
interesting:
I,o5 an onnort,nity of witnessing some OF the
Tnrcoman indoor amu.ements INDUCED IN QUITS ,
the long winter period OF inaclon loi'"NI'i-t ,f
gathering of the Laryestt ihey rwn,cr family
f,vorel ri; n ten. bnt when they cannot possl.Y
swallow any more, and have passed the wa'etpH If
round sufficiently often they cnaage il "lnctIe
boz cs OF Sleeps foot, some Oh tne plGcu' 80
stained red. The elders occasinnt1y tl"ls into
euuares by lines OF black stitching lHo StC 80
nTe all of the same color he chesslen wv ~ t ol
most primitive pattern ne Top 81 81" s,,lijrr
ei7a ~ rj-ir or queen The knights are representa-
| Inv upIight nieces of bone, each having ~"
u0tches The bishop or as the IurcUlhihS tslHi ~.
! ~ or elennanr is y piece OF something III any
.h.oc while The cast, cs or rolbs h9ve the form OF
| mushrooms The game is the same as In Europe,
with seine difference IN tho method OF el'lhht "t'
division of the irSt two-SquaIe moves OF od0i P""
| into two, two paVns being simultaneously HQ1iLu
| forward one sJuare each. They play very IHIi9.
and even in tie midst OF the game make the NOV
| With the most amazing rapidity ne Slc. In,Dl1
enter into the spirit ~ the game WIN INC 60 -
enthusiasm, chatjcriDG ana sGIahDhng o'0i NV
| relative merits of the different moves
These Turcumans living near the Caspian have
| tbo General characteristics of tho Akhal Ie@Kes'
whose STRONGHOLD several hundred miles in the IN
teior was captured by General Skoboleii an" also
os the Merv Tckkfs whose mode Of lie ana 'ilo4l-
traits Mr. O'Douoyan had ample opportunities Oh
studyiug The fortress o. Geek lepe ana th7 auJa
! cent settlement Of Ashabal, which now forms the
Russian HEADQUARTERS il th5 llans-Casplan Ie5'oh'
are half way between the sea and the AciN o'S'''
which lies due north of leiat. McfV Is ho' Il ''U'
but a group OF settlements, and nntll 'H'S c"u'
acrous traveller role across the desert almost Wholly
un.f,oploJ. if had not been ysitol by any Euro
peln OF recent times. His position when 10 HiS1
onpcarcd In these villages was very prccmious.
the drfo3t of the Akhai Tekkds in the west bad
c,,r.,l yle,Drcal alarm tnrou yhout the oasis. IN
,,u,uaJi4le advance of the Russian column was eA-
nccted ana the day ny fcrecner was exposed TO the
deadly pe1il OF being mistaken for spy aud SUM-
loar,lv mt Out Of inc way. The people were so
startled by til, raj id successes Of the CoSsac"s 'hI
the ri ponrapce Of any foreigner at such i Crisis
was certain TO cnrage them. Nr O'Donovan eh-
| tr,ure was. Therefore, effected under tho most
dramatic circulnstanc, and must he described III
MS own words:
So far nv personal appearance went, might
h-ye passed for any hing. ! wore an enormous
$50 dr or,vish- black shceI SKIN eighteen lnchos III
hoeLt over my shoulders was a drcnched leopard
skin, beneath which could be seen my udNcI-
stained much-wOrn ulster Qycrcoat. Wy le9s were
,,r.l-,soupd I'M long black boots, arnc: with "rdt
steel spurS. apUeuad.cs utterly unknown ia iuFN-
stan sabre and revolving carhine completed
my optit Some pcOF pic may wonder thI' J. openly
presented myself 10 the midst OF the IeNkc Popu-
3tlon among whom the nature or my reception
was IF beet doubtful, in such Il aarb as I'M, ana
why did not assume style oil dress more IN keep
ing with the custom of the country had consld-
cred this mater caieiui% uGiore oeiling upon ny
irreyocabe step toward MtrN. couiu speak
Jagatai fairly well, and my sun-tann9h couhte'
nance and pa.sably lengthy beard oheIed no extra
ordinary contrast TO that OF an 'nAabfant, Tut
NV accent and thousand other httls circum
STANCES not TO speak OF the indscrei0n OF my ser
wants, whom / knew perfectly v ell II was utterly
useless 10 pledge 20 secrecy w0nl4 nave Dceh
enough 10 IuialHhy bctraY ne. 10 appear III
Tulcoman costume, or III any other which tended
TO conceal nv real nationality ana CHARACTER
wOuid. under the circumstances nave beeh 10 court
almost certain distinctions ! nave TO cohGratI-
late myself upon having adopted the course dld,
for suisse uently. when tHSed with having cOVeft
ord hostile mission 70 Ncry, was able 10 plead
that in coming there ! had made no attempt al
disguise and that my servants, one OF "hom was Oh
which resided IN DeTguez dismlnntad NJ ne
door OF n hut TO which my horse was peremptorliy
led, aud in view Of the attitude OF ne peoplr ior
the first time fully realized the risks which NJ me
commencement of my venture had so gayly faced
at BEST captivity for an indefinite period;
NEVERTHELESS | was so delighted to have reached
INV onCsuuLht destination, and 10 be at NerT at
last in spite of all tho difficulties hich the nature
of the ground the efforts OF adversaries ana me
lealousy of the pOpu had cast In my way. that
nv pleasurable emotions ONcrcame al others.
Here was. at last, in the heart of the lgrcoman
territory Let the future take care OF itself
On the following day the mysterious stranger was
taken to the headquarters Of the Tekk6 Government
in the oasis. where after period of Imprisonment
in a tent and OF painful uncertainty IN regard TO
his fate, he succeeded in establishing his identity
with the nation winch had invaded ArGhanlstan In
rbe south aud was supposed by the desert tribes to
he the implacablo enemy Of Russia. During the
first month of his residence he was the victim Of a
curiosity almost naddening. Long before the sun
was above the horizon his tent would be crammcd
with dressing gOwn-robed. sheepskin-clad glpan-
tic.latted beings" eager to see the traveller who
had fallen among them rs it were from the clouds.
RELAYS upon relays OF slght-seers besleged his
ABODE. and he was gazed at with the ludlcrous
eacerness which may DO observed in balloons and
apes when some un amIliar object meets their eyes
Those Inside the tent would stare at him by the
hour and simultaneously trom without scores of
eyes pccpcd through every nook ana Granny o. INC
tent walls Business in the bazaars was suspended
and sometimes the press Of the throng would be so
great that the tent woud be lifted from it's astcn
iors and brought down upon his head One glance
Mt his tunlc and riding breechcs would not SUFFICE
Tho slcht. see1s would return again and again to
the only peep-shOv in the oasis. Every movement
which he made was commented upon The manner
in which lie washed his hands and face called forth
loud ordinations ana the operation On cOmbing
his hair seemed to please them beyond measure
CULVER In Liliput was not subjected to closer
scrutiny or 70 more constant surveillance than this
special correspondent, who was utterly at loss to