The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-05-02
ACROSS AEGH&k isf4 M :. :.

Interesting Notes From the 0rient-HerA.
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A corresppndeptsgwith theYAfghan
frontier commission, speaking Of their
march, across .Afghanistan, says that IL
was a very creditable feat, made as it
wes undeg yery'trgip gsaiHcumstsRceasl
AParty ofdY Srsevalee diedg hssn1
with afJh6 wing ofdbS sweep ITO tHoun
sand and fllE6a fEBllsaY ID 8 liinlNE ksaza
bSeh Carried across nesf eight hum
dred milessOf countrY, genera ater-
less Stone and sand saamid great Eicissis.
n tdes of climate, the sthermo Ineter ~,
one hundred and three degrees to
.MhleEe0 degteds Oh dR8 frnkzing point.
Yet we heveFonly to deplore twqdeaths,
s folESssP F. SstHss Js fRd eRe
however SagSRg fqiVlyI sttributed to the be
march: Our losses among horses and
.' camels car be Counted on 'thBs fingers
's'as'4 of my hatd, and one, camel which,
walked on IN tie r dark With his mas.
s SFE sas Of n lSss IN
10 Y ing i over the twot hundred and
ten miles from Nnshki to
- KhWaja, Ali was about fifteen miles n
M adYfanh over the five hundred mile
,GflMdA Kkwaja Al toIKuhsauit Was, 6x--
4, Unfolding yhaults oyer fifteen mixes
daily Among the 'interestlng things
observed on the way was the 7karez
which was explained as the favorte
mode 81 irrigation in Persia and Al,
ghanistan. A spring is found, gen
v erallyw by1 theH' professional water
finder and thenls Istapped ~ series
Of wells, each deeper than the Others
z S@eonuectqfby mgandef dSshd passage.
Some Of the karezes $ are Of great
'1tsHd forty Riids. YFSs'tis
svs The most noteworthy city visited bK
itfies commission was Herat, deseribed
as follows:a 'The city is situated AZ
.A bSfOuTlmiles,, ldiStance from hills on the
north, and twelve. miles from. those
which run south Of it, The space be-
i.a&1 tween the fifiisiis one. beadtful extdnts
of little fortified villages, gardens
vineyards and corn-felds, and This rich
scene is frightened by many sInh1
streaInss)of shining ,water, which cut
the plain in all directions. A dam is
4sA thrown across the Herr Rud, and its
waters being turned into many Canals
are so conducted over the vale of
@ea gHerat that every part ofAit is watered.s
Varieties Of the most delicious fruits
are grown in the valley, and they are
sold cheaper than at Mashad. The
necessariess of lslife are plentiful and
cheap. and the bread and water of 1
~ ~ Herat are proverb Tor their excel
lence.. OF the inhabitants of the place
Vambrery gives the following deserip-
e tion" ssThe eye is bewildered by the
diversity of racessz-74Afghans, Indians,
Jews. Tile tSAfghaH' 2paFadesW about
either in his national costume consists /
ing of alongSshlrts sdrawers, and dirty
linen yclOthes, ba0r in ahisss military UNI
dress; and hereshis favorite garment is !
the red English coat, from-which even
in hissleep be viii potRart. He throwa
it on over1hH shirtswhile he sets on Ills
head the picturesque Indo-Afghan tat
ban. Others againhand these areA6l4S
ieI4 beda llnaonderr7are,, want to- assume
half-Persap costume Weapons are I
borne by all. Rarely does any one,
.aalIe whether civil 1orq military, .enter the
q, u bazar- without his. sword and shield, |
70 be quite d ID mode one must carry
about Quite afl9ssrsenal, consisting OF
HllRvt two pistols sword, pointed handyar,
gun and shield. With the wild, MARI
tial-looking Afghan, we can only comsil
y ~ gpme the Tprco mons ike Japqshdi. The
wretchedly dressed Herati, the naked
~ Hazara, the Timurifef the vicinity ARE /
= esoVerlookeds IN thea fsllan d hresents 4
He,encQpnteHs sFoundk him nothing but
a. abiect humility, hut never was ruleroEl
conquerer SO detested as IS the Afghan
by the Heratis. ,'lsas saasaa, -ag M
reeves OF thetribes with whom the con6mis-F
sioners were thrown in contact the least
friendly we're the Nurzai of whose dis
position the Times correspondent gives |
. an amusing illHstfatidnsSa He said: i !
waaEstherl amused at a CONVERSATION I
heard between d Nurzai who had been
impressed by tie Ameef's officialsas d !
e.tfa guideiaAds one ef'OHE efficialsswho wass
si8, sthirstipg, for ipformatiop wherewith to \
clothe the dry bones of his official RESI-
port. In most suavs and .eonciliatory
$40 hrtones sdiEb a1seaeeestx ourAsiilky guide.
s,u3,sf.nsWhat may, be yonr name, my frientPls
Gruff and disappointing was the reply.l
e ssls"My sfatiief9 KfoNssale Buteonr enthusi- |
r intastiGl Inquirer notebook in, hand, was
not to be defeated so easily. Swallow !
ing for 4he moment his Irritation he
again clothed his words in silken attire
pdemlldly asked;w but what is your
tathSF namef1 tMyEmother knows"
was theManoy iRg feI,is. e4NIas for poor
w Human ItnFel M ris6d elosed his
pocSs beck wiz IN ugly Snap, and
snarfing ossiblY9a retired and left
the curly Nui Eai master of The field
the hds of his sulkv stupidsty, hope,
quite impeE Yipas 20 the Wind ctive Par
SWiah Altogethef it did not seem
EyfrY pesiEahl d encourage opntact be-
t%et #Ae yfzasf Ma aonrselves,-
asst ~ - 1saSS .aGsAax nvs