Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-30


 1 gua Certainly" he exclaims at the con- clusion of his account, Certainly no train ing could have bettered that dogs run. To drive a grown buck back to his starting place, to send on portion of the pack to that point where he would strive to break cover, to head him again and again into the cover where his speed could not be exerted to the full, were feats which might well puzzle all the best dogs in England and the human intelligence which directs them"
 His game and it's getting are not always so noble as this, however, and the coyote knows well the pinch of famine, especially in win ter ffThe main object of his life seems to be the satisfying of hun2er which is al ways craving; and to this aim all his cun- ming, impudence and audacjty are mainly di- rected." Nothing comes amiss. Though by no means the swiftest-footed quadruped upon the plains, he runs down the deer, the pronghorn and others, tiring them out by tr1ckery and then overpoweIing them by force of numbers. The buffalo formerly af forded him an unfailing supply in the shape of carrion or choice fragments left him by his Brahmans-the white wolves-who stead lily followed the herds and seized upon de- crepit or aged stragglers, or upon any calves they were able to surround and pull down. In such conspiracy the coyotes themselves often engaged, though it tried their highest powers; and success followed system of tireless worrying. The poor bison or elk, upon which they concentrated, might tram pie and gore half the pack, but the rest would tstay by hinn'' and finally nag him to death. I remember once reading an account of the strategy by which large stag was forced to succumb to pack that had dr1v- en it upon the ice of 8 frozen lake. Part of the wolves formed circle about the pond, within which the exhausted and slipping deer was chased round and round by patrols frequently relieved until, fainting with fa- 1occ af 1r0l fho anil, al fell, to be torn to pieces in an instant
 THE PERsIAN,s MANNERS. The Etiquette of Gift GIvIng-The Per-
 slams Coarseness and Vile Language.
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 The Persian, just the reverse of the Turk, is proverbal for his polished manners. He is very fond of polite phrases and terms of endearment and welcome. But you must not take him too literally. ''Saalenl alei- kom," peace be with thee) he will greet the enemy with, and the latter will respond, 70 aleikon ossalam rahmet Allah!" (also with thee be peace and the forbearance of AllahD In parting he will say, "Khosh Amadl" Chou earnest propitiously); "Sofa awurdee" Chou -broughtest comfort); 'sMusharat muzain" q am honored by thy visit), etc. And the reply will be: ''Lotfe Awli kem neshawad!" "the kindness of the Most High to thee may never diminish). Which will not prevent either of these gen. tlemen from cutting each others throats at the first favorable opportunity, nor from doing each other any other bad turn. Even the servants are ridiculous1y polite toward each other. In addressing another servant 8 man will use the equivalent of "Yeur highness," and will express the hope that his highness will continue to let the sun of his countenance shine upon him.
 There is only one Persian phrase that must be ard is taken literally. Never admire too warmly Persiau's goods, house, horse, arms, etc. He would at once burst out: 'sPishkish. Malesshoma est!'' (accept it as 8 presently And he means it too, and will be offended if you don't accept it. This in itself would be good enough If there were not one little inconvenience connected with this ancient and honorable custom. The Persian expects counter present, and that must be at least of double the value of the gift.
 Once the Persian throws off this cloak of politeness and affaDility, though, he becomes terribly coarse and vile in his talk. As with most Orientals, curses and terms of approbation generally hurled vicar iously-that is, directed against the father, the mother or the ancestors of the person addressed. The most common expressions of this kind are tpader saagn (son .of4s daga and "pader sukhte" (son of a heathen) When swearing to the truthfulness of some asseveration of his, the Persian will invoke his eyes, his beard, his fathers grave and t'Fsheshm" (by my eyes) and 'Rishey mera Kaffau Ke,dee" (May you put my beard in the winding sheet-grave) are very common oaths. Once their torrents of abuse are let loose they will compete with any denizen of Blllingsgate. Two women in Teheran once saw hurling the most terrible string of invectives and imprecatiens at each other. standing in the middle of the street and giving vent to their unbridled passion and jealousy, until a eunueh came out and drove them away with few strokes from his whip of rhinoceros hide.