Arizona republican., 1891-12-10
ONE NIGHT Ut ERROR. EXPERIENCE OF A TRAVELLER IN
 AN UNCWlLlzED LAND.

ysnrnsyIug Through Kurdistan He Makes
 Halt Among a Very Strange Tribe.
 Awakened from a sound Sleep Ho Is
 ronrrd aud Lefi Naked and Bound.
 ,TaIk about experiences that turn gops ha,r gray in a night" said a gen tIa,,an whose curling locks were as 1r,rE as the traditional ravens wings.
 Ibgd one once which, according to the authorities, ought to have made me not crry gray. but baldheaded, if the tra- 5itiops are right, which don't believe they are.
 1t was in Kurdistan that my experi- once occurred was travelling through thgt larsaEeu country merely for the rrrpose of seeing it, and was accom- rapied by but two men-Jean, a French servant, combining in his own personal ity all the excellencies of cook and valet, and a Prussian guide named Multi, whom had engaged for the trip. We had two horses and an ass, which Jean rode and on which he carried the uten- sils necessary to the cuisine. We had been in Kurdish territory-tor four days, had passed through several villages, and was just beginning to'think the Kurds were pretty decent sort for a half say age people, when one night we came to a little town that 1 never succeeded in fnding on any map, and l decided to put up for the night
 T saw the head man of the village, and despite the fact that he was as yil- laipuus a ruflian as l had ever met, his words were those of welcome and hospi- tality Now had never heard of actual brigandage among the Kurds, who, while they are seu.ibgrbaric and fierce, are es- seutially a race of shepherds and small farmers So when the head man as- signed me hut felt remarkably secure and rather thankful, despite the fact that knew ! should have to pay liberally for my accommodations l bought sheep. and Jean soon transformed it into a savory stew Supper over, smoked few pipes, and rolling myself in tray cling rug lay down on cot of ill smell l my shegPskins to sleep.
 AWAKENED FROM SLEEP
 T did sleep, and soundly, too The first awakening had was when a shrin l Sarie5 rang in my ears, and jumped up to find myself surrounded by burly ruff ans, armed with ferocious looking knives, and 10 see one of their number 1. withdraw his easauguined blade from . the ureas, of my Persian guide, who lay . as he had fallen on awakening, across ] his pallet Jean WAS in the grasp of two . more of the party, and so frightened . that be could not speak was sure at | first that they intended nothing less than to instantly dispatch both of us, but as heard them parleying and disputing . gathered hope They ransacked the place. took everything we had except ouruou,ers, tied us tightly and departed.
 The hut was entirely cleaned out as far as our effects were concerned-port- man,eaus, reyoIyers, rugs, coats; even Jeans cOokin. utensils were gone, In agony | lay rll daybreak, and then. nearing some one passing, l shouted at the top of my voice A Kurd entered, and he was not of the visiting party O. the nght before Now l didn't know word of Kurdish, and poor Multi was dead finally made him to understand tAat ] wanted to be released, but he only gr,uued and shook his head. Then, Remembering the name of the chief. repeated It several times. He finally taui4sd of, leaving me in an agony of suspense as to. whether he intended going 10 that parsonage or not. After half an hour wait, however, the chief appeared. He gave some order, and we were imme- dlateIy cut loose
 'Oace my hands were free, succeed Cd In explaining to him finally by panto- mime what had occurred. He seemed 10 understand, and sent for some one else