New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-13
LEGENDS OF DARDISTAN.
STORIES OF MEN AND ANIMALS.


In the "Asiatic Quarterly" DIR. Leitner gives
collection OF legends of Dardistan relating to ant
mails Here is one related Of bear. Two women,
a mother and her little daughter. were one nigns
watching their field Of Indian corn, makaa
against the nroads of these animals. The mothef
had TO go to her house to prepare the food. ana
ordered her daughter to light fire outside. Whils
she was doing this bear came and TOOK hef
away He carried her into his den. ana daily
brought her to eat and drink. He rolled a p'S
stone In front OF the den whenever he went away
on his tours which the girl was not strong enough
TO remove. When she became old enough 10 De
able TO do this he used daily to lick her feet, oy
which they became swollen, and gradually dwin-
died down to mere msshapen stumps The girl
eventually died and the poor bear, after vain
efforts to restore her to life, roamed disconso-
lately about the fields
THE BEAR AND THE ONE-EYED MAN.
The following story was related by man OK
the name OF Ghalib Shah, residing at village
near Astor called Parishing. He was one night
looking out whether any bear had come into his
"tromba" field. He that bear was there.
and that he with his paws alternately took
pawful of "tromba" blew the chaff away, and ate
hastily The man was blind OF one eye. and ran
TO his hut to get his gun. He came out anu
pointed it at the bear. The animal VINO saw th's'
ran round the blind side of the man race.
snatched the gun out of his hand, ana Threw II
time. but afterward both gave up the struggle ana
retired The man. after he had recovered himself
went to look for the gun. the stock OF which ne
found broken The matchstring, by which the
stock had been tied to the barrel had gone Oh
burning all night and had been the cause OF the
gun being destroyed. The son of that man stili
lives at the village and tells this story WHICH '"e
people affect to believe.
WEDDING FESTIVAL AMONG BEARS.
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that when he was taken prisoner into Chiias, ne
and his escort passed one day through one OF the
drearest portions OF the mountains OF that inhos-
ptable region. There they heard noise ana
quietly approaching to ascertain its cause they
saw company OF bears tearing up the grass 1m1
bears again wrapped their heads in grass. ah ao
stood their hind paws holding S' ~ the
hows of the others They then ranged themshes sr
in rows, each end of which was asy slIns These
side male. on the other q leina
were supposed to celebrate their marrpe@'
THE FLYING PoRCUPINE.
There is curious superstition with reeaiu ~
an animal called 'Harginn winch "pP Pr, 7, 4.
more like a porcupine than any raad,sh-
covered with bristes; its back Is ,on,sh color.
brown and the other parts o, 80, dangerous
That animal is supposed to DE very a, 20. an.
ard 70 contain poson in bristles AZ % 'a gaher
nroacb ~ anv man or animal IS s sss air from
ssi for .er nnc S lump head INTENDED
WHEN II uS oa,d 70 be generally about ha', ss,rt
Vlctim. ~ 10 S broad Lal Mohamnlan' ar,rmed
iohe' an hut a regular Muncnause' Nth re-
~ go nnce met with curious s shootine one
por % TO that animal lie whs seemed intentiy
Sa,u ~ he saw a stag Wnicnt On his gun
day when ne one direction. He fred on HE th.
10 looh In,osar did not divert the a'tehuou ~
WHICH ut he found out what II was ma ,,s
stag AZ i,InoLine at II turned out 10 De a ~.
stag M,ann which had swallowed LATE as ths
with the out OF whose mouth protruden tne
porcuphs ,orns OF the Markhor! The Ghilgiu on
head anu said that the Harginn was great
the conirrhy hia fish called Nang Perhaps har.
snake In ns a monster dragon, ana Is appiieo
snhh, onrent animals in the two countries OF dnh-
Chit and Aston
FIGHT BETWEEN WOLVES AND A BEAR.
curious animal something like a wolf Is also
described The species Is called 'Ko.' These AMI
rna,s are like dogs their shouts Of red color.
and are very long; they hunt in herds OF ten or
twenty and track game which they bring down.
one herd or 10. the case may be, relieving
the other at certain stages. A Shikari once re-
ported that he a large number OF them ASLEEP:
They all ranged In a single long line 49,
approached. and by the aid OF a long prahhSs ~.
measured the time. He then went TO some Tn tne
lance and measuring the ground. dug II on. - HsrE
to measure the breadth Of the sleepihss rmSls
when his branch touched one OF fhe ehs otheru.
which at jumped up and roI I ebhro,sht him
They all then pursued him ana A. 'front.' while
down Some of them harassed him III S;,s Thev
one OF them went behind and destroyeu .. sheeH
do not attack men, but bring down "o'''
and game.