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2 ten wHk' tticks and stones ; and IhtaaffumA all ilie Doonninees,
3 lik)od.b' scsicdy ever, shed in dmuestie qaarrek $ it is looked on as
4 flagitious to dzaw on acountiTinan } and a tradition even exists of an
5 o<^ imposed on the peofde of the tribe bjthe Suddoe3re8 of ancient
6 days, wbidft bound them far erer to abstain from the nse of swosds in
7 disputes among themselves. - -
8 Civil disputes are either settled by the elders of the village, and
9 the friends of the parties, bj the arbitration of MooUahs ; or by the
10 decision of the nearest Cauzy. When the Sirdar or other chid» is
11 absent from the tribe, his duties are performed by a Naib, or deputy f
12 of his own appointing, generally a brother or a son, but always a near
13 relation. When the King is not in the Dooraunee country, hia place
14 is supplied by the prince who has the governmeut of Candahar. . .
15 I have mentioned that the I^)oraunees are part]\ pnstoral, and.
16 partly agricultural ; this, of course, makes a difference in the habits
17 and manner of life ot tiiiierent parts of the tribe. I shall first de-
18 scribe those who live in villages, taking my observations generally
19 from the neighbuLit IiocmI of ('aiuialiar. '
20 It is a common lorm oi the Dooraunee villages, to liave iuur streets
21 leading into a square in the centre. There is sometimes a . pond, and
22 alwajs some trees in,thx8 space, and it is. here that the young men
23 oiMcoihlo in iSke evening.^ lo pursue their sports, while the old men
24 loolt'oUf and tdk over the exploits of their yontli» or Ihm pieaen*
25 csies and ocmpations.
26 The'honaes are constructed of l>ncli> burnt or. unbnmty and Ge> .
27 mented with mud* mixed with duipt straw. The vooft are sometimes
28 terraces laid on beams, but fin* more fieqnently are .composed of three
29 09r four low domes of bric^ joining to one; anodwr. An opening is .
30 left in tfae'oentie of one. of the domes, .and over it ia achimnejr made .
31 of tile^'to keep oiit the rain. Una sort of roof is recommended by
32 its requiring no wood for rafters, a great consideration in a country
33 where timber is so scarce.. Most dweUing houses have but one room*
34 about twenQr feet long and' twelve broad*