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2 *' the cveninf? at Nance." From this Mr. Dnrie went on to Ghuznee, on
3 his rcmd be met Iuh old fellow traveller, the lame fakeer, who told him-he
4 hud been near Bagdad, and bad returned.
5 M Qhamt^ Jbi Bute TCnaioed c^jfat day al • IUkmi^ 6km, wbm
6 be met «* a Tlutar lUuei; whonidhebadUmlladtBaiaiifplmof fto.
7 " sia, Sjm, GoottntiBople, ArafaMi» md Malta, «f vldoh, if his coaveiM*
8 ** tion, he gave many proofs. He sppmed to be a very good civil man."
9 While at Ghuznee he saw an Atghauu, who had robbed some travellers of a
10 mule, broii^t in by some Dooraunees, with his hands tied behind him.
11 ** I went cm evening," says Mr. Dnrie, *« to the governor, who resided in
12 <*tli« ctedet; when he came oat on bonebebk^ witii some .hone end ibot
13 •« etteading ; I asked him fur some Msistance. Ho adcsd £taax wheaee I had
14 ** come ; I said from India } then says he, joking, you ought to give me some-
15 ** thing ; however, he desired me to wait, and when he returned, an attendant
16 " on horseback gave me some copper inonev. T v ein to visit the tomb of
17 ** viooltaun Mahmood, which is a dume-hke edihce, with a large dour, i lie
18 giicve of iihitt inaiUe, with AaUe huorfptioi^ SoepeKonimf tie lodged
19 ** apaa H, and many contiraaUf oome to ymata^ Than ase maoy fine
20 ** apartments, well and ooiioiHly iiMlhioned, oonnected widi the eouft-yazdof
21 •* it, where there are several stone images of tigers, &c,**
22 Leaving Ghuznee, he at last reached KiUai Sliaboodeen, " where were
23 (« yg|.y £|„2 castles, fine streams of water, and excellent tields ot green in the
24 «* vales beneath the mountains. Met with a Khaun having amusket in his
25 <*.haiid»ha spoke chrilly wittaae to 9a to Ganbiil timmgh TfOMMMr'aBd I^shm-
26 ■* der^ went to T^oor in the evening } met with good treatments peeoeeded
27 ** along the narrow river, flowing with rapidity between the dosing mountains,
28 ♦* on both sides ; below abundance of fruit tree-? and fields of ^reen : in the
29 <• dark arrived to a Killa belonging to an Akhoond (teacher or MooUah) who
30 ** was kind.** • r . . ■
31 The ftihwring adventme hsfipaaMdoDhis way toOuibal: <*OM-«oenjii{g
32 «*aaned at a kfaail, ior eampb obsammdsomefmyinff at a place aneunddl
33 ** wHh atOMS (which they in the khails hold as a mosque), I went up and be-
34 «* gan as they. They tmrk much notice, and when done, the\ laiiglioci, as I
35 " performed it incorrectly. I made excuses to the Mooliah, who being good
36 « natured, behaved kind, and asked about medicmes. Two or three odier
37 M times I peiftnaed Hfmna,, aad the people coming round, laughed ; I told
38 tfaaan I did weU eiMii«h at I eonld.''
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