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CHAP. xnr.
THE TOORKMUNS.
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when they quit the country, the valiant partners
are held in Bokhara, as a pledge of their fidelity,
and may on no account cross the Oxus.
Some circumstances here came to our knowledge
that called for prudence and caution, and which
appeared to excite the justest alarm. As our party
had arrived at the Orgunje camp, they found the
chief in the act of despatching a body of 350 Toork-
muns on a foray to the frontiers of Persia. Our friends
had arrived even in time to give these barbarians
the usual "fatha:" for, whatever they felt, it was
impossible to appear otherwise than pleased at their
intentions. The Yooz-bashee in their presence
charged the robbers to be of good cheer, and re-
member the good work on which they were to be en-
gaged, and the golden " tillas," to be reaped in the
country of the Kuzzilbash. " Go," exclaimed he,
" and bring the Prince Royal of Persia, Abbas
" Meerza himself, to the feet of the Khan Huzrut."
The Allamans mounted in a moment, and one of the
merchants, who seemed to have had his senses
about him, begged that the formidable band would
spare our caravan. The Yoos-bashee gave instruc-
tions to that effect; but they now shook their heads,
and seemed but little disposed to put the honesty of
such men to a trial. They turned over all the
bearings of the case in their minds, and looked very
woful. As a member of the party, I could not help
asking for information on the blessings which they
had been called on gratuitously to bestow on such
a horde. " Fatha" said a Persian, " I did take
" the name of the holy Prophet, but it was that these
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THE TOORKMUNS.
33
when they quit the country, the valiant partners
are held in Bokhara, as a pledge of their fidelity,
and may on no account cross the Oxus.
Some circumstances here came to our knowledge
that called for prudence and caution, and which
appeared to excite the justest alarm. As our party
had arrived at the Orgunje camp, they found the
chief in the act of despatching a body of 350 Toork-
muns on a foray to the frontiers of Persia. Our friends
had arrived even in time to give these barbarians
the usual "fatha:" for, whatever they felt, it was
impossible to appear otherwise than pleased at their
intentions. The Yooz-bashee in their presence
charged the robbers to be of good cheer, and re-
member the good work on which they were to be en-
gaged, and the golden " tillas," to be reaped in the
country of the Kuzzilbash. " Go," exclaimed he,
" and bring the Prince Royal of Persia, Abbas
" Meerza himself, to the feet of the Khan Huzrut."
The Allamans mounted in a moment, and one of the
merchants, who seemed to have had his senses
about him, begged that the formidable band would
spare our caravan. The Yoos-bashee gave instruc-
tions to that effect; but they now shook their heads,
and seemed but little disposed to put the honesty of
such men to a trial. They turned over all the
bearings of the case in their minds, and looked very
woful. As a member of the party, I could not help
asking for information on the blessings which they
had been called on gratuitously to bestow on such
a horde. " Fatha" said a Persian, " I did take
" the name of the holy Prophet, but it was that these
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