Identifier: russiancentralas02lans (find matches)
Title: Russian Central Asia : including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Lansdell, Henry, 1841-1919 Lansdell, Henry, 1841-1919, inscriber. ins
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Publisher: London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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tpain. Accordingly, on leaving Kunia Vezir, Seviergenerously gave up his cradle and rode, whilst Rosyand I, on opposite sides, turned in. Presently wehad to turn out, for about 4 oclock I heard anominous cracking of my cradle, and I thought it bestto get down. But how should I make Nazar comprehend ? Sevierwas not at hand, and Rosy was snoring. Almost theonly native word I knew was Yakshi, meaning Allright! whereas just then I feared things were allwrong, and I vainly called out in Russian, Stoi! orstop. Suddenly remembering the word used by thedrivers when they wished the camel to kneel, I shoutedChok! Chok! whereupon the sapient animal wentdown suddenly upon its knees with a thud. The jerkbroke out the side of my cradle completely, and Idescended to terra firma with unexpected alacrity. My head, however, was pillowed on down, andfortunately I was not hurt. Meanwhile, on the otherside of the ship things had taken a different turn,explanatory of the pathetic end of the china basin, as
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A KIKGHESE FLITTING. Page 388, Vol. II. FROM KUNIA VEZIR TO SARY KAMISH. 389 recently hinted. We had but one of these usefularticles, and fearing to put it into the crate, lest itshould be broken, I committed it to Rosy, to carry,as he suggested, in his bosom. Later, however, hetransferred it to the interior of his sheepskin hat, andhe was enjoying his slumbers when the crash came,and he was pitched out on his head, not to the break-ing of his skull, indeed, but to the utter destruction ofmy china basin! It took Rosy a few minutes to realize in all itsbearings this sudden termination of his dreams, andthen I saw that he was disposed to take a serious viewof matters. This was the second time his perpendicu-larity had been inverted, and he now solemnly informedus that if he were thrown upon his head again hewould die ! This, of course, we deprecated, as we hadnot yet made sufficient progress in the vernacular, andwe accordingly roped up the broken cradle, once moreto turn in. The men su

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