'Journal of a Journey from Persia to India through Herat and Candahar. Also Report of a Journey to the Wahebee Capital of Riyadh in Central Arabia' [‎58r] (115/268)

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until about one o'clock in the morning of the 9th November we
reached one broadish ravine containing a streamlet.* There we
dismounted and bivouaced until daylight, when we finished this
long ride into \\ asheer,* reaching it about nine a.m.
At YY asheer, which is a small village with a fort and some
orchards, I bivouaced under the trees until noon.f At noon we
moved on another village distant four miles or so from that of
Washeer. Here we were met and entertained by the Governor,
who had come from his Dhera to meet us. My lodging was in
one of the black tents of the lllyats. But the poultry and dogs
of the owners seemed but ill-content at my intrusion. The former
fluttered about and at length roosted close to me, while the dogs
howled incessantly; and at intervals made assault upon the inside
of the hair work in view to dislodging me.
At 2 a.m. on the \0th we mounted again, and moved through a
long tract of hilly ground forming one of the spurs of the Paropar-
nissus. After some eight fursacks we came to the village of Siah
Pooshtkoh, where I put up in the hut of a Jemadar. He seemed
a broken-hearted man, and complained bitterly of the smallness
of his pay, and of the revenue exactions of the Host's Government.
He told me that for six months in the year he received six
Candaharee Bupees per mensem, and that for the remaining six
months he received one khurwur of grain, equivalent to about one
Rupee per mensem.
We started a couple of hours before day-break on the 11th for
the Sirdar’s camp at Killah Ghuz. Ourroadlay over rolling ground
The entire distance may be eight or nine fursacks. At an inter
mediate village we met the Steward of the Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Governor, sent
out to welcome me. We halted for an hour at the village stream,
while a horseman went on to give intimation of my approach ; and
then pursued our way over rolling ground until we approached
* Before arriving the Chief said to me, “ Two Sahibs have come to our country.
Forbes we killeij. You I have escorted along the Border. Give me credit for
this in India. But don’t let any more Sahibs try the same chance.”
t I met here an old friend of Major Todd’s, and gave him a present in re
membrance of old times.