In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . th gold and leopard skin,and was shod with tall black and red leath-er boots of Chinese shape. A beautifulPURSE sword with solid silver sheath inlaid withlarge pieces of coral and malachite waspassed through his belt. This man, apparently between fifty and sixty years ofage, had an intelligent, refined, honest, good-natured face;and somehow or other I felt from the veryfirst moment I saw him that he would be fT^^^]a friend. And, indeed, whereas the sol- t^^^diers and Lamas treated me with brutality -^ FLINT AND and took every mean adv
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . th gold and leopard skin,and was shod with tall black and red leath-er boots of Chinese shape. A beautifulPURSE sword with solid silver sheath inlaid withlarge pieces of coral and malachite waspassed through his belt. This man, apparently between fifty and sixty years ofage, had an intelligent, refined, honest, good-natured face;and somehow or other I felt from the veryfirst moment I saw him that he would be fT^^^]a friend. And, indeed, whereas the sol- t^^^diers and Lamas treated me with brutality -^ FLINT AND and took every mean advantage that they steel could, this officer vvas alone in showingsome deference to me and some appreciation of my be-havior. He made room by his side and signed that Imight sit there. I am a soldier, said he, in a digni- ^fc^-w_-«^^ fied tone, not a Lama. I have come jf \ -^ ^ from Lhassa with my men to arrest you, SNUFFBOX ^^ y^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ prisoner. But youhave shown no fear, and I respect saying, he inclined his head and laid his forehead 114 A. A FRIEND touching mine, and pulled out his tongue. Then hemade a gesture signifying that, though he wished to, hecould not then say more, owing to the presence of thesoldiers. Later on we entered into a most amicable conver-sation, in the course of which he said that he was aRupun (a grade below that of gen-eral). I tried to explain to him allabout English soldiers and weap-ons, and he displayed the keenestinterest in all I told him. In re-turn he gave me interesting infor-mation about the soldiers of man in Tibet is considereda soldier in time of war or when _ required to do duty, but for the reg- :~~*m--^ ular army all lads that are strong plikt-and-steel pouchand healthy can enlist from the age of seventeen, those deformed or weakly being rejectedas unfit for service. Good horsemanship is one of thequalities most appreciated in the Tibetan soldier, and,after that, unbounded obedience. The Rupun swore bythe Tibe
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