Outing . ng their I wheeledslowly up I en-countered a peas-ant with a bullockload of cucumbers,which he was tak-ing down to the vil-lage. He was prettybadly scared at find-ing himself face toface with such a non-descript and dangerous-looking object as a helmetedmosque. wheelman, and when I halted him with inquiries as to thenature of his wares he turned pale andbecame almost speechless with , however, I relieved him of butone solitary cucumber, and paid himmore than he would have obtained fromthe villagers, he became stupefied withastonishment ; when he continued onhis
Outing . ng their I wheeledslowly up I en-countered a peas-ant with a bullockload of cucumbers,which he was tak-ing down to the vil-lage. He was prettybadly scared at find-ing himself face toface with such a non-descript and dangerous-looking object as a helmetedmosque. wheelman, and when I halted him with inquiries as to thenature of his wares he turned pale andbecame almost speechless with , however, I relieved him of butone solitary cucumber, and paid himmore than he would have obtained fromthe villagers, he became stupefied withastonishment ; when he continued onhis way he hardly knew whether he wason his head or his feet. A couple of miles up the ascent Ifound my horsemen-pursuers hobnob-ing with some Persian caravan menand patiently awaiting my appearance,having learned from the Persians that Ihad not yet gone past. Mingled withthe keen disappointment of havingovertaken them so quickly, was thepleasure of witnessing the Persianscamels regaling themselves on a patch. LENZS WORLD TOUR AWHEEL. *y
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