. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across ge before they were overtaken by theraiders on their swift horses. So it is, was the reply, and to further protect themselves they hadtowers of refuge in their fields, where they could run in case of of the towels had ladders on the outside which were drawn up as PERSIANS AND TURCOMANS. 439 the Turcomans approaclied, while others were entered by narrow door-wayssimilar to those of the villages. On the hills there were signal-tow
. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across ge before they were overtaken by theraiders on their swift horses. So it is, was the reply, and to further protect themselves they hadtowers of refuge in their fields, where they could run in case of of the towels had ladders on the outside which were drawn up as PERSIANS AND TURCOMANS. 439 the Turcomans approaclied, while others were entered by narrow door-wayssimilar to those of the villages. On the hills there were signal-towerswhere watchmen were stationed; when the dust of an approaching alamanwas seen, the watchmen gave warning and the peo]3le fled for safety. What a life to lead ! said one of the youths. Always apprehensiveof danger, and never knowing when the murderous Turcomans mightcome! It was much like the life of the early settlers of New England, saidthe Doctor, when the Indians were liable to come at any moment, andthe men carried their guns to church on Sunday. The same condition ofthings has continued until quite recently on our western frontier, and still. TOWER OK REFUGE. exists in a few places in Texas and New Mexico. But the difference isthat in our country it never lasted for many years in any one place, whilein Persia the situation was the same for centuries. These Turcoman thieves hampered agriculture in the way I have de-scribed, and they also restricted commerce by plundering the travelled with an armed escort and in large numbers. Eventhis did not save them from attack, as a great caravan was unwieldy, andoften the robbers would dart in and seize a few camels laden with mer-chandise while the escort was so far away in another part of the line thatit could not rush to attack the marauders until they had finished their workand departed. And remember that for centuries trade has followed thisdangerous route ! ? A curious thing about these raids is that the de
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