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eyes witli her cruel talons. Fear, as much 

 as fatigue, deprives the animal of strength and 

 breath; at length it staggers and falls, but 

 rises again, though with signs of distress ; 

 but by this time the fierce greyhounds have 

 come up, though ere they can seize their 

 panting prey the Shahhas has brought it to 

 the ground, and probably torn its lovely eyes 

 out. Wah," exclaims the Meer, '' that is a 

 chase worth seeing." 



The Ameers of Khyrpoor always prided 

 themselves on the simplicity of their habits, 

 and Meer AH Moorad adheres to the practices 

 of his forefathers, as do his younger sons. 

 Reading or study of any kind seems alto- 

 gether out of the question mth them. Such 

 is the taste of these princes, which certainly 

 differs widely from our own ; but it is unfair 

 to judge of a native prince quite in a primitive 

 state by the standard of those at the highest 

 pitch of civilization. As a specimen of their 

 mode of life I shall mention that I was calling 

 one morning on the Meer's youngest son, when 

 his elder brother Meer Shah Nowaz came in 

 from hunting, and after inquiring regarding 

 his brother's health, he being laid up with a 



