158 KRAVARIOTS. 



of the Kravariot chiefs who had been to see the 

 pasha. They seemed to be persons of some con- 

 sequence, fine-looking fellows, well dressed and 

 well mounted. To all our inquiries about them 

 of our guide and others with whom we chanced 

 to converse, we always received most favourable 

 replies. They appear to be much respected, and 

 every one speaks highly of them. 



I should not at all wonder if this wandering 

 mode of life were in a great measure caused by 

 the insecurity of property in this miserable country. 

 May not the Kravariots have found that their 

 only security against the rapacity of their neigh- 

 bours, and the oppression of the rulers of the 

 country, is to be found in being so constantly on 

 the move, that no one can lay hands on them — 

 no one knows where to find them ? They are 

 known to be wealthy and industrious, and con- 

 sequently, must be some of the best of the Alba- 

 nian population. What a notion does it convey 

 to our minds of the goodness of a government 

 of a country, where some of the best of its popula- 

 tion are obliged for personal security to be mere 

 wanderers and pilgrims, and to be constantly 

 changing their place of abode, lest those in au- 



