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even boys, were all armed with daggers ; many also had 

 pistols attached to their belts, or guns, in sheepskin covers 

 slung across their shoulders. Their clothes were far 

 shabbier and more tattered than those of the peasants of 

 the Kion valley ; the ordinary Caucasian type of costume 

 was still distinguishable, but the coats were often sleeve- 

 less, and the headpiece was nothing more than a bit of 

 rag tied into the form of a turban. Some of the men wore 

 sheepskin caps turned inside out, a peculiar arrangement, 



A Native of Jibiani. 



which at the same time shaded their eyes, and added to 

 the uncouth ferocity of their appearance. The women 

 were uniformly ugly, and their dress presented no peculiar 

 character to attract attention ; it was simply a shapeless 

 bundle of rags. The children were wild-looking raga- 

 muffins, with matted locks, and ran about half-naked, clad 

 in one tattered garment of old cloth or sacking ; some of 



