Vol. VIL, No. 9.] Ethnography of the Bashahr State. 577 
[N.8.] 
Some of amr replied that she is the darling of Jwala 
Negi,! 
The Saainbet of Boras sept, 2 by name Chhast, 
And her maternal uncle is the minister of Shiiwa pargand. 
pero thinks in her mind, to choose the minister’s son 
(Jwala), 
But she is not worthy of the great man’s s 
She has a at to walk over the verandah cof the minister 
‘(Jwalé Negi), 
But she is not so fortunate as to walk over the verandah. 
Dési anp Nina Dow's Sone. 
The following a is about Débd of Pd, who fell in love 
with a damsel Ning Dél by name, whom he abducted and took 
to his home, but was ghae wants obliged to pay Rs. 1000 as 
compensation for her. 
Khinpau chhang, Déba, ki gotié ma- gyoch, 
har-mart gom baskyang, hanzaru gom pete. 
Bahé parmi Ning D6l, banthin thind-m 
Sdntani chimet, Ning Dol, ugoma aingd ger Ae ; 
khi-khi ma- -grik-shak, tang tangi md-grikshak. 
Baho-chi. parmi, ijap khim gydshak. 
Hun bimig haché, shong Darbar jam-mig 
Shong Darbaré majangé, thii dumsi Vainte ? 
Translation. 
O you son of Khinpa,*® Deba by name, you are not less in 
any way. 
Besides trouble in securing Ning Dol, you've to pay a 
thousand rupees for her sake. 
How wonderfully pratiek is your wife Ning Dol, 
The daughter of Santan*: her face of rosy complexion 
resembles the full moo 
I can never be satisfied with gazing at it. 
1 Jwala Negi is the name of Lachhmi Das Negi’s son in Shufigré 
ign. be His sept is Tyw 
2 Boras is a sept of : hanets living in Bari village. 
8 Khinpa is a sept of kanets living in Poo or Spoo village in 
Abtiws pargand 
4+ Saéntan is ; the name of Ning Dol’s father. 
