CHAPTER I.

Departure from Multán—The Chenáb and the Indus—_Tria juncta in uno_—Interesting fact for naturalists—Shikárpúr—Jacobabad—A plundered _káfila_—Afghan effrontery—Interesting rencontre—Barshori—Sinjarani—Odhána—False alarm—Gandáva—Kotra—Disorderly baggage ponies—Pír Chhatta—Muhammadan credulity 18-39