He had been suspected of several robberies carefully carried out, so that detection was difficult; but in my case it appeared that he had hung on to the rear of the Luristan Governor's baggage without being able to steal anything, and when disappointment had made his men sore and reckless, they followed up my mules, which had no guard, and carried them off.

The tribal road guards knew where to find him and his men, and soon had most of the plundered property back.
The recovery was due to identification of his mare.
The English national love of sport has lately introduced into Tehran the popular _gymkhana_, an institution which hails from India, where it is English enterprise under an Indian name.

The British Legation has started this amusement, and it seems to provide energy for many who had longed for some fresh outdoor exercise, but could not organize it.

Now, when weather permits, there are weekly gatherings for variety races, tent-pegging, and paper-chases.

A very amusing and effective novelty, which I saw there for the first time, was a donkey tug-of-war.