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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1934-01-18, Page 6PAGE SIX. r "9"t1 uiw THE SEAFOIRTH NEWS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1934 So GopalSingh and his party ent- ered r1i gates with many eager faces .iy:tte.i hp torches t ing above! them, and were tveleemed by twiny shouts as the ince clustered around them. Then a bevy of village women atsaited theta, some bearing brass zhc.. 'filled with mustard -seed and aeLe.1 lighted lamps which were wav- ed over him; other:; with jars of wa- ter. ti,tich wt c pattred out before ':m• and. ae ,,.her: joined them there was a procession up to the endof the ecr_ntl traverse. Farther en. at the gate of the castle t,, ,'v a b fly of the ltnnsehold ser - ant :old reset r. one having a nate- t wser1 and a goat before hitt hieating loudly. .\_ Gopal Singh ad - ;meted the sword dashed in the air and the headless carcass struggled cunt nl ive:y as the Mood spouted ov- er the sill and step and trickled down towards the Lalla who, lifted from his horse, shuddered as he was set down anlcug it, Again the ceremony- of having lights waved over hint by some of the women—servants was repeated; and Gopal Singh: bidding Lulcshtnun and 'othere search the Lalla carefully and keep what was found, ascended to Oa court, and was met in a warm em- brace by his uncle and led to the window, where being seated, all pres- ent, including Matin Singh, advanced to salute hint in turn, 'What did I say, brother?" cried Mann Singh joyfully. "I knew he would net disappoint us. Yet thou ehavidst not have gone alone, Gopal." "Nay, but I had the - hunchbacks with ate, and mare would have spoiI- ed my small hunt, which, if not as grand as thine, uncle, may yet be itnnortaat." replied the young man. "Alt, the boy, the bay!" exclaimed the chef,:stroking the young man's Nee, ant ki-sine the tips of his own finger -have I net brought him op since he wee the height of my knee? And I thonght hint lost—Al Phug. wan! He is ,ale and well—safe and well My heart ewells. What did I say for the Brahmans? Never mind naw tr, oa;he and eat, my son and tie ll,!! see to everything afterward." "Net ie ore that matter i._ settled, tar .h :. is, ahem the inan I itr atalt eith ,nes" "Y, s. 1 hal k rg, e'r—certainly, Light t' ;eras: lamp cried the chief tet'.'e : t,n:ant.: a, ate lower end s':t r ,at; "let n.- ere what soast sr' MA:3 n: ds, Who is he, Go- pal „ "The; , have to find out, father. The 1 s 1,hit •, toy of the Elm,- trot's. sn s- tr,, . ! rte carte from .\nrnntia- b•,d. Wiser, t , Knllianee, to the t,,•; rl, change! n,e bi'1, for seed. 1 he hae got it. I offered e,- cort teat ea, refm,ed; ser I went from Munt.11, t„ tate Burr tree at JVnnv, for wr heard he was going to sleep in the Mutt at Curr ori, They are send- ing him en privately, father." "Shahaehl well done, san. A spy? ,Well, if we are true to the King's salt he goes no farther; and he was being sent privately! Alt, the old foxes, Here he is—what a sight!" cried the chief, breaking into uncontrollable laughter. "Who art thou? What have they done to thee? Speak." iIn truth the poor .Lalia was a show. The order to search him had been lit- erally complied with, and while two stout fellows held his arms wide .ap- art he was helpless to struggle. Rama and I.ukshmttn, who would allow no one to touch him,had dived into eve cry pocket, and felt every possible place of concealment, even to the Lal - la's hair which was loosened and hongabout bis shoulders. His turban had been removed and shaken out, while one end was now fastened to his right arm. The bag of gold, tied round his waist, his bundle of precious papers, his sieved, dagger, and waist - shawl, had all . been taken from 'him end made into a bundle .and the art- icles were deliberately counted by the hunchback as they were deposited,. One by one, in the centre of the shawl spree,' out for the. purpose. It was quite in vain that the Italia entreated, besnuht and struggled, or resistet by turns; the place, the rough men ar- ound hint, all forbade hope of pity, and he submitted. Finally, •Luksbnien dragging. hint by the end of his tur- ban, Rama pushing him behind and several others assisting, the Lalia was brought into the presence of the chief. where he sank down, stup- idly staring about him, Where were ail the line speeches he had contrived, Willa should have car- ried the chief's heart at once? All the couplets, too, front the Boastan that he was to have quoted?. --(All gone. His head was bare, his clothes untied and hanging Loosely about him; his boots removed: and his appearance of utter helple stens and the hopeless, piteous expression of despair in his face, might have excited compassion in any but the hardened men by whom he was surrounded and con- fronted. "Who art thou, knave? Speak," cried the chief, sternly, again raising hie voice and checking Itis laughter, `'Wit'o art thou " "There now, make a salaam to the 'Lion of the Jungle"" (as the chief was called among his people), said Lukshniun, raising the right hand of the Lalia to his head, which dropped, helplessly, "Ah, I see he is ashamed, poor titan, of his naked head. 'There, 'La!lajec," and he wound the turban round his head hastily, giving it a ltul- icrouc cock to one side, increasing if possible, the grotesque expression of the features—"there now, get up and make your Tusleeutat, else niy lord may be angry; and he is not exactly st.fe when he is," he added in a whis- per. "Get up, .and don't be afraid." But the Lalla's terror was too great his mouth too dry to speak, "Aman, .'ntnanl—Mercy, mercy!" was all he could gasp. "Who art thou, knave?" cried Pah- tir Singh again. "Whence art thou entne.? Give a good account of thy- sif. Let go el hint, raecals1" he con- tinued to tite men who held him; "be- g, nt all of ye," \J tharej," cried Lukshmnn be- seccltingly to the chief, "here are the Lala's thine who will take them? I, ok, Rao Sahib," he continued in Atnrut Rao, "here they are; count them. I have done with them—the Li- en is getting. savage—let me go. 13e - ware, 0 Leila, and take my advice, :i -t l tell all ab nut yourself. cisc I shall have 10 kill you somehow. You don't tcuo',v the Maharaj as I do." T},is advice acid the diversion effect- ed be the htutcithanlc afforded the Lal - le a nit::: time for the recovery of his ee e ; but who e'nntd have recogniz- ed the brand, accomplished Toolsee Dae, in the abject figure before them? Hastily pressing the turban straight upon $is brows, the Lalla rose, and as well as he could, made the ordin- ary Tusleemat, "Shahashl" cried the chief., "Well dome, that was never learned in the jnngle.:\ow speak truly, and at once, who art thou?" "Noble sir," returned the Lalla, "I claim your protection. There has been a mistake about my treatment, My property has been taken and :I have been ntisusecl--" "I misuse thee, knave?" cried the Pahar Singh, his brow darkening; "who art thou to handy words with Pahar Singh? ,I have never seen thee before," "Beware, Lallajee," said ,Gopal Singh; "did I not warn thee? Say: who thou art at once,. or I will not answer for thee. Do not eat dirt" "'Peace,' boy!" interrupted the chief angrily; "the fellow looks like a knave a thief -his is no honest face. ISpe'alc or by the gods there will be scant ceremony with thee!" \r1,. lord, my lordl" cried the Lal - la piteously; "mercy, I am no thief; I am a poor Kh,ayet of Delhi, travell- ing to Beejapoor, on business of my cwt—a stranger—a' poor stranger," "What business, Luna?"' "My lord, we are merchants, and have dealieg,s' there with. people for 'clothes and jewels, There ,is a dispute about the accounts 'ani? I Have costae to Settle them," sand the .Lalli glibly enough, It was one of the stories he had Made up by the way "Who are the merchants?" asked, the chief. "The Gosa•is of the Mutt at bulli - ince, where 1 was yesterday; they seat me ori, `replied the Lalla, t"0, heart" cried Gopal Singh; "they knew nothing about thee, ex- cept that thou hadst a bili on them for a thousand rupees and the money w an given thee in gold, Is not this true? Did I not hear it myself?" "Thun art no merchant, dog," ex- claimed Pahar Singh. "Diel ever mer- chant make an obeisance like that? Alt, we are true testers of gold here;. the trite and the false are soon found out. Who art thou? speak truly and fear not:" '"'By the shrine at Matra, by the eacred goddess, I am what I say, a poor Khayet, a _Mutsuddee only, 0 noble sirs„” continued the Latta, "give me my property, and let me go, I will seek shelter in the bazar; let me go, for the love of your children" "I beg to petition," interposed Lulc- shiuuo, joining his hands, '`that, as I wrought him, my share of the gold be given me before he goes. S took care of him on the road—diel I not, alas; ter?" "Silence!'" roared the chief; "any one who speaks shall be flogged. -Who art thou, 0 liar? Mntsuddee thou art, but whose? Thy speech betrays thee —beware 1" below,the dntis. "speak. ,Once more, and •t,liis is my lass warning; if 11 hear any more lies I will enol' that coward life of thine," ' -Beware' added Gopal Singh,"I would not be ,as thole art with that ly- ing ,tongue of thine—uglil no, not for ntlrhe., +Remember that 11e, tmy uncle, . lever relents. "I would rather sp'ealc to ye alone, aid the Latta. "We three are as one, Yet stay," added Inc'lrhiei, "Go thou, Armlet Rao let him have his chance for life—but ensait without." . "Do any of ye 'kno'w the seal of the 'Wuzeer of 'Beejapoor," said the Lalia when they were alone, "or doye know. the writing of /Sivaji, the :\Iahretta 'Rajiah?" IIe spoke m-sth great .difficul- ys, for his mouth was parched and clammy and his' lips white. "Nay, but 'Sivaji cannot write, Lat- ta. This is some fool's story. Beware, too, how 'thou takes't the naive of any lord' the Wuzeer," said the' chief stern- ly, "My lord, tray lord, with death be- fore me and one chance for life, I cannot lie," returned the Lalla sadly shaking. his 'head, "My 'hands- are tied; but if you will open that bag, there will be troth enough found in it to save ate. There, :Jemadar," he con- tinued as !Gripal Singh opened the bag, "in tate side pocket are two Persian letters, fastened up; look at them first, look at the seal, Rr,f I am wrong I am wrong --I ant helpless, do as ye like with me; J am 'helpless." "It ie the !\\'uzeer's seal, his private seal, uncle," said ,Gopal 'Single excited- ly. "Of this there is no doubt; look at it for yourself. "Ai Ram! Ai Sesta Rainl what have we here? It is the seal 'truly," said Palter Singh. looking at 'the intpres- tion on both letters and rocking him- self to. and ,fro, "Do any of ye read :Persian?" asked the 'Lana; "if so, read for yourselves. I need not speak; they ,will speak !for me." "I will try, uncle," said Gopal 'Singh; "give me the letters. By Krishna, father!" he continued, 'break- ing the silence and after his eye had glanced over a few lines, "I would rather go into the 'thickest ,light than read treachery like this. RNarayun, keep tisl" "Ay, may the gods be merciful, Go - petal But 'what is it?—what is it?" said the chief eagerly. ' "I -Ie would sell our kingdom of 'Bceja'po'or to the IPadshah of Delhi, "I have told you, noble sir, Thalc ' or Das, Preytn Das is the name of the firm; my name is Toolsee Das— I.alle Toolsee Das, your slave to com- mand, Ask at Kulliauee, and the ;rouse will be known there. 1--I—am a poor man—a stranger; who knows nee" said the Latta, now whimpering, "A fool, a liar, art thou, throwing away life," returned Gopal Singh. This is the second time.I have warn- ed thee. We know thou art from the royal camp, and a spy to Beejapoor, Speak, else--" "And the doom of a spy is death; and thou art a liar too, and a coward to boot. Look at hint, now, Gopala," tris uncle, interrupting and point- ing to the mat; "look at his coward face:said' The Lalli was trembling violently, His knees shook, and his teeth chat- tered audibly as he shivered. He could not speak, he looked vacantly from one to another. "'I ata c-o--o-1-d— c e -o -o -1-d," he said faintly; "the wet, sirs, and the long travel. Avian, am - an! I am only a merchant, let me go." "Thou art coidl then we will warm thee," cried the chief grimly, "Yet ,peak, 0 Lalla, ere I give the order. \\'e would not hart thee without rause—othcrwie---" 'Believe me, believe mel I am no spy. I swear by all the gods I ant .no spy." he replied earnestly. "Bind hind" cried the chief furious- ly, "A liar and a spy. Make torches of his fingers! we will soon hear the troth,'' - }are he knew what to do or soy, the Lalla was a second time hound with his own hawl; and Lukehmun, tear - ;ng a rag into stripe and soaking them in the oil of the lamp, wan tying them really upon the ends of his fingers, ane by one. "1 told you, Lallajee," he said, "we are rough people here and ,a should be careful. When I light these ye.0 will not like the pain, and f y,•li bear that, he will do something wuree. \\'hen he says 'check, ch-ck'— c„u know•---" "Silence. knave! thou art over-fant- liar," cried :Mean Singh; "beware," "Nay, but if I can save hint from the torches, untie," returned the :rneltback, with at grotesque grin, "be willeperhaps be grateful and give his wealth to Inc." "Is it ready?" asked the chief, "Quite ready, my lord," answered Lukshmun, taking one of the lighted wicks front the large lamp between his -finger and 'thumb, "For your life speak, gnod fellow-," he said earnestly and under his breath to the Lalla, "and save yourself this torture. One word more from him and 3 dare not disobey; few 'bear it—speak!" "0, my lord, my lord!" shrieked the 'Lana, now comprehending what was intended, and throwing 'himself prostrate on The ground, "do not hunt me: alive, PI win speak the truth, Why should 'i tell lies?" "Very well," returned the chief; 'oat, whose lips the ominous foam speckles were now visible. "Very well, get up; it is thine. own 'business. 'Thou 'hast not heard of our IDekhan customs, perhaps, else S had not wasted 'words on thee: RS'peak, who sent thee? Alumt- geer? I -Is canst not help thee now," "tie would have no mercy on me if he knew—if he had me in Inc'ipower," murmured the 1Lalla. "Loose me, my lord, I ant faint, and cannot speak; yet S will speak the trtth;'Ansi should all these hear? My lord' knows best. Loose me and have these rags taken from nty;fingers." , "When thou hast 'told the truth, !Calla; not till then," said Pahar Singh slowly, "Dost thou hear? Away all o'f ye!" Inc, cried to the attendants who hall crowded round !the 'Lalla. Keep the torch "alight. Now, Lalla,", he -continued us the man stood alone uncle " `'People said so—people said so," said Pahar Singh, interrupting, "but S did not believe it. What more, my son?" "Nay, the style is too tenirtly for me to snake much of it, but both let- ters are to the same effect. Where didst thou get these letters, ,Lalla?" "Noble gentlemen, if ye are true to your King's salt," exclaimed the Lalla seeing that Inc'hail made an impres- sion on his hearers, "then I deserve naught but good at your hands. I am in the ,royal service; I saw the papers; I react what danger 'threatened t ii \dil Shah; •I took them; I escaped from the camp with them to carry them to him, and I am here. '0, noble airs, pint me not to loss and shame!" Ott the next few tt ',gds hung the Latta's life, It were easy to kill hint and secure the paper.-. The' \Vnzeer had tient several urgent messages to ''ah:tr Singh :lately. He had a natter t moment, of profit to communicate, \eras it abs, t these lettere? The Wu- zeer would give lakhs for theta. The cl cry threat of disasure would ex - I rt any terms, .gain, if Inc decried them—and what more easy than to c, sititerfeit hi seal or Ilea it upon r,'rgcrl papers? if he took this course they would Inc in a 'false position; false to the king and to the Wuzeer, —and the King's threats had of latent been very menncg. So, as they del- iberated the La1la's life hung in the balance, now aseeuding, now descend- ing, in the eager consultation which the three men carried on in •Canar- use. The Italia loolced from otne to- an- other in piteous supplication, not dar- ing to speak, his mouth parched and trembling in every limb; Inc he felt this quick discussion, and the increas- ingly savage glances of the chief to- wards hint, to be for life or for death. "'And this from Sivaji?. asked RGoRpai 'Singh, at length: "What of it, Lalla?" "It was with the ,others, and ,there are some ,more of older date in the hag," :he replied, "and of the • Wuz- eer's also,'Sivaji's letters had to be 'translated to .the Emperor: I had to copy the translations, and thins S.; came to know their. contents. 'Noble sirs, 1 ant telling no lies; look at -the seal They said in •the Defter it was Sivaji. !B'hos•hay's. 3 do not know it myself. ""Keep, 'the others -close and show this "to 'Menet ,Rao,"'said the chief. ""Here" he continued' as the 1:Carkoon Tooljapooe—what they asked you, my lord, to join in;; and here is your mane, with five 'thousand men in figures af- ter it, and the ,Wuzeer's with -t latch "`is it genuine, think you? that is what we want 50 know," said Gopal !Singh. "Certainly," replied the Kerkoon; "there is the private mark on the seal and the signature 'He Venunti' —this, supplication—is all the \Maharaj can write: No one could 'forge that, it is too crooked. How slid that titan get "He stole it, Anrut Rao," said the chief; 'and we are discussing whether he ought to live or 'die. What dost thou think?" "As a traitor to the salt he has eat- en, he ought to die, blaster," said the K,arkoon, looking at the Lalla, who' felt that his fate was in the 'Brahmans hands,—"but "That is just what II said! he is not flit to live," in,terruptedthe chief. "Let hdtn die, Hol" "But"—continued the Karkoon in Cainarese, persistently interrupting the chief and waving back Lukshmun, 1Ranta and others who were advanc- ing—"if ;I may speak. He says Inc' wants to take them to !Beejapoor. Let him have his own way. A -bargain may be made with LAli. Adil Shah through his secretary the ivteerza— not by hint" (and he pointed to the ;Latta), "but by us, The 'letters will not alter the matter one jot, and my lord can act as he pleases afterwards, We can send people with the ,Lada," "'Excellently spoken, ,Atnrtit Rao; Ye have all better brains than S have. Then the ,papers are valuable?" said Behar Singh. "Yes, my lord, if properly vouched for; and the man who stole them ,cart give a better account of tltent than we can, The King might give any money—a lath of rupees—for them. He already more than suspects the Wuzeer and Sivaji Bhoslay of being in league with the 'Emperor, and would rejoice to get such proofs of their treachery." ' "Hark ye, Lalla," cried the chief, changing the language to Ooorclon, ,which he spoke well, "what didst thou expect to get for these papers? "What is the price of them?" "My lord,"- he replied, simpering and joining Itis hands, "they may 'Inc worth lakhs-so the Gosais int Rulli anee told tie—anything ,I liked to ask, They will negotiate the matter with the secretary and the King for ate; and if my lord would only condesc- end to assist, I---I—would give—yes, he night be sore of a share" "I of a share)—of a bribe! Art thou 'feeding me with a bribe 0 base dog. and son of a dog! Pig! I of a share? 10 Lalla, thou art surely: mad, and fated to eat dirt, Enough of thisl 1 -To, without! Lnksbnnin!—liunchbacks!— away with hint; give high the -handker- chief in the outer court, Ouiekl"' roared Pahar Singh, relapsing into fury, "Uncle1 father! not now," cried Go- pal Singh, entreatingly, and touching -his feet; their rising and stepping for- ward with joined !lands, "calm thy- self. Not today, when I ant safe; not today when I promised him life! Give his life to me for this day; after that, as thou ,vitt." "It is valuable, my lord," added Amrut Rao. "These papers cannot tell their own story. Where could we say we got them? Inc must go with then, to authenticate them, Gopal Singh and 'I can go to the city with hint, and after all, he, deserves well of .Ali Adil, Shah, though he has been a trait- or to his own King. Give him to us, my lord; we mnay,get good oat of him." Nn," said the chief, after a mom- ent's pause. 'ono, Rao Sahib, I will go myself. I will see the end of this Mat- ter. Thou shalt conte with me, Maui, Singh; and we can work through thy 'brother, Amrut Rao. A latch, eaidst -thou, 0 Lalla? Well, I will give thee a share if thou art true. And now I give thy life to thee-buksheeshl—a free gift -a new life, 0 Lalla. See that thou make good use of it, for what I give I can recall. Go; they will see to thy 'food and: comfort and thou wilt eat in a •RajPpoot's ]rouse of the aace of the sun:" The Lalla would. haute said some- thing 'about his gold and his 'horse; the word's were in his mouth: and it was well perhaps he could t k PROFESSIONAL CARDS Medical ou nospec: •. The revulsion was too great for hint, 'from life to .apparently imlttinent death, and again from death to life, ;Weary with travel and faint ,with hun- ger he had sunk downs insensible and they carried hien away into the court. • "The King has been seeking my lite, friend's, for some time past," said the. chief -snnainPgly, 'Perhaps it would be well to use these papers—that _is Yes," he 'continued, "I have eaten his salt—tI and my father—and we eat it now. My 'heart revolts at this treac'h- whatdcalled, advanced, look at this; cry and we can Inc faithful with what -do you make o,f it?" many TRhed Rarkoon lookedi at (Inc seal ,ancl 'another. Let us rouse 'the boy, 'Tlnerr. ted, "May tI open it?" he said. should be ,good stuff in 'Malintood Ad - star Y p it lSha'h's son, and I will tr "'Yes, and read it to us," sand the y it. As for the Wuzeer, I know. what ,he would chief. have me do, but I will ,not say it, else die read it over slowly twice. "Well, what i, it?"'said his master. "What 'Moro TrimmuI wrote from should we have .been left quiet sb long and the army so near us? Stay ye, DR. II. HUGH ROSS, Physician and Surgeon, Late of London Hos- pital, London, England. Special attention to diseases of the eye, ear, nose and 'throat. Office and rest- dence behind Dominion Bank, Office ercial Hotel, Seaforth, 3rd' ]Monday is Phone No. 5; Residence Phone 144. IDR, F. J. BURROWS, Seaforth- Office and residence, Goderich street, east of the United Church, ' Coronet for the County of Huron, Telephone No. 46, DGR, F. J. R. FORIS'TER—Eye, Ear Nose and Throat. Graduate in Medi- cine, University of Toronto 1897. Late Assistant New York Ophthal- mic and Aural Institute, Moorefield's. Eye, and Golden Square throat hospi- tals, London, England, At COMM., ercial Hotel, 'Seaioath, :3rd Wednes- day in each month from UN p.m. to S p.m. DTR, W. C. SPROAT.—Graduate 'ai Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London. Member of College of Physicians and Sur- geons of Ontario. Office in rear of Aberhart's drug store, Seaforth, Phone 90, Hours 1.30-4 p,rn., 7.30 -9 p.m. Other hours by appointment, Dental Dee: J. A. MUN'N, Successor to Dr, R. R. Ross, graduateofs.North western University, Chicago, Ill. Li- centiate Royal College of Dental Sur- geons, Toronto: Office over Sills' hardware, Main St., Seaforth. Phone 151. DR.. F. J. B'EOHtELY, graduate Royal College of Dental Surgeons, Toronto. Office over W. R. Smith's grocery, Main St., Seaforth. Phones, office 185'W, residence 185J. Auctioneer. GEORGE ELLIOTT, Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron. 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Parties desirous to effect insuraacu or transact other business, will be promptly attended to by applications to any of the above named officers ad- dressed to- their respective point here, Gopal and Ainrut Rao, If he send for me, go to 'him at'Nuldroog; 'tis but a side, Go and 'take his money then conte to the at the city, I shall be in the old place;. and ,bring the hunchbacks with you, there may 'be work for them," "Alt -"'said Luksh'niun, who Was s the most active of his attendants,and !was unbinding the shawl, "see what care "I take of thee, O ,Dahla; better your fingers are sound than roasted (better your neck straight thah twist- ed; better have to east good .food here —it is so good --than have thy ntotith filled, with mud and water in the river yonder--" r"My gold, my gold!" gased the Italia, fncterruptin h P g tut, "who has got it? at least get that for me• •