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The Seaforth News, 1934-02-08, Page 6PAGE SIX. • THE SEAFORTH NEWS. "Nay, by your head and eye., he is moment, and; rising, saluted him rev - pure, lyra. ily own dear friend," he erently, exclaimed, "1 would antver for hint "Be seated, my children," he said; with my life. _1s for the rest, as hot cuspid m as yet, Whatever the matter .1 knots of may lad to, 1 am resolved to see the last of i., Listen. "loge evening 1 `vas coming iron - tae fern:a, end, It .u:ss ag the men who were with me, 1 rode t' s..me cs! un i to exercise my horse. It u, : r- ,m. the Kine palace. at Too—e_ .a d 1„ get t'her'e 1 proceed - (d `ill a_b :be ,ti eutskirte of the city aide::end t' the quarter of the lower ..vier, of :he pep. I had it.?t ridden far .v;i t 1 :nee the pa:,,ekeen of the secretary, attended by .cmc h.or,e•,e '.. i, e ued etea: e to meet lin: mere bec:ut,e twit 1 left the and- 1,nee ]tall. he seemed immersed in bin s'eee . S.; 1. rode up towsrae it with the intention of saluting .him ag io, ::ten he shut the door as it were carele s:y, but, as I thought, with an evident desire not t, be seen: this sti- nutlated any cariosity. 3 had no pret- t. ue for following hien, only there happened t., he an acquaintance who ,rae in c, ntntand of his escort and who c rata mc. I joined him, unob- served by the Meerza, and accomp- anied hint under pretence of a friendly chat. By-and-hy, ne the better part of the tont grew more distant, I asked him banteringly what had brought so great a person as the (king's Meerze into so mean a quarter, and, looking fru ,r bane- t„ be sure the rest c.1 the ess•,rt were rout htarin ',e cold user ::lar, after leaving the canrt, the \leerza had first ,gene to a respectable Hindu house in another quarter aid remained there for same time; and o'ien he cline oat be was attended •to the door by a Hindu soldier, who • bade trap ;mart and told him not •to inr.;et the <'.,;•p of Rasta of .\shtree, in the 'Rudlat'=' quarter. and Tanna- j:e i1 ay. '1'L•ence .. man was , _ guile to a t. titer- hnu-e, and tie-it.,ee .l. him t pie then running ,tit,t :he hearers bcfere the palankeen. can only 'suppose it ie sothe work of the kings,' a<1ik:1 my friend. 'witit achich we cavaliers have nothing to do.' I thought otherwise, for Tan- najee's name ie famous, and we rode on. "After some time tite • guide 'stop- ped at the door of a decent house; which I think was a jungum's Mutt, The Mecrrrt did not get out of his palankcen, and a man came to the doorway and began to speak 'in Per- sian, after having looked round suspi- ciously at all of tis. I ehall trot forget :he man, Zyna, for he :had piercing grey eyes and a hooked nose. I sup- pose. he. thought no one could under- stand hint, for he did not speak low. Still, as his head was partly inside the nor of the secretary's palattkeen, I :could not hear all, and could only ap- proach, indeed, on pretence of my horse being restless. I heard, however, the man's direction to the secretary, a .Hindu temple of Bhowani, in the plain on the cast of the fort, where papers were to be showt'at midnight, and the 'Wuzeer's name was mention- ed. Thither 'I will go, 'Inshalla I" to- night. I can disguise myself, and my speech is M•ahratta or Canarese, as I please,• and 1Bui-wunt Rao goes with ate." Go not, .my precious brother," said Zyna, interrupting hint; "there must be d -anger ,among these plotters. Re- member what thou art to tis all Fazil. "If my love were not what it is for Khan \fahomed's son" he replied, "I would not hazard this matter; but we, thy father and myself, awe the Wuze rer many favours, and I should hold myself false did II hesitate to peril something in their cause. Even thou, Zyna, -hast not 'forgotten how Kowas Khan and our brave 1Budwunt Rao fought over me when .I 'had been stricken down in (he Friday's tfight with the \foghuls, an.d hurt for them I had perished. Yes, sister, .I must go." "Go? whither, son ?" said Afzool Karan, whose entrance had not been observed by either; 'whit'her wouldst thou go, and ,for •what ?"'• •"Father]" uttered both' at' the -same "1 too will join you, Your another hath not been here?" The allusiut made was to their fa- ther's second tviie, whops he had mar- ried aster_ the mother of his children he and who received from them all the honour and respect, if not the ten - dee 'e i tt, of their real mother. Her name was. Lurlee, to which her title of Nhanunt 'being added, ale was l.nowe among her friends and depend- ents as I.urlee Khanum; and she wit: a, pear presently in her proper person. "Ne, father," replied Zyna, "she was ,'ns to cook something for you, and !its 1 ee ethiug to do with her tables: end said that there was something go - to happen, for that .ilars and the raison, or stay—really d don't know, father, how- 'it was—I forget." '-_, t," returned her father, smiling, "hicharee--pour thing l—those stars are a sad trouble to her. But what art thou going to do, son?" "Tell him all yon have told, broth- er." said Zyna. Fail recapitulated what' he hacl told his sister. and finding his father in- terested, again stated his intention 'of following rap the secret, whatever it might be, "Go, any son," said the old -Khan, "I cannot gainsay thee in this matter. If we can protect iKhan Mahomed or keep evil from Itis house, or if any of these vile plots can be traced to those z.vtcernecl in them, a few sharp ex- , miles may deter others, Out why not 'eke carne of the Paegah? those are t:,+,gerons quarters by night." "I tap ssible, father, they are too nary; and hula -tint Rao says there will be spies and scouts watching ev- erywhere, very:there, So we are better alone, and with your leave. father, I go to pre- pare myself," :lfzo, I Khan opened the .casement, !ted l+o ked out, He partly 'leaned out the window, and appeared to be razing abstractedly over the city, The :,stn::; moon was now low in the sky, and the stars shone out more bril- liantly than before; but clouds were .lathering fast in the south-west, which, from the bright gilded pinnac- es of domes and minarets, and rest- hig tenderly upon the white terraces, aa.i.c, and projecting .oriels of houses Near him—upon the tapering minarets of his own private mosque, and the heavy but graceful foliage that hung abont them. "It is a type of what is -coming," thought the Khan—,"here the moon- light only partially dispelling the =loom, which will increase; there heavy night -clouds already threaten- ing.. Even so with our fair kingdom: the tempest of sorrow may break over us. We cannot stop it, but we may at least endure the trial, and be true to our salt." ;He was tong silent, and the beads which he had removed from his wrist were passing rapidly through this fing- ers, while his lips moved as though in prayer. Zyna dared not speak, yet he looked at her lovingly as bis lips still moved, and passiautg his arm around iter, drew her to- him. Perhaps with that embrace more tender thoughts came into his heart, some memories that were sad yet grateful. "There will be no danger, iZyna," he said assuringly, as be felt her trem- bling, and guessed her thoughts: "Fa - ell and Bulwunt Rao are bdth wary. The moon, too, is setting, and it will be dark, perhaps raining. He comes, laughter," continued the Khan, as Fazil's foot was heard on the stairs; "let us look at him" As he spoke, IFazil entered the room and made the Hindu salutation of re- vereuce to his father. "Should II be known as your son, father " he asked, "Nentnto Rarrayen Baba," cried Af- zool Khan, Laughing, and returning the salutation in the same style, "If thou knowest thyself, it is more than I Can nay of thee," .. The disguise was indeed ,perfect: Fazil,was naked to the waist, and a coarse 'clo'th of some •length,. ,which might serve as a sheet if unwound, leas crossed upon his,s'ho•ul'ders and THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1934 chest in thiel: folds, A long scarf of thick soft muslin was tied about his loins, 'leaving his muscular arms bare and free. Out his chest and about his ,neck was a necklace, consisting of several heavy rows of large wooden beads, which, with the cloth, might torn a sword -cut, while both served to protect Grim front tate damp night wind. About his head 'was a turban of coarse cloth, and a strip of finer material, passing under his chin, cov- ered his mouth and eyes, and was tied in a knot ;above his turban, leaving two hood ends hanging clown on each side. His face was smeared with white earth, and above his nose the broad trident of Krishna was painted in white and red, covering nearly the whole of his eyebrows and forehead, 'rile loose hteItomedan drawers had been changed for a Hindu waistcloth, or ' junja," tied tightly about hint, and reaching barely to his knee; while the ends were roiled up, leaving his legs and most part of his thighs bare, which, with his arms, were covered with brown earth to subdue the ftiir- :secs of the skin, The whole of his clnthes were of one colour, a deep reddish brown, which is called "bhug- wa," and is the sacred and distinctive colour of all religious devotees. At his hack ituttg a broad black shield with steel bosses upon it, and he held in hand a sabre with a plain .steel hilt and black scabbard, which his father recognized as a favourite weapon, No- thing could have been better suited for his guise than the whole equip- ment nor was there anything left to desirein its perfect adaption to resist- auce or flight, should either he neces- yary.. "Bulwunt waits for me in the gar- den, .and 1 go, Thy blessing, my fath- er," said Fazil, stooping forward. "Go, May Alla, and the saints, and the holy !Eamon Zemin protect thee!" said the Khats, u'isfng, and placing his hands tenderly on his son's head. "Go, and returns victorious! ".\meen! ameenl" (amen!) sighed Zyna, for her heart was with her bro- ther, as he turnedto depart upon his perhaps perilous mission. CHAPTER XX "You have not stayed long, /Meth, after all," cried the cheery :voice of Bulwunt .Rea, as he saw his young master approaching the place of meet- ing, a large peepul tree, which stood at a back entrance to the garden. "And you are as good as your word. I thought there Wright be some lec- ture froth `the Mastu,' and some re- monstrances from the Khanutn, and possibly that the stars were not to be overcome; but all seems to have gone well. Did they know you?" "My sister seethed rather frighten - eel as she saw• ate, and shrank back, .tut my father declared pre perfect, anti bade ane God -speed," replied Faz- i1; "but look over me once more: dark as it is, it night be a matter of rife or death if we were discovered," "Discovered, \leahl No. trust me for that 1" replied Ilulw-uut. "Only keep that courtly tongue of yours quiet, or if you speak at all, let it be in Ctutara. which somehow snits you better than our soft Mahratta, and let. it he as broad as you can make it, Leave the rest to 01e, bhfahrattas knots \Iahrattas," is one of our com- mon proverbs, not untrue either. No salaams, 'Meah! .I'f there be occasion to salute any one, you know the node. So—join your hands and thumbs to- gether, carry the'ih up to your nose. There, your thumbs along the nose— good. 'Now a gentle inclination of the head, very little—ISlia:bashl that was excellent. Take care that nootBunda- gee or Salaam Alyek----or other Mos- lem salutation escape you: if you have need, a soft 'Numuscar Maharaj,' or if we meet a ,Gosai, 'Nenuno Norte - yen Banat' Or, better than all—why risk anything keep a silent tongue, and leave me to talk." "Nay, not so fast, friend," cried the young Khan, smiling at his follower's earnestness, "fear not for me; I lerow enough of the customs orf the dress I wear to bear pre out: if need be, .and I would fain have -my tongue as my hands care—at liberty` No ganja, I hope, since your brain is clear:" "By your head and eyes, no, Meah, I have only drunk water since you first called me," he replied earnestly; "look here," and 'he executed one of the most difficult of the movements which accompanied his sword exer cise,—"will that do?" "Let us.on then, friend, in, the name of all the saints, for we have enough to do ere morning-, and it is some dis- tance to the temple," ""Nearly a toss, Meah, and we 'have• to pass some bad places beyond the deer park. Come, let nothing induce you to enter into -a 'brawl, or notice insult, or ave shall fail. If we ate at- tacked, we can. strike in return. Come t" So saying, theymoved on. rapidly and silently to the .'Hbsdu temple which IBulwunt Rao knew ,Of. Their appearance -for both were attired as nearly as possible alike, except that Bulvunt had concealed more of ` his face than his companion - was too common and unobtrusive to attract attention, ,and they passed unnoticed through the respectable portions of the city; meethtg, however, -few pass- ers in the now dark and deserted Streets. • Passing the wall of the deer park, and skirting the walls and glasic of the citadel, patches of open rocky ground -succeeded, where a flew sleep- less asses picked up a scanty night. ureal, and the h+oteseless 'clogs of the city snarled and fought :over the car- rion carcases ort cattle, or the offal rlticlt had been thrown out there, or disputed their half -picked bones with troops of jackals, Mow they met then' at intervals, who, with muffled faces and scarcely concealed weapons, wat cued for unwary single passengers, from whotn by threat an violence, they might be able to extort the means of temporary debauchery. 'Some such looked scowlingly upon the friencls, and sometimes even-aelvattced upon them; but seeing at a nearer glance no hope of anything but hard blows, passed them by unheeded. "Many a good fellow had had an end of hint trade hereabouts," said Bulwunt in a low voice, as they pass- ed -a more conspicuous group than usual, who seemed inclined to dispute :he way with them. "I -low Bruch would there be found of a man by morning, to ascertain what he had been in life, if his body were thrown upon one of those heaps of carrion, which the hyena's, dogs, and 'jackals are lighting over? Do you not hear them yelling? --=Bah) that w'o'uld be an ugly fate, and that is why I seldom venture into this quarter by night," "Theft you come sometimes?" "Why not, Meali ? Are there' - not adventures enough for those who seek them? 1 tell thee, many a young noble, ay, and old one too, that I could name, come here after dark and -muse themselves gaily for an hour or `•,•o; hit thou art not of that sort, Mesh; else I had brought thee long :Igo,' ".tut that is the quarter yonder, 1 suppose," said the young ratan, "above which the light gleams 'brightly." "You are right, Meah; a few min- utes more and we enter it." A scene it was of coarse profligacy. Shops of a low character for the sale of spirits were everywhere open, fill- ed with flaming lamps, or before which stood large iron cressets filled with cotton seed soaked in oil, that burned brightly, sending forth a thick r.>py smoke, and showing' groups of Wren, women. and children, too, sitting on the ground, drinking the hot new liquor, or the more rapicily intoxicat- ing juice of the elate palm -tree; which, contained 'in large earthen jars, was being dispensed by badlesfnl to people clustered around them. AU this part resounded with obscene abuse, and songs, and violent wrangling. In atm group two men had drawn their riag- gers, and were with difficulty held hack by women hanging about. them. In another place, two women had hold of each other's hair, and were beating and scratching each other with their' disengaged hands. They passed through all; many a gibe and coarse invitation familiar to Buiwuht Rao, who, had he been alone, could not have resisted them, followed 'them from men and women. But he was for the time steady, check- ed by the presence of his young chief, and with the fierce desire of meeting Itis hereditary enemy burning at his heart. They were now near the place in regard to which IBul Bunt thought he could not be mistaken. A little 'fur- ther there was a Hindu temple gailly decked out with white and orange -col- oured 'banners; people were singing evening hymns within it, and their voices rose even above the hoarse murmur of the crowd, and there was a clash of cyitbals accompanying them, Bultvttnt stopped, and laid his hand on Itis companion's arm. "That is the temple," he said, "by which I know the teullal's, anis that is where we shall meet Tans -Wee, if at all That is Rama of Ash -tee's shop across the street," "And is the other temple far off?" asked Fazil. 'Not now; a few more turns down the back lades yonder and we shall find it among the tamarind trees in the plain. We will go there at once;'' IBu4'wunt :knew the place perfectly. A quiet secluded spot where often stupid from the effects of ganja or drink he had gone to sleep off' the ef- fects before he went home. A place where one .or two Jogis or Gosais or. Sunniasis ,usually put up, .or travellers. sometimes going eastwards who had to he clear of th'e city before dawn. The grove, too, was a favorite place for encampment and droves of ,Brin- jarries or other public carriers halted there in fair weather. N'ow,<'ltowever•, it was quite vacant and the natural gloom of the place was deepened by the darkness Of the night while the glare to which their eyes had been ex- posed caused it to, seem more gloomy still. "An evil -looking place, friend, at this !tour," said, F'azil. "Ay, Meah, dark enough; yet bet- ter titan" the light we have left yonder,' he replied,. pausing and looking back to where the glare of the Kullal's quarter ro's'e into bbs dark night ain above the houses:—"better than that, Yet it is a strange place to come to 'at rn;xr.-rxr,; night unless there be any one here, Be cautious ,Meah T will look in." The temple was a .san'all one upon a lots basement; the (sigh conical roof or steeple could hardly be traced atuo•ug the heavy foliage that envel- oped it. There was a court around it the wall of 'whic'h was not so high on one 'sid'e but that a main standing on tip't^ore might look in over it; and as Fazil was about to do so, Bubb uu•t' pulled (him back, "For your bile, no," he w'his'pered "some one is there. I saw .the fl'i'cker of a fire yodeler; come round to the back of the verandah. II know of a hole in the wall which is not filled up," IFazil followed, !His companion 'was right. A hole had been left in the wall for light or air, and conte loose stones and bricks sniffed into it. just enough aperture remained for +both to see plainly what was therein. On two sides of the small court, -opposite to the temple was a terraced building roughly built, the pillars supporting the clay roof being of rudely hewn thither. The basement was 'level with that of the temple :and ascen'd'ed by three lots steps ID the centre, Three persons were sitting on the floor near the embers of a fire; two enveloped in white sheets, ,which were drawn over their heads and partly over their faces; they night be Brainmuns, who had been worshipping at the temple. The other• was a "jogi," or ascetic, who in all his majesty of dirt and ashes-- his shes—his hair matted and twisted about his head like a turban, the ends of a long grizzly beard tucked over his ' eats, and naked to tite waist—sat cross- legged upon a deer skin before the embers, which cast a dull and flicker- ing light upon his naked body. (Occasionally, with his right hand, Ile took the ashes front tate fire end rubbed then over his broad hairy chest and sinewy arms and occasion- ally over his face, telling Itis beads th'e while with his left. Notre of the men spoke. Could they be the persons of whom they were in search? "I fear w'e are - wrong, Bulwunt," whispered ,Fazil, "these must be Bralimuils with that !jogi," "I know of no other temple, YIeah," returned Bolo -tint; but ,wait here, I will go round to the door and ques- tion them." "Be careful, friend; I like not the look of the old jogi; be -careful," in- terrupted IFazil, "Nay, I am not going to quarrel with him," continued. Bttdwunt Rao; "but watch what they oto. You will see all their faces if they turn to tae." And with cautious steps he proved in. The door of the temple was in front. ,Bulwunt had seen it was part ially opened when they +arrived. ,Feel) heard it creak on its 'hinges as Bul- tvont opened it, and saw him emerge from behind the -basement of th'e temple; and amidst a rough cry of "who comes?" "who art thou?" from the three persons, walk slowly and firmly up to the basement of the ver- atudah and make the customary rever- ential salutation. "Thou art a bold fellow," exclaimed one of the mencovered with a sheet, who stood up, looking at Bulavtint from head to feet, "to intrude upon respectable people unbidden, A Gosat, too, whence art thou?" , "I ant a poor disciple of Amrut Geer of Kttlliauce, if ye know tate town," answered Bulwunt, deferential ly; "and they call me Poorungeer. •I" haye come to the city on business and have, travelled far today. I- often put up here, and, as I sat' lights, I 'enter ed in the Hope of shelter for the night. I will rain presently, and, with your ,permission, I will take a drink of water and rest here." "There is plenty of water in the well without," returned tate matt sulk- ily; "and there are the iron bucket and cord—take theist and begone. There ars a thousand Gosain's Butts in Beejapoor, why shouldst thou stay here?begonet" Continued Next Week Japanese folk do ntauy things in "contrary" ways. 'For instance. during the dray .the +Japanese 'housewife opens wide the sliding+walls of 'wo'od and paper which form her J louse, but at night they are en'tclosed by solid board shutters, and people sleep vir- tually without ventilation. At 'the door ,of a t'healtre or a res- taurant the Japanese -hand the ,attend- ant their Shoes 'instead of their hats, At a d+inner the sweets, if they comae at all, are served -early in the meal in- stead of toward the encl. Acting in the theatre is unodelled not on life, but on the movensents of dolls in nna- rionetlte ,Shows, and, in tthe classic, 'No" ,drama the possibility of ,show - beg emotion ,by facial expression' is elinnin'ated by the use ,of carved wood en masks. Ariwhere e-hwnot been "civilid,zed" ou•tthof ithe!rpeope)naatsural 'coaar- tesy, ,a chauffeur +will refuse ao pass another ,on 'tate' road — .from na)oMves of .politeness. To us the Japanese me- thod of ;beckoning would signify Ito go away. ,Bo'ats are ,beached stern foremost; 'horses are 'backed into their stalls, -sawing and planing are done With a pu,lbing motion; keys are ,turn- PROFESSIOiNAL CARDS Medical DR. H. HUGH ROSS, Physician and Surgeon. Late of London Hier pita!, London, England. Special attention to diseases of the eye, eur, nose and throat. Office and resi- dence behind Dominion B'an'k. Office ercial Hotel, Seaforth, 3rd Monday in Phone No. 5; Residence Phone 164. IDR, F. j. BURROWS, SeaforPtle.. Office and residence, •Goderich street, east of the United Church, Coroner for the County of, Huron. Telephone. No. 46, DR. F. J. Rt : O'R!Sf1' R--tEye, Ear Nose and Throat. Graduate in Medi- cine, University of Toronto 18974 Late Assistant New York Ophthal- mile and Aural Institute, Moorefield's Eye, and Golden S -quare throat hospi- tals, London, England. At Comm- ercial 3-Sotel, Seaforth, :3rd tWednes- day in each month from 1:30 ,pint. to, 5 pan, DIR. W. C. SPROAPT.-Graduate cG Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Member of College of Physicians and Sur- geons of Ontario, Office in rear et Aberhar't's drug store, Seaforth. Phone 90, Hours 1.30-4 p.m., 7,3a -9 p,m, Other hours by appointment. Dental DR. J, A. MUNN, Successor to Dr, R. R Ross, graduate of North. western University, Chicago, Ill. Li- centiate Royal College of Dental Sur- geons, Toronto. Office over Silk' hardware, Main' St,, Seaforth, Phone 151. DR, F. J. BECHIELY, graduate Royal College of Dental Surgeons, Toronto. Office over W. R. Smith's grocery, Main St., Seaforth. Phones, office 185W, residence 185J. Auctioneer. GEORGE ELLIOTT, Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron. 'Arra'ngements can be ndade for Sale Date at The Seaforth News. Charges :moderate and satisfaction gurantecd WATSON AND REID REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENCY (Succssors to James 'Watson) M.AI'N ST., S'EAFORTH, ONT. All kinds df Insurance risks effect- ed at lowest rates in First -Class Companies. THE NMcKILLOP Mutual Fire Insurance Co, HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH; One OFIFICE'RS Geo. R. McCartney, Seaforth - Pres, James Connolly, Goderich - Vice -Pres - Merton A. Reid, Seaforth-Sec.- Treas. AGENTS: W. E. Hinchley, Seaforth; John Murray, R. R. 3, ,Seaforth; E. R. G. Jarmuejsth, B'rod'hagen; James Watt, Blyth; C. F. 'Hewitt, Kincardine; Wm, Yeo,Holmesrvihe. DIRECTORS: William Knott, Londeslboro;: George Leonhard t, Brodhagen; James Con- nolly, Goderich; Alex. Broad'foot, No. 3, Seaforth; Robert Ferris, Blyth; George ivfeCartney, No. 3, Seaforth; John Pepper, Bru:cafield; James Shoi- dice, Walton.; Thomas 'Moylan, No, 5, Seaforth. Parties desirous to effect i'nsuranet. or transact other business, 'will be promptly attended to by applications to ,any of the above named officers ad- dressed to their respective post ofifices. ed its their looks in :a reverse direction from 'that 'wh!ich is +custotnery with. us. The list of things )than the ijaapa•nese do "'backward's" might be continued in'delfin'itely, brut is 'conveniently ended with the singular way in which they reckon IGte ages, 'elf 't'heir Ich!l- dren, 'In Canada a ,child (born on ,the 131st of (December is one day old the next aMorning. In ;Japan the would be two years old! For Whey reckon :that et 'c'hild is ,one year old on, :the bay he s (born, and two years• 'old on the fol. owing INew 'Ye'ar's /Day. 'Want and For Sale Ads, 1 week, 25c