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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1934-04-19, Page 6PAGE SIX. �r'41atia1�sTl�i71q THE SEAFORTH NEWS, 1 ,Z 4 1 a` str �vassoaaua,a— - .k 4 .�V .tvNide' To this place Maloosray proceeded a< fast as the wet grouted and the I rough by-paths would permit—sup-' porting his companion when needful; and helping hits over stony places. The wound was not dangerous, yet h had caused considerable loss of blood, and the hardy mountaineer etas more weakened than he 1ikeid to admit. Once they emerged upon the plain, the temple was soon reached; and, af- ter having the sword -cud dressed and bounel up. the wounded man was left to his repose. M t osray's text care was for his horses, and he proceeded to the crypt. Safe now• from observation, for it was long past midnight, the men there were busy with preparations for the morning, meal—for they could i.ok only at night. Two were grind- ing millet -flour in the hand - still, which they always carried with them; another was kneading dough in a wooden trough; a fourth shaping por- tions ofit into cakes, which he pat- ted between his hands into the de- sired farm, and a firth was baking then[ upon a large flat iron pan or girdle—which held several at the same time -and removing then[ to the side of the fire to harden as fast as 'baked. '.A goodly pile of bread had already accumulated; and in two earthen pots simmered messes at vegetables and split -peas, from which a strong, and not unsavoury, smell of onions and garlic proceeded. The fire, fed liy dry sticks from time to time, lighted up the space around, resting upon the rough stone arches and heavy mas- sive groins of the crypt: and upon the f,'rms of several men lying asleep wrapped in their strong cotton sheets or rough blankets. There were three h r e —two lay asleep among the men, the ,ether, a powerful silver- grey marc was feeding, and looking rodind occasionally to the man bak- ing bread, expecting, with a low whiny, her allowance f„f buttered cakes. The scene was peculiar and strik- ing: for the gloom of the vault was so deep, except around the fire itself, that every object seemed to stand out in sharp relief as the light caught it. Just then, too, a brighter blaze titan before rested upon the coat of gh ssy ,kin, caused the graceful out- line of her form to project front the deep gloom behind it in a remarkable manner. "What! awake, and no one guard- ing the door? Ah! would ye have the Kotwal's men upon ye, my mons?” cried Maloosray, entering unobserv- ed. "Beware, all of ye, the risk is great." Master, we had the watch set," answered a man, standing up and making a clumsy salutation, while others started to their feet. "I only came in for a moment to see the mare. :he rest were busy." H 4 slept?" G ;e,:She jtast now woke, got up, elassek hereeli, And neighed. That -.vae what breeght me in; 'I thought -te tai:roe •_ride:, and that the oth- ers m,glt be asleep," "Then she is fresh icor a journey, in case we have a rapid one, Ramjce?" "Ay, master; you may be at Poona in three days if you will, or at Per- tahgurh either. She will do it." Maloosray approached the animal: she stretched her head towards him with a low whinny, and rubbed. her nose and eyes against him. "Yes, •Reokminee," he said. caressing her, , "thou .wilt have sharp work, per- haps. Art ready, laser' There was another low whinny in reply, as she licked the hand held out to her, She at least understood the caress, and responded to it. He 1:e ssed his hand neer her -sleek coat, lt'ii !i,!tened like -silver in :the firelight. and down each leg, and tak- ing tip each Tionf, narrowly examin- ed every :,hoe and nail in it in suc- .1h1 if you can 'find any fault there, blaster, you may do as you please with Inc,' said Ratnjee, "No; Tri Balla at Jtat knows his trade too well to allow a nail to slack, and he knows, too, whose stare 'Inc is shoe- ing!'What does Inc say? When Sivaji Beioslay canes •with a hundred thou - nand horse, then I will ride with 'him on his raid to the south, and not a hi'rse shall drop a shoe, be the jour••n- ey ever so long" "Anel he shall, Ranrjee," cried \Ial osray, laughing, "The fellow is a braggart, bat he is useful," ".'si, master, that was a rare meet- ing. Was it not cerioats that so many horses wanted shoeing that day ? Well, so thotigh't the royal horsemen stationed there; and they went about twisting up their nwustaehes , and swelling themselves out as you never saw, my lord. Many good fellows there were, -who would' not have car- ed for a chance with some of those gallants in the open plain, When are we to gebin, master?" "Ay, when?" echoed a number of the siert, who ceased their occupa- tion for a moment, or raised them- selves on their elbows while the ans- wer was given. "Not yet, my sons, not yet; ,we bide our time, And now for 'work,' answered 'Maloosray. "Go thou, Ram- jee, to ['Inc Peigah of Afzool Khan early, anct gee if that clog .Butw•unt Rao is dead. Well was it that I tied chains in my turban folds last night else he had cloven me to the teeth I have vowed a silver horse to the shrine of Klutndoba at Jejoori, for the deliverance." "And was he slain, master, at last?" "Nay, that is what 1 want to knew," he replied. "But I had a fair blow at hint, and I rarely miss. Go, and bring news quickly," "Master," said Rantjee in a tone of entreaty, aacl reeentiadly douching Maloosray's feet, "I Will go. Le' there be sin ricks like this again \\'hat would the Maharaja do with out you, and w=hat is there to be gained here that is worth such peril:'" "Ah, yes! added another, "what i` ten thousand such as we are were expended, it would be nothing ncre Tannajee safe, Only that two of us in the lane behind Rama's misdirect- ed a party of the King's men, ye had heen beset, before and behind; and if the King had got hold of any of ye, tate kites and ,craws of 'the "Go- ruk Imlee' would have had full bel- lies by this evening." "Well, it was not of my seeking," returned Maloosray; "for Bulwiitt Rao was reported dead — killed in battle two years ago; so, at 'least, we heard. It was like fighting a spirit, my sons; and II missed my blows... Hark! who is that without? ;Netta ? What news, brother?" he continued, es a slight, active -looking man ent- ered hastily. "Dtdst thou 'find Pahar Singh, .the old robber?" "Maharaj 1" returned the man, "there was no Pahar 'Singh. We found a 'fire burning in .the verandah of the temple, and I took a lighted brand and looked about. All we could discover was a little fresh blood on the floor and three gold nieces among the ashes. But there was blood on the wall too, and we tracked it for a few paces, when the torch went- out in the rain, so we -,teat on and heard a man moaning in a nulia'n, and sante jackals were standing by him se we went up. Dos them remember Maim Singh, who i with Pahar (Singh always? Well, w could hardly see, so Limba went back for another brand, and brought i wider his blanket, and then we saw the man's face, He :was terribly ,wounded; and could not speak sensi hly, blit one or two names escaped !tint, one of which was Pahar Singh and 'Isit,ba knew his face," "Ye e did not let shim live, the fou traitor and _liar?" cried Maloosray excitedly, "0that it had been 'tit l.ian' 'ltint.self1 Ye did no•t let hint sive?,, "Vaster, 'he will speak' no more nor yet tell. lies. I Have made the ;tire enough." said 'L!mba, approach ing and' touching the feet ofMaloos ray. "I knew him after what happen- ed' ' Mutt oalja- ed in theold Gouts lh It at T ) poor, and Moro ,Punt would have had me kill hint then and the other -too, I; only 1 could find no opportunity, They had some fifty horse with him and were as shy as deer, 'Now I have settled that account." -Good, my son," replied Maloo'aray. "bat w'ha't had' happened, Netta? Was there no further trace 'of them?" "None, Maharaj; we were fairly •puzzled. We returned and stayed in the temple by the fire, in hopes that Pahar Singh alight come back; butt it was no use. Then we aren't and listen- ed behind the ,guard -house, and !heard there was a man wounded in the af- fray -La 'Gos'ai'—and there was a bar- ber dressing his wound," "Then he did not die? II had hoped he would," "Gracious! was this thy work, mas- ter, and all of us away?" cried sever, al of the men, "No; Ranoo remained with me," replied Maloosray, and has got -'a scratch; but what of the man wound- ed? 'What think ye of Bulw'ont ;Rao, my cousin, dead long since as- we thought, but come to life, Netta?" "My curse on. him! And he escap- ed you, Tannajee?" "1 ant going to see if he be dead, brother," interrupted Rtamjee; "the master's ibtowe are not little ones." "You see, friends, they—those two Gosais—as they appeared, must have met Pahar Singh, who directed them. I see it all now—the villain's attempt to decoy as into that trap 'by the temptation of news of the Wnzeer, Depend upon it, he has been bought over, .and is not to be trusted, and he set them on our track," "He never was," cried both the men; "he has only one king and one gad—t'hat is money,' added Neta; "and he has gone where he could get "Yes, .friends, those sten knew us," continued Maloosray; "and to my mind tate place is 00 longer safe; so we had as well be ready. 'If they have given the alarm—and Bulwunt would do so if 'he had any sense—we shall have horsemen scouring the plains to morrow, and that fine lad, Fazil .Khan at the bead of them, Go away; some of you: watch the gates; let the horses be kept saddled all day; and let thein have bread as fast as they can eat it. 1 would go at once, Netta- jee," 'he added to that person, taking hint aside, "but the \\ruzeer must be seen and spoken with first. IIe was at .\lmelta yesterday, and will be in the city by afternoon. Without having speech of him 'I dare not show myself before the master; and the object of our journey would be incomplete 1 think we may trust him." "Alas! I fear not," replied Nettn- jee; "ye are too sanguine, you and the Maharaja. Ktian \inhumed will not league with us; he leans to tit. \1oghiils, and calls ns 'Kafirs of the Hindus,' and kills cows wherever he can. I know it, \Vtiy do ye trust Itim, when he is faithless to his own salt? Suppose be chose to turn round and hang up Tannajee Maloosray to the 'Goruk ,Imiee tree,' would not that keep hint fair in his master's eyes, and blind them to his intrigues with the 1Padshah? Ah, brother, trust hien not: one who will deceive the master who has raised him he what he is, will deceive yott. A slave born, he will be one to the last; and he is not fit to strike in with free men like us! Leave him to the ,Moghuls, to whom he will be a slave, as he was to Bee- japoor: we have ,our owa road bet- ween both. But conte now to Ranoo: is he fit to travel? 'He will be better after he has slept. \1 re were owls, Nettajee, not to see through, those flimsy disguises," returned Maloosray, "Bui'wunt Rao is better living than dead, brother; and we may yet bring him round,' said Nettajee. "I tell thee, 0 Netta," interrupted Tannajee, fiercely, and grinding his teeth as he spoke, "I would 'cut 'him down with my own (hand at the feet of the Maharaj, rather than he should have spcee'h with 'him. Never name him to me, else we may differ," "Alt, that blow of his still rings in your head, Tannajee," replied the other, laughing, "But conte; if you don't need sleep, I do. He sleeps," he continued as they entered the cloist- er where the wounded man lay; "that is well; and'I will do the sante, Tann- ajee;" and so saying he took down a -'!tett from a cord on which it was 'ranging and wrapping himself init lay down and was soon snoring loud- ly` 'But Maloosray could eat sleep and after a while got up and ascending the steps to the roof of the terrace looked over the plain .suspiciously, All, however, was still. To the east. lightning was playing about the top of the clouds in dint flickering fleshes. Everywhere else the sky was clear, and the stars shale with great lustre, A -few- jackals howled in the distance and their cry was answered success ively in -many directions. ',Then the drains and horns of the several guard at the gates and on. the outer.: walls end Bastions of t1 e city, sounded deep and shrill one by one, and were taken tip by those in the "Ark" 'or 'i•tadel of, the palace, and so died' -way in the distance. His eye followed the line of towers' end ,battlements and narrowly .watch-; ed every light wehi'bh [night betoken a stir among the troops within; but. here was none, The 'h'ug'e dome of [Inc' nusaleuln Of ll'aliutood IAdi !SltIalt, not 'long completed, stood out in' a dark heavy mass against the clear sky: and beyond It the outlines of the. Palace of the Seven !Stories—the great Cavalier—and a confused mass of trees au,d buildings intermingled; nearer, too, the massive walls and arches 'of the tomb of the mother of the late King, then, as now, unfinish- ed, All was still. High up in the .palace a light twinkled now tial tlteat faint'ly'' an ,which Tannajee speculated dream- ily, Was the King awake? the light was. in his private apartments. What could he be doing so late in the night for the drums and trumpets had sounded the third wsetc'h, 0 that he would join heartily with his mas- ter and defy [Inc Mogliulsl Would no one tell hits this wes his 'best policy? iBetter a thousand times to secure the fatelity of a large portion, of his own subjects by timely concession, than to defy and coerce 'their .chieftain, NOW, too, .though 'the Mag'luils had been once 'beaten off, it would not be to again, They were resting 'and gath- ering strength, and one by one the independent kingdoms to the ;north had fallen before then, 11-lcaw long would this remain ?— this, the most extensive, most valu- able and most heretical. Better lar, then, to secure the Mahratta people. than to lose all by a double war with theta, and with the Moghuls. "Will no one tell the boy this?" thought Maloosray. "We do not wish him evil; bit the master must be free, and will be free, The people will as- semble at the lDussera, and the King can . then have his choice between a latah ofMahrattas and a 'Web of Mog- huls, or both convbined; anis yet this old family should not pass away—it should not pass away at our hands," But eve need not ,follows his thought. farther; better to transport ourselves to that twinkling light high up in the Seven -storied Palace, and see who sit beside it, and hear what they say. 'el whtdaw, 'and refreshed and sooeh- ed '!lira., 'The storm Iraq died away, arse( rote h,t was clear and ti'ihile fronttigt the g'ardent belaw asce'freshnd ed the mingled perinntse of chsatnpas, sbeioses, jessamine of various kinds •a it Cil otic'!! sweet -scented i3ott'ers, 1' College of Physicians and Surgeons which loaded the air ;almost to ex-'' .1 Ontario. Office 43 Goderich Si. cess., West. Phone 37, Hours 2-4,30 p.m. IA silver la:nip on 'a tall silver stand 7.3r) -J.9!0 p.in. Other hours by appoint - stood in a recess ,sheltered from ifht meat. Successor to Dr, Chas. Mackay. open casement and its sevens wicks' burned brightly, t11sntinteting the! chamber au,cl by their strong light causing the 'gilded roof, arches and groins 'with all their delicate colour- ellow, light t colour- ing of rose -colour, y g and blue enamel, 'to assume a soft harmony of effect—different 'from the tiglt't of. clay, yet perhaps more t eao- eifatl. [Furniture there was:stone; but in ['Inc space enclosed by ['Inc oriel Win- dow there ,was spread- a rich, soft, Persian 'carpet which dllcd its area, on which in the corner near were, the yopng King was sitting lay a thick quilted mattress of green satin broc- aded with .gold and a large pillow- or the same material both covered with fine muslin, This had been the 'King's sent and it'was thickly strewn with papers -some Persian, some Maiurat'ta irinich !to all appearances 'had been nncler examination and bit had evil- ent'ly just left :!t and placed htutsclf by the easement which he had open- ed. 'fie was Alone, 'btt't'by the 'frequent. glances toward the doorway 'Whic'h was •covered by a heavy curtain, some one seemed impatiently expected, The events of the night had arous- ed unusual energy in the young ,Kiang nor, .since his accession. '[0 the throne, had any oceurrence excited him like the discovery of treason in the man 'Inc had, .perhaps, most trus'led—his prime minister; ',Khan Illaltomod, ilt WAS so unprovoketi, so undeserved. Early in life gf•eat ability and apti- +ude for 'Business had been remarked iv, the Abyssinian slave, ,Rehan, 'by the late !King; and he had risen, as favourites among :Asiatic princes of- ten do, rapidly to rank and wealth, with every 'hent:otir which an attached and grateful- prince could bestow upon hint. 'Finally Inc .had reached the rank of prime minister or \\ruzeer, as we have already mentioned, and, amidst all the 'distractions and itt- trigues of faction, had secceedgd in preserving his monarch's attachment. In this position he was maintained by '[Inc young King on 'his accession ,to the 'throne, notwithstanding [Inc 'in- sinuations of many that the 'Wuzeee was unfaithful, The King had not heeded 'these suspicions, nor, indeed, beyond mere rumour, was 'there any- thing which could lead to confirma- tion of them; and as the Wuzeer de- sired it as a proof of his fidelity, the !Abyssinians under his command had been pushed on to [Inc north to watch the .\Ioghul armies; for it was better to submit to the turbulence of [Inc•i Kekhan chieftains at the capital, 'Hwho could be 'controlled by neutral forces dike those of 'Afzool Khan, 'than to risk [Inc 'possible misconduct of the others. Again, the 1Dekhanies could not be trusted with the frontier; and the King, impressed with the 'fidelity of Khan ''Alabo•med, 'had left him at his post. ,At this period the IDekhainies and Abyssinians were rival factions in the state. 'The 'latter were more am- enable to discipline than the former, who were descendants of those ilia- hontedan were. Tartars and Affgthans—who, at the close of [Inc'thirteenth century, under !Alla-oo- %Deen, had . invaded the south Of 'In- dia, and wrested the territory in Which they had settled front the Ma- lu•attas of Deogurh and ['Inc Canar- ese of iBeejanuggur. 'They ihad found- ed, and maintained the dynasty of Gulhurga'h, against ['he attacks' of, powerful 'Hindu states, and, when they separated fram,,,it, had attached themselves to the founders- of other dyn@sties, which rivalled, and, in- deed, exceeded in splendour, [Inc par ent one, Those who were in IBeejapoor 'h'a'd joined T'brahun tAdil ,Sfiah, :w•lten he declared an'd ,esta'blislted his - inde- pendence of the IBaltntani dynasty of iGulburgatt, and they had risen to rank and ,wealth with the state. They had been led to victory by that, mon- arch and 'his successors; they had conquered province after province ,from infidel's of [Inc southern Hindu states, and 'they 'had at lash finally subdued and .overturned [Inc ancient Hindu monarchy of iBeejanuggur, which, for seyeral generations, was their 'bitter enemy and rival, Was it wonderful thee they at length became arrogant, and that, to'maintain all equipoise against ''them, another ele- ment, the IA'byssi'n'dan, was admitted into this state? tit is the old story in the h'is'tory of [Inc world of exclusive military power; the old• play ivbich has always been played out when the 'characters are brought together, 'There were proud Manes . among these old 'Dekhan families„which still exist, Tartars and Tottrk'e, who - i.il brooked '[Inc control of :shaves like "Ab> ssitiians.. 'They ware free, and held themselves equal in rank to their own king—,prou'd barons in fact, who seldom accepted administrative ser - PROFESSIONAL CARDS Medical DP., GILBERT-'C. JARROTT Gradu'a'te of Faculty of Medicine, Un- iversity of Western Ontario. Member OFIIA+PPE'R 1X11'1 The Palace of the Seven 'Stories still exists as one of the mast noble ant! picturesque ruins of the Fort of Beejapoor, Of the Seven Stories, only live are now traceable; the two upper have been. destroyed, perhaps by lightning, or have fallen front decay and disrepair; and it is only in the third that the remains of the beauti- ful chamber still existent there con- vey an idea of the effect of the whole structure when it was perfect. Even this has been much damaged. The z:ilding of the walls of the groins of the arches and fretted roof, and of its delicate arabesque borders, has all been scraped off and the leasco paint- inge are so destroyed by exposure, that but little exists to tell the story of the beautiful. Bhagirutte, the mist- ress .of the monarch who built the palace for her. . Enough, 'however, remains to show what the general design and execu- tion of the work were; enough to prove '['Inc exquisite taste which had directed its completion,' and the sleili and boldness of the architect who had raised the dizzy tower so ]sigh. Then, the spacious arches and oriel windows were filled by richly carved panels and shutters of teak wood, which admitted sufficient light and air: now, these are all .gone, the win- dows are open; and the ram and sun acid wind are rapidly causing decay and destruction of what remains. The upper stories are so broken that they cannot be ascended; but in the one of which eve speak the traveller will be tempted to sit a while looking over the masses of ruins beneath 'him; and over the still perfect walls of the cit- adel, Beyond, the 'undulating plain. studded with mounds, shows lines of streets with broken arches, minarets, and some still perfect mosques, mau- soleums, and palaces, Which have withstood the effects of time and the spoiler and remain as proofs of the splendour which once prevailed. At the period of .our tale all these were .perfect. The city spread away to the south and west, covering 'many miles of plain with those streets and houses of which the lines of mounds alone remain. They are interspersed. withvillages, which are .probably por- tions of the old city, never entirely deserted, and to w'hic'h the descend- ants of the population of those days have clung through ' ;ail vicissitudes, To the east and north, after looking over the greater part of the citadel, the eye followed ['Inc plain beyond -- the proper esplanade ' of the fort—and the undulating rising ground to the north-east, from which' the Moghul batteries had so recently poured a storm of shot upon''Nhe defences,, yet happily with no effect, ',The' King's apartment opened to the west, and tike Afzool Khan about the same time, he sat courting the breeze which gently played, rotieul the ri'c'h clustered ntuitl'ions of the or - DR. H. HUH ROSS, Pity/idea and Surgeon. Late of London Hoe - pita!, London, England. Special attention to diseases of the eye, ear, a r n nose and bh oa.. Office and row deuce behind Dominion Bank. Office ercial Hotel, Seaforth, 3rd Monday iso Phone No. 5; Residence Phone 104, DR. F. J. BURROWS, Seafortid Office and residence, Goderich s't'reet; east of the United Church, Conooac for the County of Huron. Telephone No. 46, DR. F. J. R. F\O'RS'TER—'Eye, Ear Nose and Throat. Graduate in Medi- cine, University of Toronto 1897. Late Assistant New York Ophthal- mic and Aural Ins'titut:e, Moorefield'e Eye, and Golden Square throat hos'pi- ta'ls, London, England, At Comm- ercial Motel, 'Seaforth, 3rd 'Wednes- day in each month from 1.30 p.m, to S p.m. D1R, W. C. SPRO•A'T.--•Graduate of Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London. Member of College of Physicians and Sur- geons of Ontario. Office in tear o4 Aberhart's drug store, Seaforth. Phone 90. Hours 1.30-4 p.m., 7,3e -9 p.m. Other hours by appointment, Dental. DR J. A, MUN'N,• Successor -to Dr. R. R. Ross, graduate of North- western University, Chicago, Ill. Li- centiate Royal College of Dental Sur- geons, Toronto. Office over Si11P hardware, Main St., Seaforth. Phone 151. DR. F. I. BEOH'ELY, graduate Royal College of Dental Surgeons, Toronto. Office over W. R. Smith's grocery, Main St„ Seaforth. P'honas, office 185W, residence 185J. Auctioneer. 'G'EO'R'G'E FJLIJItO'TT, Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron..., !Arrangements can be made for Sale Date at The Seaforth News, Charg - 'moderate and satisfaction gurantee WATSON AND REIDIzt REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENCY (Succssors to James 'Watson) MAIN ST., SEAFORTH, ONT. A11 kinds of Insurance risks effect- ed at lowest rates in First -Clans Companies. THE McKILLOP Mutual Firelnsarance Cos HEAD 'OFFICE—tSEAFORTH, Ont 0F.R1 CERS President—Alex. Broadfoot, .Seaforth; Vice -[President, James Connolly, God- erich; 'Secretary - Treasurer, M. A. Reid, Seaforth. A'GE'NTS W. E. Hdnc.hley, ,Seaforth; John Murray, R, R. 3, Seaforth; E. R. G. Jarmouth, Brodhagen; James Watt, Blyth; C. F. Hewitt, Kincardine; Wm. Yeo, Hdlmesville. DIRECTORS • Alex. B'roadfoo•t, Seaforth N'o. 3; Janes Sholdice, Walton; Wm. Knox, L'o'n d e s boro; George Leonhard't, Bornholm No. 1:; John Pepper, Bruce - field; James Connolly, Goderich; Ro- bert Ferris, Blyth; Thomas Ivfoylan, S'edorth ,No. 5; Wni. R. Archibald, Sea'forth No. 4. Parties desirous to effect insurance or transact o'ther business, will - be promptly -,attended to by applications to any of the above named 'officers ad- dressed_ . to their respective post - offices. vice, 'and were rarely'fit 'for it: mei! "who could fight, 'btrt could aio't write, las 'they 'doatted; turbulent ar-. rogan't,.:qua'rrelsome among them - Selves, split into as many factions as they were 'families and ,tribes. The• "Dagtorays,” "'Alla - 'ool`- Moolks, "B'hyinnees," "Rolla Chu•ttrees," "Saf- ed's 'Pos'hs," and 'k5 host of others, were faithful to their .own spate, while. they were 'an unceasing source of 'anxiety, ,and 'often distress, to its ad minlsitrato'rs. (To be .Continued.)