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The Seaforth News, 1933-12-07, Page 6It li PAGR S THE SEAFORTH NEWS. 1'f >:r �%22 liastr kr j -t t' hili.;vtS'ni Oat'leaving their'honie at Wye, and she had helped to deck the bride; and after R'adlha's first paroxysmsof dis- when she had seen 'her—she was but appointment._were past, Sukya Bye "a mere child—dressed in a brocade and -Moro Trimunel had instructed the garment stiff with gold, she had won - ' •girl what to do. Perhaips, in despair of dered whether it weelel ever be pass - accomplishing her ends, or with the title to ,possess one like it. There were desire of all libido girls for an early several -green and gold, crimson and settlement, she was an apt scholar. gold, purple and gold, The most Radha •was to deny all knowledge of her age, to assume a childish dentean- or, to acquiesce modestly, and as she saw,other girls do, if she were propos- ed for. She was assured she wouldbe given to ,none but a yuan of wealth her beauty wouldsecure her this. If possible he should be young; but this :wasa difficult point, and what mat- ter if he were old? She could have jewels, rich clothes, anestablishment of her own—she would have all these secured to her, and afterwards would he her o'wn mistress. iBut ifshe refused, or opposed these efforts on her behalf,she would soon the day of the ceremony, and her own be too old to be assisted at all. As it taken off as she entered the house. was, few would believe her ,to be with- in the marriageable age for .Brahman girls. In a year, nay less, her mar- riage would be impossible, and she must he treated like a widow, shaves and degraded, or married to a dagger, and turned into a temple to shift for herself. ,Female devotees are married to a sword or dagger, as emblematical. of union to the divinity to which they have been devoted, Was it wonderful that the girl sub- mitted to, nay, even assisted in their deceptions, or that those eyes looked dreamily after her o'wn prince, while her spirit, ahaifrng 'within, carried her, in those moments of abstraction, away into his glorious mountains, to be loved and caressed as she felt he, and he only, could love and caress her if she were with him OHtAIPTER VI+I, Alter preparations for the Shast- ree''s marriage had been actively com- menced on both sides, there was no further - hindrance. Moro Trimmul having' been made known to the ,Shas- 'tree liy Anuncla, as she had promised, the two mei soon found a day •in the calendar, so far unexceptionable as re- garded planetary influences, that they at once fixed upon it;. and the ladies, declared: having been consulted, there were no objections or hindrances now, for on hot'h sides of the houses every- thing was prepared. Meanwhile his new acquaintance was a delightful addition to Vyas iShastree's circle of .friends. Who more accomplished for his age than Moro Trimmul, more fascinating in manner, or astute in argument and jud,gntent? He had not the refined beauty of his sister, except that his eyes were, like hers, large, soft, and very black, with the same 'habit of dilation, relaxing in- to almost womanish tenderness; but when aroused, their excited express- ion was infinitely more .fierce than Radha's, even to 'savage cruelty, The mouth was always coarse and sensual but there was at least good-httmor about 'it if he were not angered, and a strength of character in the coun- tenance which could not be mistaken., Now, nothing occurred to cause even a passing cloud, and the days which intervened between the betrothal and the marriage were pleasantly spent by all. Even Radha ivas interested, and clung more closely to Tara than ever; for with Anunda, as with her aunt; she preserved the habitual re- serve and respect required by their positions. "I will go to the temple, daughter," said 'Antnnfla one evening, "and keep thy 'father there. Do thou bring Rad - lea 'here, and let her look at the dresses and jewels: if there is anything she wants in addition, tell me, and we will get it." The good hely could not do too much, $'ind ,Anundal it was so considerate, Could any doubt of her ultimate hap,p- 'ineas remain itt the girl's heart? What other "sister wife" would have cared so for her? Oh, the girl's delight 'art those gor- geous clothes and jeweler She shad heard, of spl'endid :gifts 'at ufatriages,. and "there Was one at Wye in which. tion. On the other hind, this dynasty of Beejapour had already been attacked by the immense power of the Emper- ors of iDelhi; and while the indepen- dent kingdoms of Altmednttgger-had been entirely subdued, 'and the, princes of its house annihilated by the ,ntog- hues, any combination to 'resist 'them by the two states had not only been rendered impossible, bet tt it Was' clean that ,Beelapoor would follow its ex- ample: and those were not wanting who hoped under a new power, to re- gain many privileges ' ' which hitherto 't na v had been withheld from them. But it was it the antagonism of the two contend ng 1'I'ahontedan powers that thei!Hindu ,families Of, the :Ode- han saw the, means of emancipation 'from both ft might be a work .of rime, and of immense labour and skill: but the opportunity seethed to pres- ent itself and while feigning submis- sion alike to the Moghuls, as after the conquest of Ahmcdnugger their forces were poured into ,the provinces which had formed that kingdom, and, an the other hand, to the older established d3 -hasty 111 13teiepoor a stirring spirit began so be aroused among the Male rattas;'.and that secret combination silently progressed, of which -ldoro 'Pundit was one aanocg many other agents employed by ISivaji, the prince to whom all now 'looked, as the pres- ent head, if not the instigator, of the glossy to tpyetun silks, soft muslin movement, 'ft had, in 'fact, already been some of whichees fromshe a had tar, butnd had never time covertly in progress. 'Shahji of she heard, but had never seen; they did not come to her :coati- B'hoslay, the father of Sivaji, had try: all were beautiful. continence•d it in a series of wild, it Then the ornaments, There were regular forays and raids from his pat massive gold chain anklets, with small rimaeial estate, which was situated hells to them, armlets, bracelets, ear- among the Mawuls west of Poona, tinges, necklaces. There was the sac- against 'the Mahomedan posts and red '`talee," which would be tied garrisons of the western provinces of round her neck. Tara showed ,them all IBeejapoor. For a time he was sec - as they- were laid oat in cotton upon cessful, but only as a mere freeboot- er; tray covered with red muslin. How et; and in the end he was defeated, taken prisoner, and confined in a dun- long- they tvorel and all would be- long to her; they would be put on her goon in Beejapoor for several years by the Monarch Mahmood tldil Shah the father of the king reigning at Bee japoor at the period of our 'tale. But ,Mahmood was not implacable, On the intercession of his mother, by whose wise counsels he had often been guid- ed, IShahji was not only released but raised to a high command, and during the subsequent invasion of Beejapoor by the'Le'loghuls did good service, and so the progress of the Mahratta power was stayed, !Of his two softs, Sivaji early took the lead and encouraged by his moth- er, a lady of high family and ambition, and admirable judgment, he aspired tt, be the head of a 14ahratta confeder- acy, What progress he eventually tirade is already a matter of history, which will 'have no record is these pages; but at the time of which we write, he was strengthening him- self in hit awn wild country, colleet- rg adherents, canvassing those who still 'held aloof, fortifying rugged and inaccessible strongholds, and by the •su,ddennees and successful issue of his continuous forays, was rendering him- self famous in the eyes, of the people. While he treated with ,bath of the ri- val 3lahontedan powers by turns, he took his own course; and yielding al- ternately to each whenever their force was locally in excess of his own, was its reality faithful to neither. To 'Sivaji, also, belonged the pres- tige which none else had dared to as- sume—'that of receiving aid from heavenly powers. The goddess Bhow- ani was the tutelar deity of his fancily: and it was the 'popular belief that she had chosen his father as the 'champion of her 'faith, but that he had transgres- sed w'arltings and visions, and, impla- cable as she was believed to be, she had cast him off;. Tt 'was otherwise, however, with his second son Sivaji. She' had chosen hien to be the scourge of the cow -slaying, impure ant lic- entious Mohamedans•• The cries of her votaries had arisen to her, and the laurel ;vas to be ,purged of uncleanness. Temples would again be filled with 'Brabttttms, and the sweet ;incense of pure sacrifice would ascend to her, The mother cif 'Sivaji, it was reported. saw and recorded visions, too ,glorious to relate, in which her son was a vic- torious conqueror, and the inidel Ma- itomedans were slain in tens of thou- sands by the Mia'hratta people in those great 'battles which were in ensue. And these visions were believed: As yet these ,prophecies were circu- lated privately among the people, but there was not a Mahratta, far or ;tear, who did not know of ;hent, Ballads were written about -them, and sung et fairs and ntarkets. Women composed and chanted extempore verses as the househ'o'ld stills flew merrily round in. the early morning; men sang them to their oxen as they ploughed, or drew' water from their wells; and so is rit spread through t`ie people which eventually became irresistibly power- ful fn this excitement, too, existed the incentive to the worship of Bhowani' at aft her most celebrated ,shrines: and everywhere—to gather her votar- ies together, to excite them to action ' and to warn thein to be ready the time when t arrived—were agents such a:? Moro Teimmul, despatched by the, young chieftain, Nothing appeared on Then the place where she bathed and dressed was newly coloured and plas- tered. and the comfort of the house and its pretty decorations -all satis- fied the girl's longing. It was wwhat she had pictured to herself; and Tara said her father was kind, so kind—h': would love his little wife after his quiet fashion, and deny :her nothing. , 'So it was not to be wwondered at if any repugnance which she had felt was fast passing away, and if, when her brother asked her whether she would he content, she told him she was grateful for what he had done; and for the time perhaps she was so. Sukya tBy-e had told her nephew of Rad'Ita's visit to the Shastree's house by .stealth with Tara; afraid lest he hear of it otherwise, perhaps through the servants or .Gunge, and was re- joiced that he considered it a happy circumstance, "She will be satisfied with the wealth," he said, "and al! that she sees 'will excite the desire for more and so, aunt, we shall best hold her to our purposes. She cannot re- cede now; and while mon/ding the Shastree to her will, by-and-by she heed u,ot forget Sivaji Rajahs" But are did not tell this to Radh'a; and neither by her 'brother, nor ;Sukya-;Bye, was any reference made to the past. Witen all was beyond chance of disturbance, he would set her to work to compass his own ends. The ;Shastree attd Pundit were of different schools of philosophy; the former, as ice know, belonged to the ancient, and, as he considered, ortho- dox, 'Vedantic school of Veda Vasa; the Pundit to the more modern Seim ansa school of Jomiai, and to the doc- trines .and mythological histories of the Poorans. So they had discussions in which other iBrahmuns of the town joined, while 'the- ladies sat behind a screen and heard their disputations, and Tara explained to then; what she could fo'll.ow.. (Or the friends played at chess, both having excellent skill; —the 'Shastree calm 'and steady, 'the Pundit fiery and impetuous, as were t'hier natures; and so they had many an earnest battle, It was not long before the politics which then agitated the country' be- gan to be -•discussed 'ihetw.een them, They lived ttncler the same M'ahonie- den government, that of Pmejapoor: but while 'Toolja'poor and the dist- 'Act, around it :were as yet in entire subjection, ,those to the west—partic- ularly the wild rugged country be- yond Wye, the 'Maweis or mountain - valleys of the 'Ghauts, stretching into the Dekhan—owed but a slight alle- giance to the Mahomedan/ dynasty, and perhaps had never been 'complete- ly subdued. Here it was that many of the oldest Mahratta families bad taken .refuge after the overthrow of the Hindu dynasty of D'eogcrh, the modern Dowletabaci, and the subse- quent subjection of the country by the .tiwhoutedan !Emperors of ,Delhi; aocl it was among these families, the iBhoslays, Mimhal'kttrs, Morays, Gho- raperays, and others, that the germs' of that combination to resist—to ,thein an oppressive and corrupt govern ment—etc'is'rted, which :was presently t Ise ripened into a successful revohip alma THURSDAY, DRCEMB'ER 7, '193: the surface, Experieece.:.had ,taught I sheets, lest bee husband shotticl see extreme caution,. There cern stn as her, such !being carried from 'place Iso seneblies of armed -nen, tecr displays of fence; an occasional successful raid, or reeistauce by Sivaji' kept tip what might well be called the' eatiottal spir- it; but all delayed to strike, till, iti-the expressive Mahratta plerase, Pongut'- tts, lavile Deva;, "the eftre• was 011 the drills."' o•e eh ref 'Very dexterously, e ! ,tmd'af- ter having prepared Mtn foe, the com- inutticiitiot, did, Moro Trimmul ?con- tfide to flee Shastree some of the popu- larly -reported plans Of his frihnd and Prince, and sought his counsel and as- sistance, and partly also' the purport of 'his own mission. He asleed informa- tion aa to the :families ;o'f the 'Bala 'Ghent wed other neighbe'rs; and also respecting the wealthy yegmen Mid farmers of the`:country:;7;Ie dict not mention 'Paha:- ;Singh, with whom, througlt the 'Gosaees of ,lzulliatiee, and their agency at 'Tooljapoor, he had alreadY i? o peueel negotiations and found the robber chieftain fickle' and undecided, extravagant in his demand for estates, for high command, and other rewards, Nor did he disclose that weightier secret, known to his :prince and hint - self, on tvdiich, for the present, the success Of their enterprise rested. :Khan '3vLaliomed, the '\t,1uneer, or head minister of Il3eojapoor, alight be de- tached, it was said, from the royal in- terest of his house and he was ilea, with a large army, lying at and about Nuldroog, 'little more than twenty miles distant front Tooljapoor. To this pian, at his own request, ,in phrases only' to be interpreted by 'him- self, a letter had been forwarded by the Gosace banker's agent at Tooija- poor; but oto repay had been received. Nor was Moro Trimmul sanguine on the subject, for reports of the Vtuz- eer's intrigues in other quarters were in melt's mouths. No; it was from the Mahratta families alone. that he had expectations; and he knew that at the ensuing festival, all or most of tate province would assemble at Toolja- poor. To say that he found a zealous co- adjutor, or hoped for one, in the Shastree, would not be correct. The Shastree was .not ambitious. He en- joyed already as 'we know, at very lu- crative position, in which he was 'hon- oured and respected, : He avoided all elfahomedans upon principle; but the governors of tite province often sought his advice and assistance in civil and judicial mattens regarding Plincles, and he was not only never molested, but, on the contrary. respec- ted and treated with consideration. and hail even been invited to court. QTc haul, therefore, 00 quarrel with :the '\Iahoanedans, and he well intcw their power. IHc had watched Shah'ji's fail- ures, and he hadnoted the effect of ,Sivaji's efforts; still he admitted there was more chance of success now than before; and he agreed to assist 'Afore Trimmul, by bringing hint int° C0112- utmnicatinn with the gentry of the province, provided he were not re- quired to take any prominent part in what should follow, To say. that Vyas Shastree was indifferent in this mat- ter would be incorrect; but to antici- pate enthusiasm or personal zeal would have been impossible from his character and Moro Trimmul did not expect theist. 'After the ceremony," he said to the :Shastree, "Raclin of course, will remain with you. +Sukya Bye will re- turn to Wye with the servants. Give me then, letters to such as you please and I will go alone, 'Introduce me as a reciter of plays, and I .will make my own way unnoticed and unsuspected. ;Here I can be of no use, and may ev en attract suspicion," Tohis 1 Tothis plan Vyas IShasaree gave his cordial consent. Moro Trimmul could go before the Now Ratrec and return for the festival, CHAlPTIEIR Viltfb II ant aff•aid it would talcs more than the 'limits of this history will afford to describe minutely all ,ehe festivities and observances 01 Realiees marriage, of the street at theanse'Ives, the eaters, A proper, orthodox 11lindu marriage the carriers of 'he viands, or the pas- sengers. So they ate and ate .lby ,hun- clreds at a time; and many a hungry Brahnttrn, hardly leno'iwing how to get a meal of coarse jowaree cakes in his .own home, took his water -vessel and blanket, travelled' from twenty to thir- ty miles round tothe wedding, receiv- ed a hearty welcome,- and ate as he had perhaps never eaten before, and remembered it all his :life afterwards. place by, the servants, lest her feet might touch 'the gronin•d—once too by, her husband, whom she could 'feel, but not see; ..and a rate strong arm and hent, his fwas,.'"taiter up, .s+ate felt, as if: sheewre, erandkinge a ch'iid, -and gen't'ly olid, respectfully too, The evonshili'ping ae the great 'temple where site hail `never been?'owhere the priests put 'flowers on her and led her into the iplace where the 'gladdest sat, with her weird 'red eyes through the mo<e enee'was',half frightened s 1 and R, g by 'them; greetingstoo from the people with tiwhont the marriage was pop clot.; and the flog*er-sellers and coiitfie makers;, poured ,basisets of their 'cies tfdo. cjckeussrsiieonusolrsyeh` 'a4efbroowluiettreir'e;: nwuivnildeershe evlovoeeleid- 1 ,{ter face, and 'acknowledged with shy tintiid gestttres their hearty salutation. 'No doubt a great deal of .this Hees ex- eelleitt Inc and the girl's spirits rase ,with the genial joyousness; buil at times she wa's very weary, (Seldom liad there been a merrier' tvedding• !What jokes were played oft ,by her brother, who ,was a capital hand, as we know at acting plays, dis- gtiising himself, and personating char- acters, with vehicdi he mercilessly in, terrupted the orthodox ceremonies. 'Now a islahontedan mendicant, whose intrusion was resisted by the servants, and whose presence had polluted the food, proved to be; or the piper's in- struments were filed with wax and they 'blew discordant screeches, or could not blow at all; or a pertinac- ious begging Brahman on seeing the bride, or threatened, otherwise, to cut himself and bring trouble on her. Now one thing, now another; teasing his sister, playing a sly joke on Allende, tormenting the Shastree in all manner of ways, he was the life of the meet- ing, and always so disguised to dress and figure, even voice, that no one re- cognized him. Then were there not all the papers in the country? the temple musicians, and drums ,of all kinds, tenor and bass? Such crashes of noise! Village bands, the temple ;musicians, and the 'hired performers, and •datt'cing women, all playing different tunes at•tlte sante momestt. The horn -players and drums of half the country came in hopes of largess; 'and •there 'was one burly fel- low from Andoora, near Nulclroog, whose horns had wreaths of flowers tied to it, with gold and silver tinsel ribbots, the wild screams of whose in- strument and sometimes its mellow quivering notes, could be heard high above all the others, And to be sure, what feastinigt The household cooking pans ;were not half big enough, and diose from the temple had to be borrowed: and the neigh- bors' kitchens, on both sides, were fill- ed with cooks. Peeks ansi bushels of rice,butter, vegetable stews, and cur- ries; sweet things, hot things, sav- oury things; and 'tsunda's fautous "poorces," reserved for the choicest guests—some even made by herself and Tara. There was no room in the house of in the courts for eating, so the street outside was swept and watered; and every day, early in the -afternoon, you might sec a posse of stout young Bra- hnttins laying down fresh green plan- tain leaves its double rows on the groundwithbroad alleys between then;, and then long files of clean- shaven ,Brahmuns sit down behind them, anti after then; a procession of men bearing on their shoulders huge pans of rice, hot from the kitchen. and slung on poles—baskets of hot bread, poorees, curries, stews and the like, would march down the middle, ladling out portions of all to each, and helping liberally to melted butter, hot "chutnees," and other toothsome con- diments. And the men ate and ate till they could eat no more, and the .crowds on the house -terraces above them watch- ed the eating, cheered the eaters, and bandied free jokes from side to side is a very tiresome affair; and, like marry other marriages, perhaps,every- body Is glad when it is over; Very noisy, tediously minute in ceremonial, liable to interruption from disputes it is often an arena for rival factions of fernilies to fight out ail the ill feel- ing, d'isconteitt, and jealousy which have accumulated for years. Some- times the feasts provided are not eat- en, and have to be thrown away or ,Yes, it was a capital thing a wed - given to beggars. Musicians won't cling; and the village and 'town gos- play, processions can't be formed, or sips who criticised it at the time, and are interrupted in progress: offence is spoke of it afterwards, could actually, taken at trifles, and the whole proceed :find no fault. There was not a 3 ing rocks to and fro as though it old hag in.Tooijapoor or'S'indpihttl, ay. would tumble to pieces altogether, till and for the natter of that its it suddenly .cogo villages further mes sight, and affairsother distant, who did not on—to e happy conclusion, or other- get e hearty meal; or if she were too wise, as it may .be, infirm to stay and eat, a liberal dole f When all prospers, it is a right men- flour, or rice and butter, with salt aro ry affair; but. I am afraid our western pepper, Not a familyin young ladies would ,he very weary if the town, seer, .of l7re pecta in indeed,,wresnoetole- the,-.had to he married as ,Rad•ha was. lltahoned'ans either, who lead ma - Fee marriage ceremonies occupied teriais for a meal sett{ e, arc ten clays di really very 'hard worle.:So eontpan.ied b • to or, t, ac - ten many dressings and undressing; so and drum, o y band and tabor, 'horn many hathiugs, so malty 550i u:tin • inrnfiu: band and firurank. And g•s, g to the scale of ;'heir randy: �t\u,rl so irony changes of ornaments; such from all ,friends, presents for sntotherings in flowers, and in large the PROFESSIO+NAL CARDS • Medical DR. H. HUGH ROOSTS, Physician and Surgeon. Late of London Iliaes- pital, London, ; England. Special attention to diseases' of the eye, ter, • nose and throat. Office and reel - dance behind Dominion B'a'nk. Office erciai Hotel, Seaforth, 3rd Mondale in Phone No. 5;' Residence Phone 104. 'D,R F. J; BURROWS, Seafort!a Office and residence,: Goderic'h efnc'at, , east of the United Church.' Comer for the County of. Huron. Telephoned DR.. F. J. R. FIO'R1STDR-Eye, Ear Nose and Throat. Graduate in Medi- cine, University of Toronto 18.97: Late Assistant New York ',Ophthal- mic and Ant -al Institute, Moorefitld'e Eye, and Golden Square throat hospi- tals, London, England. At ` COMM,. ercial Hotel, 'Seaforth, 3rid Monday in each monist, from 11 a,m, to 3 p.res. DIR, W. C. 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