Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-05-27

A cadou, fccIingwitb regard 10 "a
Ialiaiioo, Or father revenge, exists q
morg tic tiDva IN Indii. These poo
plo believe that u IA q lar more sever,
punishment ~ the person who hns In
jurgl them 10 ruin thor fate hercaf
ter, than 10 lhilict any evil on them II
this world. ! will here give n shor
sketch Of as enc, foa tho truth Of Il
will voach. Maj. 1omIinson was at
officer ofhigh reputation In the army
and also an acting magistrate In the
district where he was quartercd; like
many others IN the "good old tines
no held military aud civil commits.
sion together, noltemporarily but con-
tinnally; indeed, TO a stranger arriv.
ing in India, unaware Of the habit be-
ing general it seemed most strange
indeed TO see alternate gazettes, an
nouncing bis military promotions and
civil changes. But, as the service
was never carried on better, or the
Offices discharged with more zeal than
at the period l allude to, it was rath.
er matter of opinion than regret.
Maj. Tonlinson was appointed col
lector, not a hundred miles from Poo
nah. He was selected for the post AS
Ian active and Jealous young man,
who would carry the orders of the
Government into any instant effect;
and, as these orders strictly enjoined
him to be unrcmitting in his endeav-
ors TO bring the defaultcr, whose ar.
rears had been long accommodating to
instant settlement, il may be coufi
IDENTIFY asserted that the situation in
which he was placed was anything
bat bed Of roses.
Taking tour round his district, he
personally inquired into each case,
and, amongst others, ordered native
named Jesserie Synd, instantly to pay
up the pebt he owed to Government.
Jesserie ofcourse pleaded poverty,
declared his total inability TO liquid.
ate the debt, and threw himself on
the compassion and mercy Of the col
lector. A young hand would have
been deceived By the apparent dcs-
pair ofthe supplicant. srcnslinsons
however, was too old soldier to be
thus duped; SO he ordered the man
either 10 surrender himself as prise.
ner, or instantly to pay down the mo-
ney. The willy Indian saw that the
European was not to bedeceived; so,
with a look Of foiled hypocrisy and
malice he instantly counted down the
number of rupees required, and, with
many salaam, followed the collect
or 10 the end Of his village, whence,
as soon as he was out Of hearing, he
poured out on him volley ofmale-
dictions, beg ond the power OF an En-
gIiShman's pen to transcribe.
The following year Maj. Tomlinson
held court, 10 which the natives
were desired to come, in order to re-
ceive las far as / can recollect) some
Government order, or it might have
been 10 pay their dues, The fact is
of little consequence; suffice it to say
they were ordered to attend, and did
so accordingly.
The collector was sitting in his ver'
andah, his secretary and assistant with
several of his household around him.
when, amonst those who presented
themselves before him, yesserie Synd
appeared, bearing his infant child in
his arms. The major had wholly for
gotten him, and the manner in which
he had been compelled to enforce the
payment Of his arrears; nor would he
now have recognised him, had he not
boldly advanced 10 the foot of tho
stone steps, at the top of which the
collector was sitting, as before sta
ted, hearing and adjudging the sever
al cases that came before him.
s'Do you remember me, sahlbT
demanded the native, salaaming 10
the ground. 'sDoes the great Eng
lishman remember the poor Indian
who last year was made to pay the
long arrearsp
"Sarely," replied Tomlinson.
81 am he, worthy collector, ] am
he. who had his every pice, a coinl
taken from him, whenthe child which
he now bears in his arms and his old
father we're almost starving. am be,
who at that moment made a vow 10
the gods Of his fathers that he would