New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-14

vona disconeeYtIng HIM 4 little, the attachment
OF the wires did not otherwise affect him, but
mhen pushed the magne: into The coll and gave
him the full strength OF tbS battery, he howed
Ike a demon the tongs-to which his hand was
now fastened by a force beyond his will-qulv-
cred in his unwilling grasp as II II were burning
the flesh from MS bones He threw himself on
the ground, yelling and gnashing his teeth, the
tones Changing an irregular accompaniment
Never was human pride 80 abruptly cast down
He was rolling about in such frantic way that
began TO fear he would DO himself mischief
and thinking he had now had as much as was
good for him, stopped the machine and released
him.
For some minutes he lay quiverlng on the
ground, as If not quite sure that the horlole
spell was broken then gathering himself up, he
flung the tongs from him, bounded across the
lawn, and over the fence like an antelope.
When he had got to what he reckoned cursng
distance he turned round, shook his fist at me,
and fell 10 work-pouring out torrent OF lmpre-
cations-shouting, screechlng, and tossing his
arms about in manner fearful TO behold.
There is this peculiarly In the abuse OF an On
entail that, beyond wishing the object OF 1t lib
eral endowment of blisters, bols, and ulcers, (no
inefficient curses in hot cOuntry,) he does not
otherwise allude to him personally but directs
the main burden of his wrath against ms female
relatves-frOm his grandmother TO MS grand
daughter,-wives daughters, sisters aunts, ana
grandaunts inclusive. These he imprecates in
dividually and collectively through every clause
of prescribed iormulary, which mas been hand
ed down by his ancestors, and which, IN search
ingness OF detail and comprehenslveness OF male
dlctlOn, leaves small scope for additions or I'M
proyemcnts.
Leaving me, then to rot and wither from the
face OF the earth, and consigning all my female
kindred to utter and inevitable death and de-
structjon, he walked off to neighborlng village
to give vent TO his feelings and compose his ruff
fled dignity.
1t so happened, that a short time after the fu-
queer had gone, | ncautiouSly held my head,
while watching the result OF some experiments,
over dish OF fumlng acid, and consequently be-
came so iii as to be obliged to retire TO my bed
room and lie down. In about an hour, called
10 my bearer 10 fetch me glass of water, but,
although | heard him and some of the other
servants whispering together behind the purda
or door curtain, no attention was PAID TO
my summons After repeating the call two or
three times with the same result, got up to see
what was the matter. On drawing aside the
purda i beheld the whole establishment seated
| in full conclave on their launches round the
! door. On seeing me, they all got up ana tooh 10
| their heels, like cOyey OF frightened partrdges
| The Old kdmudgar was too tat TO run lar, 50
seized him lust as he was making his exit by
| gap in the garden fence. He was, al first quite
| incapable Of giving any account Of himself, so
| made HIM slt a minute among the long grass 10
recover his wind, when he broke out with, Oh
| re-ba6-re-bob ~ and began to blubber, as only
fat kldmudgar imp piOring me to send instant
| " for the fuqueer, and make him present If
did not would certainly be dead man before
to-mOrrow's sun For" SAID he, a iuqueers
curse is good as kismutke-bot Ga master OF iate).
Some of his fellows now seeing that the murder
was out, ventured TO come back and oned III
requesting me to save my life while there was
yet time.
laugh was the only answer could make.
That somewhat reassurcd them, but II was easy
TO see that was regarded 10y all as a doomed
man. IL was TO no purpose that told them
was now quite well, and cndeayored TO explain
the cause of my sickness. They would have 1t
that ! was III a dying state, and that my only
salvation lay in sending of messenger with
Kid and bag of rupees to the iuquecr The
durcoo (allor) who had ust come from the WI
lage where the iuQueer had taken refuge. told
me- that as soon as the fuqueer heard that was
i'll, he performed pas Sem of most impressive
character, shouting and threatening to curse
everybody in the village as he had cursed me
and nine The consequence was that pee,
cowrles, rice and ghee were showcred upon hlm
with overwhelming liberality.
Without saving a word, armed myself with
horsewhip, set out for the village and found the
fuqucer surrounded by dense crowd OF men and
women TO whom he was abbcring with trenen-
dous volubility telling them how he had with
cred me up root ana branch, and expressing
hope that would serve as lesson TO the other
children of Sheiian who ventured TO take llber-
ties with fuquecr. The crowd hid me from him
I'LL broke in upon his dreams with slight taste
of my whip across his shoulders. His eyes nearly
leapCd out OF their sockets when he turned round
and saw me Another ntimaiion from my thong
sent hm Oft with a yell. leaving the rich spoil he
had collected from the simple villagers behind.
What became of him | cannot tell. heard no
more Of HIM.
A few such adventures as these would tend to
flesson the gross, and 10 them, expensive super
stltions under which the natives Of India at pres
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