The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-09-25

those who have tried II are aware ~ capaDie vi
raeking the nerves in such way as lew people
care 10 try. and which none are capable Oh VOL
UNFAIRLY enduring beyond "A few seconds.
The f,meer seemed rather amused ut the
queer-looking implements on the table out
otherwise maintained look OF lofty stolcism !;
nor did he seem in any way alarmed When
approached with the conductors.
Some OF my servants. who had already e%pe-
rienced the process now came clustering aDou.
with looks of Unsurpassed merriment to WIT
ness the fuoueer's ordeal. ] fastened one wire
to his still extended tongs and the other TO the
foot on the ground =.
As the coli machine was not yet "a action,
beyond dsconcerting him little, the attaeh-
ment of the wires did not otherwise Affect INN.
But when pushed the magnet into the coil,
and gave him the full strength Of the battery,
he howled ike a demon the tOngs-to which
his hand was now fastened by force beyond
his will-ouiyered in his unwilling grasp as II
| it were burning the flesh from his bones lie
threw himself on the ground yelling and gnash-
ing his teeth. the tongs clangTs 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. l
stopped the machine and released HIM.
For some minutes he lay quiyering on the
ground. as if not quite sure that the horrible
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 rot 70 what he reckOned curslng
distance, he turned round. shook his fists at me,
and fell to waFk-~pouring out a torrent OF I'M
MISUNDERSTANDING screeching, and tossing
his arms about in manner fearful to behold.
There is peculiarly in the abuse of an
Oriental, that beyond wishing the object OF 1t
a liberal endowmento f blisters, boIls and ulcers
tho inefficient CURSES in a hot country he does
not otherwise alude to him personally, but d.
reefs the main burden of his wrath against ms
female relatives from his grandmother TO his
granddaughter wives, daughters. sisters, aunts,
and grand-aunts inclusive. These he mprecates,
individually and collectively. through every
clause of prescribed formulary which has been
handed down by his ancestors, and which, m
searchingneSs of detail and comprehensiyeness
OF malediction, leaves small scope for additions
or improvements.
Leaving me then 10 rot and wither from the
face of the earth, and consignlng all my female
kindred to utter aud inevitable death ana de
styuetioas haHalke3sa 70 . peghboring village
tbBnuTosis " pis svr.i.se o'iI4sfs-
dignity
1t so happened that short time after the
fuqueer had gone, ! incautiously held my head,
while watching the result Of some experiments, |
over dish of Tuning acid and consequently be- |
came 30 i'll as to be obliged To retire to my bed
room and lie down. In about an hour called |
to my bearer to fetch me a 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, beheld the whole establishment seated |
in full conclave on their launches round the
door. On seeing me, they all got up and took
to their heels Ike a coyey of frightened par
tridges. The old kdmudgar was too fat to
run far so | seized him Just as he was making
his exit by gap in the garden fence. He was
at first, quite incapable of giving any account
of himself No | made him sit a minute among
the long grass to recover his wind when he
broke out with "Oh! re-bab-re-bGb =" and began |
to blubber as only fat kdmudgar can, i'm
plorng me to send instantly for the fuqueer, and |
make him present; if ! did not, | would GER
tainly be dead man before to-morrow's sun
q For" said he, "a fuqueers curse is good as
IA matter of fate) Some of his
fellows now seeing that the murder was out |
vent,lred to come back, and joined in requesting
me to save my life while there was yet time
A laugh was the only answer | could make
This somewhat treasured them, but it was easy |
to see that was regarded by all as doomed
man. II was to no purpose that told them |
was now quite well, and endeayored to explain
the cause Of my sickness They would have it
that ] was in dying state, and that my only
salvation lay in sending off messenger with
kid and bag of rupees TO the fuqueer. The
durdzee tailor who had just come from the
village where the fuqueer had taken refuge.
told me that as soon AZ the fuqueer heard that
] was i'll, he performed II pas @d of a most i'm
pressve character shouting and threatening to
curse everybody in the village as he had me and
mine. The consequence was, that pice cowries
rice, and ghee were showered upon him with |
overwhelming hberaty,
Without saying q word, ! armed myself with |
q horsewhip, set ont for the village, and found
the fuqueer surrounded by dense crowd of
men and women, to whom he was jabbering
with tremendous volubility, telling them how
he had withered me up root and branch, and
expressing nope that would serve as lesson
to the other children of Shetan who ventured
to take liberties with fuqueer The crowd
hid me from him till broke in upon his dreams
with slight taste of my whip across his
shoulders. His eyes nearly leaped out of their
sockets when he turned round and saw me.
Another ntimation from my thong sent him of
with yell, leaving the rich spoil he had col
iected 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
lessen the gross and to them expensive super
stition under which the natives of India at pres
ent abor.-HowNkold Words.
RUSSIAN MANNERS AND HOSPITALITY.
The greq& Russian Noblemen uho Ssow, IN their
IRAN the tastes of Tnbnb;fn,ts nf the South =