New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-22

i}v the clear light of the moon We could
distinguished the emaclaed form and features of an
old JOCCc. HE was SpailngN dressed, m tht usual
ocnre-colorsd cotton clothes. anA sat upon the
ground With his back against The trunk of The tree
As he caught sight OF rs. he raised himself upon ms
elbow. nd began 10 beg IN the usual Whining tone
" Thy gin VIII serve for my funeral" be- SAID With
FAINT smile, pointing 70 teW pldntun leaf paiterS,
containing tumerc, red powder, Tlcc, ana "A few
other similar articles We inquired INTO What he
coI sidercd the signs and symptoms OF approaching
dissolution. N was complaint that must have
caused HIM intense pam, winch any surgeon could
have instantly alloVatod. We told him what medic
cal >kll could do offered 90 take him 40 once where
aS>istancc could be procured and warned hun fli u
the mode ~ suicide which be proposed "a carry ont,
would De- one OF The most agonl1ing description.
consider THIS disease token rom HE Bh,g~an the
Almighty hat this form ~ eNstrace IS hn-hed
ard be- steadasty refused al aId. We asked whether
pain might not make HIM repent has decision, per-
haps too Late. liis reply was Characteristic of his
caste. Pointing to long sabre cut. which seemed
the length Of his right side. he remarked. | have
been soldier, nndor Your rule. II feared not
death u lighting az the word of the frrlngr, am |
likely. DO you think, 10 shrink from when the
DEFY summons nae
II Is useles, to argue with these people go We
confined ourselves To inqulrlng what had made HIM
leave the Company service. lie told ms me old
story The cause of half The ascetclsm IA The East,
Il sdppontmcDt 90 An gfUre te fGtV After rising 10
the rank of u1fk or corporal. very rap. ". 700
sequence OF saving The fr of an 0iicrr ~ the sege
OF POuhah, Be aai a foiufANt obtained lelFe al dD-
Stutf. anu rel Ipu fU l n NHfiHf Ntlulfls .t ilf
Naharata hills There he fell m love, desperately,
as Outntdls only can, with the wife of me village
BIahman. 4 few months diterwari the husband
d eel and 10 was determined by the caste brethren
that the rect should follow HIM by the .uttcc rite
TIL .olcIcr. however resolved 10 save lrr. and his
cOmTado. apprlscs of his plans, promised 20 ad HIM
With heart and hand. The arc was heaped mp, and
surrounded by Il thrOug OF CARERS collected 10
witness the ceremony 80 Interesting and exciting 10
superStItOus people. Al length the ,nttec APP
appeared supported by her female relations, down
he path opened TO her by the dwe-stTnck crowd
slowly she assembled The pie Of hrewOod and, after
distributing little gifts 10 those around, sat town,
with the head Of The deceased IN her lap Al each
of The four corners of the pyre Brahmin,
stood fronting the southeast retired 10 fetch the
sacred ire.
suddenly a h0rseman, clad IN yellow clothes,
On he'd out OF ne ghbonng thickct. Before lny had
TINE TO oppose hm, Do. fierce little tGiudtta pony
Glove the ihrong and. almost falling upon ms
haunche, win the effort stood moIonless ny the
side o he sui unlt pyrc Al that instdntthe widow,
ASSISTED by a friendly hand, from her seat, and
was clasped IN the hOrsemans arms onr tonch 81
The long AahaIaita spur and The pony again BOUNDS,
pluugng through ne crowd tO~ ri the place
" hence be- came Another moment and They VIII
BE- saved Just the mgltyes Ar" disappearing be
flrc the thIcket. az arrow snOt from The DO" oil A
Rankan. missing ~ mark. pierces deep into the
widow sOe. The soldier buried hls param0ur IN
DER the tree Wnfre We we're slttlng Life had no
longer any charms for him. Tie never returned 20
his cOrps and resolved 10 devote himself % htunty
10 W., wonderful considering the pam ne must have
teen enduring 10 hear him relate his t1ic 40 calmly
anc circumstanualy. The next morning, when We
PASSED b. he spot, three four half naked figures
10 me holy garb, were sitting Ike nourncfs round
Goa and the Blne Mountains