Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04
VOL. vi.
what appeared to be pair of tmgs with
brass dish at the extremity Of it.
Who are you 2 called out. al

fuqueef, was tne CULTURAL response.
What do you want,'
Bheek, (alms.)
Bheek" exclaimed, surely YOU are iok-
Ing-a great stout fellow like you can't be
wanting bheekf'
The fuqueer paid not the slightest attention,
but continued holding out his tongs with the
dish at the end of it. e
You had better be off, said Il never
give bheek to people who are able TO work.
We do khooda's work. replied the fu-
queer with swagger. wf
Oh you do--then,' answered, 'you had
better ask Khooda for bheek' So saying,
| inrnna = --hl- ODD hn~~- ---inn the
apparatus for making some experiments
Happening to look up about five minutes after,
l observed that the fnqueer was standing upon
one leg, and struggling to assume as much
majesty as was consistent with his equilibri-
um. The tongs and dish were still extended,
while his left hand sustained his right foot
across his abdomen. | turned TO the table,
and tried TO go on with my work, but l blum
|
gers, and made mess on the table. had
consciousness of the fnqueer's staring at me
with his extended dish, and could not get the
fellow out of my head. l looked up at him
again. There he was as grand as ever, on his
one leg, and with his eyes riveted on mine.-
He continued this performance for nearly an
hour, yet there did not seem to be the faintest
indication of his unfolding himself-rather a
picturesque ornament TO the lawn, if he should
take it into his head-as those fellows some
times do-to remain in the same position for
twelvemonth. 'lf,' | said, you stand there
much longer, I'll give you such taste of boin-
jee Qightning) as will make you glad 10 GO
The only answer to this threat was smile
of derlsion that sent his mustache bristling up
against his nose.
Lghtningn he sneered, your lightning
can't touch fuqueer--the gods take care of
him.
Without more ado, charged the battery,
and connected 1t with coil machine, which,
as those who have tried it, are aware, is capa-
BILE of racking the nerves in such way as few
people care TO try, and which none are capa-
BILE of voluntarily enduring beyond few Sec
onds.
The fuqueer seemed rather amused at the
queer looking implements on the table, but
otherwise maintained look of lofty stocism !;
nor did he seem in any way alarmed when |
| approached with the conductors.
| Some of my servants who had already ex-
| perienced the process, now came clustering
about with looks of Unsurpassed merriment,
10 witness the fuqueer's ordeal. | fastened
one wire to his still extended tongs, and the
other to the foot on the ground
As the coil machine was not yet in action,
beyond disconcerting him little, the attach
ment of the wires did not otherwise affect him.
But when pushed the magnet into the coil,
and gave him the full strength of the battery,
he howled like demon the tongs-to which
his hand was now fastened by a force beyond
his will-quivered in his unwilling grasp as if
it were burning the flesh from his bones. He
threw himself on the ground, yelling and
guashing his teeth, the tOngs Changing an ir-
regular accompaniment. Never was human
pride so abruptly cast down. He was rolling
about in such frantic way that | began to
fear he would do himself mischief; and think
ing he had now had as much as was good for
him, stopped the machine and released him.
For some minutes he lay quivering 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 got to what he reckoned cursing
distance, he turned round, shook his fist at me,
and fell TO work-pouring out a torrent of i'm
precations-shouting, screeching, and tossing
his arms about in manner fearful to behold
There is this peculiarly in the abuse of an
oriental, that, beyond wishing the object of it
liberal endowment of blisiers, boils, and ul-
GERS, (no inefficient curses in hot country, J
he does not otherwise allude to him personally
but directs the main burden of his wrath agains,
his female relatives-from his grandmother to
his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES daughters, sisters
aunts, and grandaunts inclusive. These he
imprecates individually and collectively through
every clause Of prescribed formulary, which
has been, handed down by his ancestors, and
which, in searchingness of detail and compre-
hensiveness of maediction, leaves small scope
for additions and improvements. ..
|
Leaving me then to rot and wither from the
face of the earth, and consigning all my fe-
male kindred to utter and inevitable death and
destruction, he walked off to neiebboriny
village to give vent TO his feelings and COM
pose his ruffled dignity. u
1t so happened that short time after the fa-
qneer had gone, incautiously held nv head
while watching the result of some experiments
over dish of fuming acid, and consequently
, became so i'll as to be obliged to retire to my
; bedroom and lie down. In about an hour,
! called to my bearer to fetch me glass Of wa
ter; but, although heard him and sumo Of
'ne other servants whispering together behind
, he Purda or door-curlain, no attention was
: paid 10 my summons. After repeating the
I call two or three times with the same results
got up to see what was the matter. On
drawing aside the. .purda, beheld The whole
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