Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-02-17
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Jung Bahadoor;
OR LIFE AND DEATH IN THE EAST.

1t is not two years since the capitals of Eng
and France we're severally gaddened and embel-
lished by tie appearanceliu the highest circles
e disiingni fpreigner, whose -.hrqwn con-
pfexion, tIghll ~ Snien, aud acute Intelligence
charmed all who had The honor Of approaching
his person to contemplate his costly attire and
superb jewels. This eminent visitor was maze
known to the British public as the Napau anlbas-
ssdor, Jung Bahador.
The marvellous narratives known by the title
of "The Arabian Nights furnish many sirik-
ing pictures Of The dolnes of Oriental despots
but even IN that repository of the wonderful it
would be difficult to find anything more startling
than we have presented to us in certain passages
Of the story of this ambassador.
We should be reluctant to give them credit
We're they not written by a friendly hand. The
writer it must be stated, had the most awful
facts from the Jung himself
An Eogishman, Mr. Ohphant, visited Kata-
mandu, the capital Of Napaui, 10 consequence of
an invitation from the ambassador, and had the
story of his life from his own lips. 1t may not
be improper here to relate, by way of preface 10
the scenes of blood we have to trace, that the
Brahmns at a remote period found their way into
Nepau and converted the people.
/ The great difficulty these teachers bad to en-.
counter consisted in persnading the hardy and
hungary mountaineers to abstain from animal
food Eventually they succeeded in prevailing
on the Nepauese generally to renounce beef.
Then their religious enthusiasm is SAID to have
risen so high that 1t outran that Of the Brahnins
themselves
Colonel Kirkpatrick found in that country "al
most as many temples as houses" and as many
idols as inhabtan s. Whatever might be the
case with other classes, the god-manufacturlng
interest of Nepaul must have been in thriving
state.
The prime minister is of considerable impor-
tance in every country, but at Katamandn he
seems on footing of equality with the king
himsef though the latter is said to command
wholesale executions of slaves in his court.
yard-tbey should ra her be called murderers--
merely for his majestvs amusements. JUG
Bahadoor was the nephew of former prime
minister, named Mathabar Singh, and had the
misfortune to incur the hatred of the Prince,
who thereupon doomed him to destruction, which
he sought to bring about by ordering him to
cross flooded mountain torrent on horseback,
and when halfway across suddenly recalling
him. Jung, by excellent horenanshIp and great
presence of mind, escaped the danger, aud the
prince being thus disappointed, resolved to pro
vide him with another sort of watery death, aud
ordered him to be thrown into a well, which 1t
seems is common mode of execution in Ma
paul.
| No trial is mentioned as having resulted in
this sentence. Such iormahty despo'lsn holds
10 be the idle and snperluous. Jung thought
the prince might be gratltied, and that he might
notwithstanding escape the fate intended for
bIn. He accordingly exercised himself by
jumping into wells until he thought he could
safely face the peril, and lis Mr.. OIlphant tells
:" when he heard that it was the intention of the
prince to throw him down a well, he was IN no
way dlsmayed, and only made one last request,
which was that an exception might be made IN
his favor as regarded the being cast down, aud
thai he might be permitted 10 throw himself
down.
This was so reasonable request that it was
Al once granted; and, surrounded by large
concourse Of people the prince i,la,self beng
present by way of a MORNINGS recreation. Jung
repaired to the well, where, dlvesting himself OF
all superhuous articles OF clothing, he crossed
his legs, and jumping boldly down was lost to
the view of the prince and mobiles, dull splash
aooe testlfying TO his arrival at the bottom
Fortunately for Jung there was plenty of wa
ter, and there were. moreover, many chinks and
crannes In the porous stone of which The well
was built; SO, having learnt his lesson Jung
cung dexteTously TO the side Of the well until
midnight, when his friends, who had been prey-
ousiy apprsed of the part they were to perform,
came and rescued him"
After time he reappeared. His uncle, Ma,
fhibar Singh, remained prime minister; hut the
Rance, or Qneen-moher, once Is friend aud
snppJher having become his impacab|e enemy,
desired to have Mathnbar put to death. She ap.
plled to Jung on this occaslon and ne consented
10 aasa sslnate hts uncle, with whom he had always
been avnrde.
pan for the ministers destruction having
been formed, he was sent tor one night from the
palace in haste; and, having ascended the great
staircase was entering the room where their mai.
estes were seated, when Jung fired pistol at
him, and the minister fell dead at the feet of The
Queen mother.
For this the homicide now expresses regret
bur attempts TO excuse the CRIME by saving that
his own life aust have been sacrificed had that
OF his uncle been spared, and 1t was natural to
prefer Committing murder to being killed.
Aler this, Jung B hadoor became commander
in chef under a minister called Gnggun Singh.
He was shot while sitting in his room. Slrdar
was suspected of being the murderer.
Altman Singh, a colleague of the deceased,
was ordered to put hun to death. He did not
obey the command, and was in consequence