The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-12-03
THE SACRED BULLS.

"I once had an opportunity of ascer-
tanning what a nuisance these gentle
men bulls were I was on one of my
missionary journeys; for used to 60 for
month or two through the villages,
and strike my tent every thirty miles or
SO; or I would journey in my boat up
the river, ffty, or hundred, or two hun
dred miles, visiting the various towns on
the way. On one occasion, I went te a
large place on a market day; l had got
large number of tracts aud bibles
with me for distribution, and 1 sat down
in the market-place to converse with the
people upon the grace and truth of sal
vation; but before went into the bazar
this means market-place and no more
Il heard terrible noise of women, as
1 thought quarrelling. Now, the wo-
men in India, who belong to the hum
bier classes, have tremendously long
tongues, and L can conceive that the
Brahmin ladies had not got very short
ones, as the pundit told me. We'll, |
heard them abusing somebody ,land using
language very improper. to escape from
ladies lips-they we're calling somebody
all manner of names but that of a gen.
tleman; and when. I came into the place,
I saw what was the matter. They were
not abusing man, but great fat bull,
which was eating up the rice and sweet
meats, and vegetables, and other wares
that these women had brought from the
country to sell. The bull, in his rounds,
had found them out, and was poking his
lose into this basket, and that basket,
and there were the women, doubling
their fists. and cursing at his nose, but
not one dared to touch him. He knew
very well that hard words would never
break bones, and he went on and enjoy
ed himself to the great injury of the peo-
pie. The women, when they saw my
white face (for white face is very un-
common in the. interior villagesIdirect-
ly put their hands together, and called;
"Have mercy, have mercy!'
saw what was the matter. They
were looking at the bull, while he was
eating up their goods.
"Drive him away" said I.
"Wesdare not" they said.
"Why not?''
Because ne is a god" =.
"He is no more god than I am,
said I, and 1 took up stick and gave
him heavy thump, SO that he soon ran
away.
They said, "Drive him away from us,
and as that was an appeal to my human
ity and saw the women distressed,
gave the gentleman two or three good
pokes in the ribs, and he soon hurried
away. w. 4 II d
The women went down and thanked
me, and was about to give them a SOL
emn address on the folly ofcalling such
thing as that god, when found that
l had got into a terrible mess; it is very
easy to get into! difficulty, but very
hard to get out of it. There were hun
dreds of thousands of men there; and o
number of men who were watching me,
as soon as they saw me strike the bull
came down and looked like thunder, aud
they spoke almost like thunder, too.
"What are you doing?"
Ohio! 1 thought, am in for it now;
and I said,
II was only driving away that great
thief of bull"
"You struck it, did you not?"
I said 1 did.
"Do you know that you struck god?
"What nonsense" said I, "to call
that brute god"
Stay" said they, "here comes
Brahmin." .
Now, the Brahmins are, some of
them, very learned, and some of them
not; but all of them are very proud. This
man had great influence among the peo.
PIE, aud they said, @
Here comes the Brahmin; answer
him."
He came down, surrounded by some
hundreds of people, aud he contrived to
look as black as he possibly could, as if
he thought he would annihilate me with
lis blooE looLs
"What have you been deing?"
I answered him, $40
81 was wanting to drive away o great
thisf of bull" 1888 aFr.
"Did you strike it?"
"I did," a
"Do you know that you struck
god?"
Itried now to make myself two or
three inches taller than I was, and to
look as black as possible, and said,
"Answer me, are you a Brahmiu?"
To call his Brahmiuical character into
question was dreadful, and he said,
Certainly" aud showing me the EN-.
blem of his Office.
care you Brahmin, and call that
creature godr"
Eyes, I ana"