Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-19


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belonged. The patience, perseverance,, and
ingenuity they are now exercising in the arts
of fcivilized life, receive a remarkable illustra-
tion from the following anecdote related by
Colonel Sleeman himself:
GA stout Mogul officer, of noble bearing and
| singularly handsome countenance, on his way
from the Punjaub to Dude, crossed the Ganges
at Gurmuktesur Chat, near Meeruth, to pass
through Moradabad and Bareilly. He was
mounted on fine Turkee horse and attended
by his khinmutgar (butler) and groom. Soon
after crossing the river, he fell in with a small
party of well-dressed and dmodest-looking men,
going the same road. They accosted him in
respectful manner, and attempted to enter
into conversation with him. He had heard of
Thugs, and told them to be off. They smiled
at his idle suspicious, and tried to remove
them but all in vain; the Mogul was deter
mined they saw his nostrils swelling with in
dignation, took their leave, and followed slow
\ ly. The next morning he overlook the same
number of men, but of different appearance,
all Mussulmans. They accosted him in the
nA"e' '"iAeu y, 'ho uansor
of the road, aud the necessity of their keeping
together, and taking advantage of the protec-
tion of any mounted gentleman that happened
10 be going the same way. The Mogul Off "
said not word in reply, resolved to have u o
companions on the road They persisted his
| o''N' o.s"" "s"ii w s"ei'i anu putting MS
.A"u W niS s"oru' he paue 'neii ali DC on, or
Nv nv "oa'u ""'o '"s" "e'u' noni 'neir snouiues'
W" anu qu'e 'u'. Vi "rfo"S o'er
"i' snou'ueis "raoe Vi loaueu pistols IN MS
"aS'Dei'' anu sworn ny ms s'ue, anu was ai-
,OS''"e' very 'of'i'iuaD'e-iookihg caFaher'
:" '"o e''"ns' a"o."er party iougeu IN
'"e sH'''e rooh'' ihey were gong sthe same
io''u' anu a' 'He Aiosui o'cr'ook theni IN the
'n'' i''"uo s"''i 'o"s iospee'iuiiy,
anu uesan W en'er ii'o conversation" WIN tneir
wv ''i'"us '"' groom anu ihe pu'ier' VINO
"o'e oo'"is up "enihu' me Moguis hoS'riis
logan "sa'" " '"e'' "nu ms pauo tne s'rah-
so'e W o". ho groom anu ou'ler in'erceueu
,or '"''r master was grave, seua'e man. ana
'hey "an'eu companions All wouiu not doi
anu 'ne strangers icii IN 'ne rear. Inc next
uay' wnen 'ney iiau go. 10 tue miuule Oh an
eA'ehsiNe anu "h'hhapileu piain' the Mogul IN
"u'""ee' anu MS TWO servants aie" hunured
y"rus pehiiiu' he caHne up 10 party Oh SIX
poor MussuiiIahs sltthg weeping Dy the slde
Vi ueau companion lhey were soiuiers
from L"hofe' on .he'r way 10 LUCKNOW, worn
uo"h " a'isue, III 'neir anxiety 10 see their
wives anu chhureh once more, aiter long
'hu p'iniui service' iheir companion the
nope anu prop OF MS fanny, had sunk under
.ne i"t'gue, ana 'hey hau maze grave Tor
NM nut 'hey were poor uniettered men, and
unable 10 repeat the iuneral service from the
hoiy Moran wouid us hlghness nut perform
'hiS n'st oil'e ior 'heiiii ne Wouiu no douDt
nhu hls reward IN tnis world ana the next.
inc Mogui uismouhteui the oody had been
placed IN US proper POSITION with its head
TOWARDS Mecca a carpet was spread ifthe
Mogui look OIL ms DOW ana quiver, then his
pistols ana sword, ana placed them on the
GROUND near the pody called for water, and
washed ms ieet hands, and face, that he might
not pronounce the molly words in an unclean
state lie then kneit down, ana began to re-
peat the funeral service in clear, loud voice.
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each SIDE IN silence The other four went Off
few PAGES, to beg that the butler and groom
would not come so near as to interrupt the
good Samaritan at his devotions. All being
ready. one of the four. in n lavender tone
rovn n. ,birn,. fs;ono,A i ,ho hoadLor.t,;ac,
e"'o ''''''o' N9'sn'''l 're ""a1'",eis
were thrown over their hecks, ana In few
minutes all three--the Mogul and his servants
were dead and living in the crave in the
usual manner-the head of one at the feet of
tba ono helo,v him An tha nor,;oo .ha,, hod
,,.,, s' '',N
met on lne rOdu DeiOngeu 10 q gang OF JuHal-