The sun., 1885-02-22
0AYED BY a JACRAL.
A story Of India In the Time Of the Great
Rebeiiion OF the sepoys.

a story OF hndiN In 'hs Time ofthe Great
Rebeiiion OF the sepoys
".Jackals arc at once tho bano and tho
blessing OF India.' said n gentleman, whose
lace. either through n disorganized liver or
from quarter OF u century OF steady curry cat
ing under an Eastern sun. or In consequence OF
both. hud acquired rich yellow hue. They
bans sh sleep with their nightly bowling. and
sometimes they carry OF a child. but they nre
the scavengers OF the plains. which. think.
would hardly be habitable without them. Let
mo tell you o curious story about one OF the
bru,es saving q child:
Il had better state at once. TO check undue
sympathy. that the jackal. when he rescued
Lal Chokrp acted purely as an involuntary
agent. for he certainly intended to eat her.
The little girls real name given to her in
England year previously. was Mabel Stern.
Her father Col. Stern. whose regiment was In
India. was on leave Of absence In his native
land when little Mabel was born. and three
months later rumors OF the coming mutiny
In India began to be heard. Col. Stern
was ordered to rejoin his command and with
his wife. who insisted on accom- pany yinR him.
his infant daughter. and an ayah. or native
nurse. obtained with some dificulty in London.
he turned his faco eastward. When he stepped
ashore In Calcutta the country was in a flame
OF insurrection. and the Colonel learned that
his own reglmen'. composed Of sepoys. recruit
sa the G 10 IN ,ns ns hsd bS Ssen
and the arts they had learned from their Eng.
iish masters against their .eachers He was
wife and child. though the ayah refused TO 90
The last scenes Of the mutiny we're being
played. Their horrors. and those that precedod
Hgas we're yps T. fnPSaoW, a Or Indian
careful watch Mt night time, for PARTIES OF dis
banded mutineers were still prowing about
u. S AND eharen Wsensvsr no they
could could 40 SO with @ far chance OF escapinE With
Tns old
tack. II came at last In broad daylight. and
when the master Of the house and his wife were
absent in tho city for an hour. and nobody was
When the Colonel and Mrs. Stern returned MA:
Thss came @ II, ;ssh,b "s she as ssS esHisS;
,Whsrs is the sshib LoSne % :" said one so Q, them them:
know whers the Mem. sahib was; told them
s% w,o s. EFT to rls drs s"a
IT,, T.. fellow. who lives by robbery. and mutinied.
There H. stiil the chokrP."
srouDa 10 shs s% to hs
the baby die. The leader asked What her G, name me
WAS, ard said. Mabel Stern.
must not meet Allah with such name as that.
The souHp,ry is still rsd with u blood; Let us
" Mrs, Stern shrieked and rushed toward the
what 1s DO dtoSniu WITH oar sf baby he asked
!" The woman bowed her head sorrowfnlly.
hour with his own little girl. have seen her-
"A n rn Capr an hnr Tor
head. THIS child viii thus get ali the good for
tune that might have come to yours had she
the tide rises. il viii be fnII at . O'Clock.
at %ach va hs must nsGns sisy
hsr here; Ayah do you know where the leaders
Yes, sanib.' she said. I will show you
It is only half n mi away. and. perhaps many
men Will not be there. Take your pistol. and
p The Colonel followed her. pistol in hand.
But they had not gone quarter of mile be-
unler the bright moonlight and only a few
going At u labored trot and carrying so ne.
thing heavy in his mouth, Both saw plainly
pa what It t wasma native chiid-with great scar
to rs e. hr raised his Dso and was about
lstsy; .saa sahib % shs whispsrsd; Tha. is the
yours first. and then gone back for the other.
Let us follow him. Ha is not going fast
=, Acting on her advice. they followed until
they saw the jackul stop and drop his burden
under treo. The next moment he fed snari-
Ing ike hunted cur. into the jungle. and the
quite unharmed, from the side OF the Hindoo
baby Just laid down! While Mabel had been
transferring her fortunes to the leaders, child,
and the family were waiting patiently at the
rear of the hunga.ow Tor the com plction Of tho
operation. the JHrkal coward and sneak thief
OF the wilderness. hAd carried of the white
baby. and deferred his supper until he had re-
turned for the black one.
A year aiterward Col. Stern and his wife
stood ut the window Of their home In England
smilnglv Watching two children on the grass
below one was Mabel Stern. and the other was
n husky little girl with scar on her forehead.
and faithful and remarkably intelligent ayah
was taking care Of them both"