Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-14
BHUGWAN'S REVENGE.
Tho Weird Way in Which He
Spent His Now Years Eve.

SIX years ago company Of old
bachelor Anglo-Indian friend, had Just
uu,. I'd ,ir New Years Day dinner,
and Ves sitting ont on the broad
versnda pping black coffee and smok-
inc thc ycrful Trichinapoly chcroot,
Of the country. The bungalow was
situated il Kirkee environments. near
Poonl, IN n pretty position over
,,sark.0g ao Merta-Moolah, that glidcd
90 ,th m.ruflled tranquility aS ii re-
Wc,sd be shining stars that gloriiied
the lr bue heavens. The converse
lion ~ upon "reminiscences Of the
past, s., az amusing. soma instructive,
and some very sad. The Colonel re-
called the lnguinary days Of the ter
rible mutiny Of 1857, and graphically
told Of his excitement and suilcrings rs
he lay with the gallant little Ghoorkhas
upon the ridge upon which the rebel
fire from the brown walls of Delhi was
murlerously concentrated morning,
noon and night. The Assistant Collector
told of extraordinary crimes he had
tracked down In the Southern Nah.
rata country The wealthy ropre-
sentative Of u great cotton firm in
Bombay humorously related how he
had won his pretty bride one season on
the Nilgherries, merely by being lucky
enough 10 drive out Of her way poor
pariah dog which in the half darkness
of the evening She had imagined, and
still believed. to DO panther. Sud.
denly the Judge, who had been very
quiet as he sat watching the curling
smoke that rose from his chcroot and
foated down into the garden among
the oleanders and the roses, asked Us il
We had ever heard Of the narrow es-
cape he had made precisely that day
three years ago. '.. VI. 1T.
Tell Us the story, Judge" we cried
in chorus, and while the whitc-clothed
servants We're bringing in the pegs
(Anglice, brandy and soda), which
were the almost invariable corollaries
Of an Anglo-lndian dinner, the Judge
half satup in hislong bamboo chair. and
told the tale Of Bhugwan's pcriidy.
ut so happens" he said, that a
case was brought before me in my cut
cherry or courthouse in Peepulgaum.
about mile from the Taptee River,
which involved intricate peculiarities
of Hindoo family law. i will not weaSy
you with the details, but only give you
the facts that bear directly upon my
adventure. One Of the suitors in the
ease was a tall. sullen.faced Suratee,
who claimed the family jewels that
were in dispute. He employed the best
rskeels In the district TO plead his case.
and he tried to bride me through my
servants by sending me curious ivory
boxes Of silver-inlaid work and a daily
present Of large tray full Of fruit and
flowers. Bhugwan Bhugwandass was
the mans name. He thrust himself In
my 'wsy whenever he'could got an OPP
portuniy TO do so. II went out for
my morning ride was sure to see him
emerging from the jungle on the road
sidc'and saaarn me almost 70 the dust.
IL moved about the court-house was
sure to see him cycling me with his deep
black eyes from the corner Of the va
randa. II I had badminton party
In my compound before dinner 1t
was ten to ons that would see his
sinister face peering over The cactus
hedge: Finally 1vdecidedl the case
against Bhugwan and awarded the
property in dispute to his cousin. whom
l afterward found TO be regarded by
Bhugwm with implaeablc hatred.
Not far from my bungalow there was
stone tank covered with light bamboo
roof. and, Of course. the sides were
perfectly open. I used to bathc in thar
tank every morning before the heat Of
the sun grew intolerable. and many
pleasant swim I had In Il. About 8
week after tho decision of the case y
noticed that Bhugwan was frequently
In my cop',ound chatting and smoking
habble-buobles with the servants who