Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26

Their salt. lney sst,,i: The av;;se and a
we have Is yours. Come in and partalS
of your own, while we bring water fo
your feet; and tarry with us. we pray you
until you are quite rested from your ion
journey"
So the brother and sister consented {
stay q week with these good friends, whe
they would start again on their journe
toward Baroda,
Three or four days after this messer
ger came in great haste from Hyderabad
saying that Ramji had died suddenly. an
Limbaii must return at once to perforr
the funeral ceremonies.
Then arose the question, What shoul
be done with Tara meanwhile?" Limbaj
could not take her back. as he must max
all possible speed. He would be oblige
TO feed the crows for a certain number O
days. until he could be sure whether hi
fathers spirit had entered crow: and h
must make several feasts for the Brah
minis and distribute aims among the poo
of the village. AL this would require s.
much time, it would be fully three week
before he could continue the journey witt
Tara.
Finally 1t was decided that he leav,
Tara with his friends, and return as sool
as the customs of his caste would permit
So he sped away on the messenger
swift horse. satisfied that he had mad,
the best arrangement for the little wife
Tho following week Jairam. who wa.
In the employ of one of the Kattiawa
chiefs. was ordered to q distant part o.
the province. Then very serious ques
tion presented itself. for Jairam mus
take his family with him-"What coulC
they do with Tara?" They could not take
her along, and they dared not leave hel
behind alone.
While they sat in the doorway discuss
ing the matter in very loud tones, two
strange women came along. and. hearing
the loud voices. they stopped and inquired
what was the matter. Jairam said
Here we have this girl on our hands. and
we know not what to do with her. Hen
brother was taking her to her husband in
Baroda when he was called back to Hy
derabad by the death of his father. We
promised to keep her safely until his re
turn, but we are ordered away and there
is no one t. look after the child"
The women said: 'Why we are on our
way TO Hyderabad now, and your best
plan will be to put her in our charge, and
we will take her back to her brother;
then. after the funeral ceremonies are
over. he can start again with Tara"
The simple minded Jairam thought this
a very good solution to the problem. and
at once gave the girl into their keeping.
with the silken garments, jewelry AID
money.
The women led her along quietly until
they came TO wild. desolate part of the
country, when they tore off her garments,
seized her bridal robes. jewelry and
money. and tying her hands and feet, pre-.
pared to kill her. Tara had no suspicion
Of their honesty until they commenced
tying her. when she screamed Justify.
Fortunately cartman was passing on
thc other side of the hedge, who rushed
to her rescue. and reported the women to
the district police. Tney were arrested
and brought before the English magis-
trate, who was making his annual tour In
that neighborhood; Tara's property was
ald the women were sent to
prison.
Then Tara was left on the magistrates s
hands. and he placed her under the care of
bis butler Is wife, expecting that her friends
would claim her as soon as he could COM
municate with them But just at this
time the magistrate was transferred to
the Ahmedpore district, which lies 100
miles nearer Hyderabad.
A district magistrate lives in his tents,
md moves through the district with much
en- .en. iusuie nn anu : hee Ie.iiue VI ser
ANS anu csinp ioiiowerS; SO Win the
ou'ier ianiiiy went iit.ie lara as soon
= tney reached ,he Guy tne magistrate
'iie1 icr piace o, reiuge wnere the
!, siri couiu rei1.lii m until ner iriends snouid
,iIan AN. Ief e vas % yoiu Una, . T ne.
'anip nhu scnooi Where giris on lara
w We careu ior, anu 70 the eanos
'ungaiow 'iie mag s.s.ra'e nurrieo ~ once-
ne Mine; oanio was very wunng 10
ecei'e lara INTO net senooi, put thought
would not be weli Tor her TO enter the
,oarding department, as That would de-
'troy the chiids caste ana make much
.rouoie Ior her aiIer hef return 10 ner
nenus:
80 leiugu woman OF lara own caste
vas found who promised to iced and
,therwise care for her. ano sne entered
he school as q DAY schoiar.
~~S 80 - -
Until she was brought before the magis-
rate. few days before, she had never
wen seen white person Now she was
each morning oy the bugle call,
md she saw troops OF Highlanders and
'ther uniformed soldiers marching In and
Iround the grand Old fort, with coiors n.y.
ng ana bagpipes playing.
She was now In large, bustling city.
md there was nothing to remind her OF
ler Old home except the tinkiing OF tho
bells as the herds were driven outside the
Sates In the morning and brought back at
She had never thought of learning to
cad. None of her family or neighbors
,ould read or write, and there had never
,een any necessity for such accomplish
nents.
When one of them wished to send a
etter, he called in the village scribe to
write it for hiln. and also to read the an
,wer when it came. why should they
earn to read? Their fathers and grand
fathers before them had never learned.
md tho WAYS NJ their fathers were mood