The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-05-31
The RAJAH,s PRIDE.
An Indian Legend of Love and It's At.
tendant Difficulties.

An Indian Legend of Love and Its At
tsndant Difficulties.
Once upon time there was beauti-
full Indian girl who had four lovers.
They were all of equal rank, only one
was much richer than the others She
could not make up her mind which of
the four lovers to choose for husband.
While she hesitated she caught fever
and died. You will think the story ends
here, but it does not. The girl was car
ried to her grave, followed by her four
lovers. When the grave was opened
one of them killed himself on the
grave and was buried with the girl.
Another got up into tree and spent
the night saying Bob and BAH to
keep the jackals from eating the
bodies. The rich lover went back to his
fine house and spent the night in weep
ing and lafnenting. The fourth lover
put on the dress of holy pilgrim and
started out for distant shrine.
Soon after he had left his native vii
lage he came to wood. In the wood
he saw house. He went and looked
in at the window, and saw an old woman
baking bread, and child playing nois-
lily about. The old woman told the child
to be quiet or she would kill her The
child took no notice. and went on max
ing as much noise as before Then the
old woman took hold Of her and stran-
gled her, and threw her body in the
corner. When the pilgrim saw this he
rushed in and asked the old woman
what she meant whats the matter?'
said shel There's nothing to make a
fuss about have only quieted her ;"
Then she went to cupboard and took
out a bottle containing some white pow
der, with which she sprinkled the child,
WHO at once jumped and began playing
about as noisily as before.
When the pilgrim saw this he said to
the old W oman, 81 am very holy man
on my way to shrine, and you must
give me shelter for the night" The old
woman said she would, and so he
staid. In the night he got up quietly
and went to the cupboard and took the
powder and went back to the village as
quickly as he could. When he got there
he collected the villagers and told them
to open the grave. As soon as it was
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of the lover who had killed himself Just
as they had left them, and the other
lover was still crying "Boh and bah" in
the tree. The pilgrim then sprinkled
the girl with the powder, and, some Of
it falling on the body of the lover, they
both jumped up and seemed in perfect
health.
Then the lovers all began to claim the
lady again. Then the first said: IT
ought to have you, for died for you"
The one in the tree said: IF it had not
been for me you could not have come to
life again, for the iaokals would have
eaten you" The third said: 'sDid I not
go home and weep all night2" and the
fourth said, ''You must be mine for
brought you to life again" Then, as
the girl could not still decide which OF
the four to marry, it was resolved that
the matter should be brought before the
rajah, and that he should decide it. So
the rajah assembled his court with great
ponp and called the lady and all the
lovers before him. He listened with
great attention to each as he set forth
his claim. When he had heard all, he
said: "As find myself quite unable to
decide between so many rivals, | see
the only way out of the difficulty is that
/ should marry the lady myself. Con
stantinople Herald