The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-02
AT HOW'LL THANA.

As messenger. II the heart OF the
Presence be moved to so great favor.
And on six rupees Yes Sahib. for
have three little children whose stom.
achs are always empty. and corn Is now
but twenty pounds to the rupee
will mike so clever messenger that
Z you shall all day long be pleased with
me. and at the end OF the year bestow
a turban. know all the roads OF the
station and many other things Aha
Sahib! am clever. Give me service.
Twas aforetime In the police. A bad
characterp Now without doubt an en-
envy has told this tale. Never was l
q scamp. am u man OF clean heart.
and all my words are true. They
knew this when was In the police.
They said: "Afzal Kahn IL u true
speaker. In whose words mon may
trust.
Why am ! not with the policep
will speak true talk. An evil came to
the Thana-to Ram Baksh. the Havil-
dar. and Naula Baksh. and Juggut
Ram and Bhim Singh and Suruj Bull.
Ram Baksh 10 In the jail for space,
and so also is Maula Baksh.
Il was at the Thana OF Howla on
the road that leads to Gokrnl-See-
tarum. wherein are many dacoits.
We are all brave men-Rustums
Wherefore we were sent to that Thana,
which was eight miles from the next
Thana All day and all night we
watched for dacoits. Why does the
Sahib lauRhP Nay, will make con-
fession. The dacoits were too clever.
and. seeing this. we made no further
trouble 1t was in the hot weather.
What can a man do In the hot daysp
Is the Sahib. who is 80 strong--is he.
even. vigorous In that hour? We
made an arrangement with the dacoits
for the sake Of peace. That was the
work OF Havildar. who was fat. Ho!
hol Sahib! He is now getting thin In
tie jail among the carpets The
Havildar said: Give us no trouble
and we will give you no trouble. At
the end OF the reaping send us man
to lead before the Judge. man OF in
firm mind. against whom the trumpod-
up charge will break down. Thus we
shall save our honor" 10 this talk
the dacoits agreed, and we had no
trouble at the Thana and could eat
melons In peace. sitting upon our
charpoys all day long. Sweet as
sugar-cano are tho melons OF How'll.
Now there was nm assistant commits
sioner-a Saint Sahib. in that district
called Yunkum Sahih Ahai He was
hard-hard even as Is the Sahib who.
without doubt will give me the shad-
ow OF his protection. Many eyes had
Yunkum Sahib. and moved quickly
through his district Mon called him
The Tiger OF Gokral- Seetarun. because
he would arrive unannounced and
make his kill and. before sunset
would be giving trouble TO the Tehsil-
dars thirty miles away. No one knew
the comings or the goings OF Yunkum
Sahib. He had no camp and when
his horse was weary he rode upon
devil carriage. I do not know its
name, but the Sahib sat in the midst
of three silver wheels that made no
creaking. and drove them with his
legs. prancing like bean fed horse
thus A shadow OF O hawk upon the
fields was not more without noise
than the devil carriage OF Yunkum Sa-
nib. 1t was here; 1t was there; II was
gone; and the rapport was made. and
there was trouble. Ask the Tehsildar
OF Rohestri how the hen stealing came
to be known. Sahih.
1t fell upon night that we OF the
Thana slept according to custom upon
our charpoys. having eaten the even
ing meal and drunk tobacco. When
we awoke in the morning. behold Of
our siA rifles not one remained! Also.
the big police book that was In the
Halvidar's charge was gone. Seeing
these things, we were very much
afraid. thinking on our parts that the
dacoits regardless OF honor. had come
by night and put US TO shame. Then
said Ram Baksh. the Havildar: BE
silent! The business Is an evil busi-
ness. but It may yet 60 we'll Let US
make the case complete. Bring kid
and my tulwar See you not now. 0
foolsp A kick for horse but word
is enough for a man"
We OF tho Thana, peroeiving quick
ly what was In the mind Of Havildar.
and greatly fearing that the service
would be lost made haste to take the
kid into the inner room. and attended
the words OF the Havildar Twenty
dacoits came" said the Havildar, and
we taking his words repeated after
him according to custom. There
was q great fight said the HavildaE.
and OF us no man escaped unhurt
The bors OF the window were broken.
Suruj Bull see thou 70 that, and. o
men. put speed into your work. for
runne- must 90 with the news to The
Tiger Of Gokoral-Seetasrin. There
on, Suruj Bull leaning with his shout