The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-22
WOULD THE HaJAE FTB?
If Not, Here Indeed Is a Most Wonderfu
Tale.

rom The New York Advertiser
That the visit the semi-duskv sovereign,
Jaiatjit Singh the Iiajah Eaiagan of I[apur.
thaa, possesses a:t urrsual amount of interest
t" followers iii that latest form Of mysticism,
tbcosophy, is evident from the following story
told by the Maharaiah to Il sunday Advertiser
reporter last Monday evening
1t was after supper and his royal hgbrcss
was luNnriouSy rcposing on soft divau n
the Moorish iCunSlnG room of the Waldorf
hotel Oh Fifth avenue. Although dressed III
modern European fashion, his picturesque
purple turbai, and a1istoc1atic Indian face
AMI head. silhOuetted against the rich eastern
tapestries, gave a decidedly oriental colOrns
to the picture
The Maharajah held between his jewelcd
fingers IN Egyptian cigarette. which h lazi!y
puhcd ri intervals while teiiinG the reporter
his remarkable story iIlrst' ating the welrdncSs
Of occultism in the east. Ills sonorous voice,
the fragrance OF luS cigaIe cite. the strange
subject OF his story ana the general environ
meat made Il picture that was enchantinsly
harmonious III every detail II was ike
page from the "a allan Nights.
The conversation turned on the 0ccultism
or oriental philosophy. The scion of the
ancient royalty of northwestern India show
ed himself to have Il complete mastery of
English and he spoke with deep sense OF
conviction
'.I'll tell you an occult story based on pos
Tive fact" said the RaJah Rajagan. 81 was
an eye witness OF it myself. The story is
true and undoubtedly it will seem strange.
pcrhops weird, to your Western mind" He
then told the reporter the following re-
markable story:
AT the present day there is living in the
Elage of Chibanwala, in one of the Punjah
states in northwestern India. an individual
with the characteristic name OF Ram Sing
pan. About two years ago this had an
experience that is the chief subject Of this
rhn
Sc tion of India Ram Singpah fell victim
10 The plague and died in Jew hours. Ac-
cOrding to the customs Of the country he
was taken to the funeral pyre to be Gre
mated. The disease stricken body was close
ly wrapped in white muslin and laid on the
pile. The torch was then applied. The instant
the first red tongue OF fire licked the death
NraI pings he corpse began to show symptoms
of life. Another flame. the muslin caught fire
ana, to the horror of the spectators. the corpse
sat bolt upright Ram Singpah was alive for
the light Of life was i'll his eyes. He stood up
on the pyre like white specter The specta-
tors were struck dumb by superstitious
dread. The heat became intense, and as
soon The RESTRICTED Singpah realized the
peril Ct Ibis POSITION, he leaped to the ground.
The hcholacrs became panic stricken and fed
shrieking to their homes Ram Sngpai also
returned to his he me, and when the eupcrsti-
ti0us dread thar filled the people had worn
away ne told remarkable story Of his
pcricnccs He declared that be had really
beer dead and lad been conscious when his
Sou left his t04y
Il could see my ho4v lying on the ground
dead" he said H. was also conscious that
hi, soul was whrled away through Infinite
space. He had an cscOrt-another spirit led
MIN. Away through measureIess distances
the two 81 :rits moved with the velocity of
thought Suddenly Sngpah became aware
of Il great lril,ancy that was dazzling.
Through the luminous space he could vaguely
outline Il figure Of transcendant radiance.
The figure eat behind an immense register
took TAc two spirits appeared haf2rc sin.
When he looked at Sugpah 4 fr9Wn over
spread his features and he turned to the eS~
cort and said: You have brought the wrong
soul ] want another Ram Singpah-he lives
i'll .heam."
The messenger of death had made a mistake
and the spirit OF Ram Sin&pah. of CnihanWaIa,
was returned to Its mortal tenement Just rs
il was on the point of being destroyed on the
funeral uyre.
BAT here Is the strangest nart of the
story" said the Maharaiah. as he knocked
the ashes from his cigarette "The moment
Ram Sngpah returned to life his namesakC
who lived in neghboring Jhelanl, died This
might have been Il coincidence. but investigA-
ton has proven the truth Of all l have told