The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-01-26

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gently Kissed her lips. She put out her
hands and pushed me from her.
"'Where is Gurgah2 she said in hus-
ky whisper.
"Some one was already bending over
her. The ayah's thin arms lifted her up
and carried her to her bedchamber. /
heard her scream aloud and beat her hands
upon the wall.
"Was she mad2 The fearful thought
darted like lightning through my brain.
l went to the door and looked in. Her
eyes were roaming here and there about
the room. Gurgah was leaning over her,
chatting her hands and grooming low,
soothing song My presence seemed to irri-
tate her. She turned away when she met
my gaze, buried her head in the pillow
and Ivy there with her face downward. l
did not want to torture her. / went to
my own room.
"In the morning, to my great surprise,
/ found her on the veranda. No sign of
last nights excitement WAS visible. She
was endeavoring to make Taio, her pug,
sit erect and hold bit Of biscuit on his
nose.
81 am putting the stupid fellow
through a course of training, she cried
gayly as | came upon the scene. Her voice
was sweet and clear and told of no pain
Or distress. She arose from her stopping
posture, thrust her arm in through mine
and said:
G Let us take a walk through the com
pound, dearest. want to hear the birds
sing before breakfast. wonder, she went
on as we walked along under the palm
shade, if you are my souls affinityP
"'Of course, replied. we would not
have fallen in love so soon and married if
an affinity had not existed between US
"'You do not quite understand me,
Jontie. Imean celestial afIinity-a bond
that will last beyond time
"Her look wandered of into space. Pres
emily she turned her eyes up TO mine.
John, she said, do you believe in
the progress of souls?'
Il have never given the subject a
thought, so l cannot say. believe in the
progress Of bodies replied lightly.
"'You have more faith in materialism
than in spirituality, she continued grave
ly. 'Jiva is more potent than Rupa. Burn
the body, and the soul flies back to the
borrowed. Linga Sharira is an ethereal
duplicate of the physical body, it guides
Jiva in its work on physical PARTICLES and
builds up the shape which these assume.
You should study, John.
81 smiled. Wisdom, thy name is Mai
dal Wifelet, whence came all of this learn
ing-is Gurgah the deep well from which
you drawn
"She resumed, speaking slowly, ADO
mai dissolveth and resumoth. In his hands
are the dual powers of all things. Every
monad has the potency of twain, as God
is twain in one
What is all this rigmarole?' cried
bursting into merry laugh.
"Her eyes filed with tears.
"'You should not ridicule me, john
she said.
~ did not want to hurt her feelings, so
quickly replied:
You are too much for me, little wo-
man. am n sad ignoramus, and you COW
er me with confusion. l am not up to any
overwhelmingly keep down to
my level | plucked a rose from the bush
that we were passing and playfully tipped
her on the chin with it. See, there is
Shinasawing. They want us in the break
fast room. Come, let us go and see what
the cook has provided.
The following week was one of ttimult
and commotion. The entire station was
aroused. A chetah was making the rounds
of the compounds, and more than one
person was terrified by the sight of the
tawny beast creeping stealthily about
their premises. Major Dent surprised it
asleep in the forks of toddy tree back of
the hospital, but before he could secure
weapon the animal managed to escape.
Naughty children required no fictitious
bugbear to terrify them into good behav
Tor now. The very name of this notorious
visitor subdued the little culprits to prompt
obedience and abject penitence. At night
all bungalows were closed.
"Recollecting Nadia terror the night
of the chetah's visit to US, l forbade the
subject mentioned in her presence. pro
vided weapons for the men servants and
kept constant guard on the bungalow.
"Late one night as l was returning from
visit to a sick man at the hospital de-
serted lights fitting around in my COM
pound. Excited shouts issued from the
shrubbery, and the loud yelping of hounds
filled the air.
"Gurgah sprang to meet me as leaped
from the gharry.
"'Oh, sahib, she cried, grasping my
arm in mad eagerness, the chetah is outl
Call off the menl They will kill itp
"'That's what want them to do, re-
turned hastily, breaking from her grasp.
I ran hurriedly in the direction of the me-
lee, closely followed by Gurgah.
Where is it, ShinasawingY called.
" In the pepul copse, sahib.'
"There was the simultaneous crack of
dozen rifles and loud, wild wall from the
ayah.
"All rushed forward to the thicket.
With cry Of CONSERVATION, the men fell
back. There upon the earth, riddled with
bullets, bleeding and dying, lay-NaidaW
M. M. Hahn in San Francisco Argo-
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