The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-10

there was one thing they were more GER
tain of than another. ii was that the en-
CINE was everything I'm the wide world
except a bullock. The jackal had watch
ed II time and again from the aloe hedges
by the side of the line, and the adjutant
had seen engines since the first engine
ran in India, But the mugger had only
looked up at the engine from below.
where the brass dome seemed rather like
bullock's hump.
''M-yes, a new kind OF bullock" the
mugger repeated ponderously. to make
himself quite sure in his own mind; and
Certainly it is bullock" said the jakal.
And again 1t might be-" began tbs
mugger pettishly.
"certainiy--most certainly" said the
jackal. without waiting for the other to
finish.
"What?" said the mugger, angrily, for
he could feel that the Others knew more
than he did. What might 1t be?'' new
er finished my words. You said it was a
bullock"
1T is anything the Protector OF the
Poor pleases. l am his servant-not the
servant OF the thing that crosses the
river
Whatever It is, IT is white-faced
work." said the adjutant. And, for my
own part, would not choose q place so
near TO 1t to lie out upon as this
bar is"
You do not know the English as I
do" said the mugger There was a
white-face here when the bridge was
built. and he would take boat In the
evenings and shuttle with his feet on the
bottom boards. and whisper: is he here?
is he there? Get me my gun / could
hear him before I could see hinl-each
sound that he made-creaking and puff
ing and rafting his gun. up and down
the river. AS surely as I had picked up
one OF his workmen, and thus saved
great expense in wood for the burning
so surely would he come down to the
ghaut and shout In a loud voice that he
would hunt me. and rid the river of me-
the mugger OF Mugger-Ghautt Met Chill
dren, I have swan under the bottom Of
his boat for hour after hour, and heard
him fire his guns at logs, and when
was well sure that he was wea rief have
risen by his side and snapped my laws
In his face. When the bridge was finish
ed he went away. All the English hunt
in that fashion except when they are
hunted"
who hunts the white-faces?" said the
jackal excitedly.
mo one now but have b,,r..a 49,
In my time"
II remember little of that bpn,,nr
was young then" said the adiutanf
Gathering his beak significantly.
Il was wen established here Ny vii
iage was peing bnflded for the third Trina
as l remember. when my cousin the o.,
Wal brought me word OF rich waters
ABOVE Benares. At first would NOT go
TOT my cousin. who Is a fish eater. does
not always know the good from, the haa.
but heard my people talking in the e,..
enings. and what they said made me Ger
tain" MS eer
And what did they say?- the ,acka,
asked 'aeAai
They said enough to make me tho
musger OF Mugger-Ghaut. leave water ana
TAKE 70 my Feet. / went by night. using
ule htiiest streams as they served me.
but !; was the beginning Of tho Re-.
weather and all streams were lovv
crossed dusty roads; went through tan
grass; / climbed hills In the Ynoonlight
Even rocks did climb, children-~enneiga~
this We'll crossed the tall OF sirhind ,h.
waterless. before I could find the So, =,
the little rivers that flow Gungaward. r
was months journey from my ou-r
people and the river that I knew. Tba,
was very marvellous
nat food by the wayr" said the sa~,-
al. who kept his soul ia hts little sto1ach
ard was not a Bit impressed by the mig.
gers land travels
That which could find. cousin. said
So aAS"ASs NtaeEhsS each word
Now you do not call a man a cousin IN
india unless you think you can estabiish
some kind OF blood relationship. ana az I,
Is only in fairy tales that the rnugver
ever raarrfss jackai. the tackaI knew
Tor what reason he had been g,f1enJv
lifted into the uuggar's family Circle r.
they had been alone he would not hsve
cared, but the adjutanf's eyes tw.nkIea
with rnirth At the ugly Jest.
Assuredly. father might havs
known" said the 5ackas rni,gver d[,es
not care To be called a father of taekals
and the mugger OF Augxer-Ghaut said as