New-York tribune., 1900-12-30
NeKOOrE.

were Obliged to be back for rollcalI at sunset.
IhlnSs were mOnOtOnOus for the little commune
ty. Attempts at pilfering had been continually
repressed, and there came lull. 1t evident
the Sircar was not gOinS to be robbed, ma it
was evident also that the Sircar would not al
low those precious Kathawar States to lie
looted. Here was crisis The Mana mind wGs
sorely exercised. Was life worth living? At
last genius arose. He had slept on the prob
lem and had brought forth. to his own satisfac-
tiOn, solution. He and his family were sud
denly seized with enormous energy. An hour be-
fore the usual time tn start one morning they
went TO the karkun, saying they wanted to do
a good days work, and desired, therefore. to
begin at once. Now, it is not well to discourage
enthusiasm, and, all unsuspectinS, the kaIkun
and each ones lot of dug earth was lying in
tidy heaps 10 be measured and paid for, because
these worthless, not being trusted by the shop
keepers. had TO be paid daily. The early EirGs'
set TO work and worked most sedulOusly But
not as the karkua mad expected NO They
busiy augmented their heaps from those 9f their
ncichbOrs, and when the rest came the inst
corners had grand p Inds for which II Crtw
Temunl ration. They were Immensely pleased,
but not so their ueiehbors. VINO Dromr+iy pre-
pared 10 settle the difference with the dcpre0a-
tors according 10 custom. And the culpritS we're
nothing loath. The war began and, delighted the
rest of the People not directly concerned gath
cred to the fun. Armed SepOys interfcred,
however. and The feelings Of all were terribly
hurt What TiEht had any one TO stop them!
they asked Surely they could rob each other
if they wished to- No one else suffered. The
Sircar was none the worse off if No had taken
a portion of the work of Nos and >. The
amount of labor was just the same. and had TO
he paid for just the same. What did IL matter
who in the end got payment? Their rights were
IoinS interfcrcd with now with a vengeance!
They would sec 10 it, So a deputation from the
engineer went on to the political agent But
the matter was not settled TO their liking, and
they went back sadly pOndering and longing
for the GOOD old days Of prOmiscuous plundeT.
Once Or twice Just for variety, sCme lively mem
Der would playfUlly knock down the oVerSeer or
the Eari1un. oUd to avoid repetition of such
bc havior the offender had TO be hogged. He
took it in perfectly good part In fact he de
forthwith he sinned again. Finally. ii wa de
cited that the only punishment that wchd re-
strain him h-.InC, t0r in this way his iataIiy,
too would 100 made to suffer II was sa.f at
his lhicyishngss and his immortality tn Mana
cars for his woiE-n folk aHd his little nes. so
order restored.
ONLY \ LOAN"
Trcmcmber well visiting their little village near
Rajkat There they were old and young, look
ing as happy as sandboys. In a moment one
became the centre Of n crowd full of grievances
told most chccrfuly one hoary headed old
scalnl. suggested that il would be a brilliant
idea on the part Of the visitor 10 lend them
rl5.ncv II was not bakShcesh they required
only lOan From the low waffle, mud plas-
tered huts either side, women looked boldly
out Children. as free from covering as the
Gav thov frss looked out on world of sin and
sorrow pressed forward among the legs of their
seniors 10 catch glimpse of the sahib. II was
n delightful picture-a wonderful experience
TO be in the centre of VagabOndage listening TO
tho noise and clatter Of a people who in all
Droba bility. We're considering the chances of ap-
propriating your money or relieving you of some
possession. no matter how small Altogether
they are n curious lot Some day, like the
cvrsies they will become amenable to law and
order that day is a long way-a very long
way III.