The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-31

COULD PUT MY HAND ON MS HEAD.
distinguished look and bearing, and
the common people reverenced him and
believed that he could do anything he
Wllled The British authorities had
watched him closely for Il year or two,
ready to pounce down upon him should
| he utter words OF seditiou, but thus
far he had not meddlcd with politics
I'm any manner. He was generally re-
ferred TO by the English as faLlr and
II charlntan but | had n far higher
estimate of him.
Rajpoor Gyah's hut stood among the
hills on the edge of II jungle and was
not an uncomfortable place. He Ind
with him many books and parchments
relating to the mysteries of life ana
death and likewise many relies and
souvenirs from various temples and
forgotten cities. | felt ut home with
the man, and yet In sense | feared
him. Now and then he looked at me
In way that took all my will power
away, and / realized that he had but
10 speak and | should be compelled to
obey. Up TO That little or nothing was
known Of hypnOtlsm, but there were
people who could magnetic by rub
bling the forehead. Nothing worthy OF
note happened for the first three days.
Then, nfter our humble breakfast, Raj
poor Gyah put his hands OH my shout
der and looked into my eyes and said:
Brother 20 forth and find me n
cobra and bring it here that 1 may
see what soul has passed into It,"
1 had II natural horror of serpcnts,
and 1t was only with great effort that
| could approach II dead one, but | set
out ON my mission without the slight,
est reluctance. The mans VIII had
oyerpowercd mine. Had he told me to
walk through fire / should have done
80, | set out and wandered about, and
after n time | espied II cobra summing
itself on Il rock. | walked straight UP
to the horrible thing and picked 1t up
In my hands. 1T writhed and Kissed,
but did not strike me. Carrying it
cOilcd about my right arm, arrived ut
the hut and Rajpoor Gyah took 1t from
me and sat down and sang to it In
low voice. The serpent grew quiet and
stretched itself out at our feet, and by
and by the man said to me:
ut was Il serpent before, and 1t ia a
serpent now. We will let 1t go away"
After three or -four minutes the cobra
became more active and went crawling
away, and felt SO weak and letharglc
| that | fell upon couch and was pres
emily asleep. 1t was afternoon when
awoke and found Rajpoor Gyah bend
ing over me and touching my face with
his soft fingers. When | sat up, he
said:
Come and walk with me. and | VIII
show you n tigers path. Tonight you
VIII 20 into the jungle and find tiger
and bring him to me. and you shall
hear us converse together"
We walked for two or three miles,
ana as we walked Ruipoor Gyah point
ed out mlsshapcn trees and told me
that the spirits OF bad men had passed
into them ana made them what they
were. By and by we came to Il path
used by animals as they passed from
the Jungle to the stream and back, and
the man said:
Look well about you. TINT you may
And the path IN the night"
Then we returned home, and he pre-.
pared the evening meal. AS we fingered
over II he told me the soul OF his
brother, who hnd been a bad man and
had been hung for murder had passed
into the body Of II jaekal, but the pray
crs Of his widow and children had per
hang urcVuiipI ere tlfg and the goul
had been whitened by passing into the
!sady Of a tiger 1t was an hour after
lark when | set out, having no weap-
ons whatever. There were wolves and
hyenas ana panthers and tigers In that
district, and 1t was notorious for Its
serpents, but | felt no personal fear rs
| passed along. When | struck the
path. boldly entered the jungle, and
l believe | had gone a distance OF half