The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-07-22

be In my hands. end ] shall amass
wealth"
When the Sahib came back on the
roEning OF the seventh day he looked
weary, and as though he had suffered
much care and anxiety; he took no
notice Of me, nor did he ask any ques-
tons. / led his horse and traps TO the
stables; got his bath and laid out his
clean clothes, and brought his break
fast; and all the time he was deep in
thought, and was making figures with
a pencil on piece Of paper wished
TO speak and remind him about Kul-
Ian, but IL was hard 10 attract his at
tention. ] coughed and walked about
the room and moved the plate on the
! breakfast table, and took a Zip flap,
| and killed flies with some noise. At
last when the Sahib began 10 light
big cheroot, / crayed permission 10
speak, and he told me 10 say what !
had 10 say quickly, and not 10 disturb
him
"Sahib," ] said with humility, "con-
cerning the matter OF Kullen Khan
samah, who Is in the gO-down; it Is
necessary 10 get out the lamp Oil"
lie stared at me for maybe one min.
ute, and then he dropped the cherooi,
and his red face became white as my
clean muslin coat. He rose and pushed
me aside, saying no word and he
strobe into the yeranda, / following
him. He searched for a key Of the
paddock in his pockets, but found it
not; 80 he wrcnched the chain from
the woodwork OF the door with great
force, and the dead body OF Kullan
Khansamah fell out Of the gO-dOwn
face downward on the veranda floor
Then the Sahib caught ne by the
shoulder and shook me backward and
forward, shouting In mine ear and
calling me names. and his voice sound
ed as though his throat was full OF
dust He cried out that he had meant
10 return In day and night, but
that the damage TO the bridge had de-
laycd him and he had forgotten all
about Kullen Khansamah, and he
cursed me for fool because / had not
broken open the paddock.
"Sahib," | said and ! bowed my
head before him, "the order was that
Kullan should stay in the gOdown
until the day Of thine honor's return.
This slave did but obey thy COM
mands."
Then the face of the Sahib grew
purple, and he chokcd and Casped and
fell at my feet with foam on his lips,
and with much effort 1 got him into |
the house and laid him on his bed. Ar |
terward he was iii for many days, but |
no one, not even the Doctor Sahib or
the nursemen who came TO take care |
of him, ever knew what had hap |
pened, for before fetched the Doctor |
Sahib l pushed the body OF Kullan |
back into the go-down and left il there |
till the night time, when | buried It |
in corner OF the compound with all |
precaution. There were none to wit |
ness The burial or 70 ask any question, |
for he was n down country man, ann .
| said IL the bazaar that he had de- |
parted TO his home. While the Sahib |
lay sick | made for him Jelly. soup ,
and custard. for | had learned from |
Ku!lan how to cook. | took my turn /
in watching by his bedside, and when |
his scnGc came back | ,old him of what |
| had done.
For many years after this I was the /
Sahib's head servant on thirty rupees /
n month. and he was MS wax in the /
hands of his slave Rahimudln ! il |
was who had charge Of the Sahib's |
Keys and kept his money; it was | |
who appointed the other servants and /
cXacted percentage from their wages; /.
II was | who made payments and .
gave the orders, and the Sahib ever |
settled my accounts without argu- /
mcnt. l had authority in the com |
pound; | grew prosperous and had a .
portiy figure and watch and chain. /
Now has the Sahih retired from the |
service of the Government and has .
gone TO England, and |, Rahimudin |
have bought land in mine own district .
and have married four wives ana am I
a person of Importance I'm the village |
SO il is true what my father had told /
mc-that by obeying orders ana being .
fearless, may man rise in the service /
of the Sahibs and gain wealth and .
honor.-Black ana White