New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-06
Obe MudaliYor.s Case.
IN THREE PARTs-PART I.

rupees To crown all. he father Of this love-
Hest girl child.
Little tile Bs5ssa was s st win tScsd up sss
softly TO herself II was quaint Tamil song
bird hath no feathers. shall dyr
The Mudaliyar listened. and tren said; Thou
art a Christian and thy godmother Is an English
I have learnt" she replied. noddfng her head
sr ave =, shqn sing about the LITTLE E1slsr'
wss.s loo loo zoias to NY pretty male
~, N sing ansit n. , sir she ELS, say
ny ishbusness for tooo.
ssy wiIloO marry me. my pretty male
say wiloo marry me-
tlyessif9o plea. kin sir she say
on! nmarry loo.
Aha cried the Mudalyar. vassins his head
BY this time the bullocks had taken them well
road between two lakes. The sunset sky was re-
Elected in the waters. Batesia twisted her neck to
watch the solemn flight OF birds high high up in
the air Were they going to heaven she asked
But her eyes we're soon obliged 70 come down to
the earth, for yeplng paIah dogs and s9gnJing.
yar as he passed through the village
front OF his mud walled house waiting for news.
soOmasoondrum descended from the coach IN
pressed by his dignity and BY his beautiful Neilors
II was long time before the important talk
finished and when at last me sludaIIyyar cane
gone and the moon had risen.
Batesia was asleep. stretched out upon ths cush-
ions with the moonlight bright on her face. Her
father climbed up into the coach (nOtselessly as lat
men cam. and took her in his arms. She awoks In
moment. and her nimbls wits knew whsre abs
wa" ASA; altho1gh her eyes were Iu1l o. o. sleep.
IN the sky just now. and 10! open my eyes and
IN, F white moon Is here Who gave order to chanss
1T 1T IS the way o. Hfe soomasoondruEn replied.
Inc Soon these waters will be drawn away. and
His thoughts reverted 20 tha last season. wnsn
the crops had failed
Batesia went on with the idest
thS moon has no clouds Soon tss el '
Ing. which rose against IT,
What is that black hfI?' she asked.
'IIuhi little sleepy one that Is 40 bin Yonder 10
the Tunlkum. the place OF pure goldl Though whers
Is gone He was a proud Ratahi When; because
ZEE? He put his big diamonds 10 his MOUTH
G-m-n-mi they went down his throat. and he died
Batesia elutched at her father. he smiled as ne-
often IN days gone by have crspt up the long
steps tsarirg the bulldog lying hidden a. the top:
sHiIiarf Ne 5o1I9 ian, sC S, @ 1h3{ =
sitting on my chair thinking Of the dark place be-
meath Iners was the treasure wastinsi That was
fore no one had courage Snakes there were. Ons
night two unkah-wallahs going up the high stairs
came Essmith Dore with his gun. and shot up thu
narrow stair. and the big snake leased and fell
The sound went rOund-Poumi Pouri and every
"Pohi what harm 20 these But the Raian down
below was angry. and be woke Up and his spir4s
Then she cried again: NY fatheri ny fatherg-
But Soomasoondrum loved the feel OF the HttIa.
''Hoi the wicked Raiah walked and tbs jewels ~
had swallowed shone In his bones Ike Big starsf
This the Doresanne saw then did she becon1e very
sick. and all the people saying she must die But
RamswaIni prayed two nights. and behold the lady
The Doresanne's recovery sIaddened Batssfs-
'Dost thou know. Oh "a Their. why the sick lady
IN aTaav nd
Then the true cod Ifstsniry SAID Poor VA, ~.
knows nothingi be thinks the false god can hear
but his PRAYER is good will answer Seest thOu
SoOInasOondrurn looked with admiration az his
little Christian Thou wilt grow up even thy
gocmOther desires. he said fOndly: then he added:
'And thou art all my heart can wish
The driver had chosen another way to return: e
and they passed they saw a tail man szridinG
up the broad banyan avenue that led 70 It
hi! III! stay! Soomasoondru-n called out: and
the coach stopped while he got out and hurried
as fast as his dignity would allow him
ftb .S Tb at ne +L & IN Woro
DaOOd Khan turned back at this summons. and
the TWO men began to talk
Now. little Batesia did not Ike being LEFT alone.
Tor she was AFRAID Of the Rajahs wicked spirit
When Hight suddenly shone from the dark build
ing she jumped out OF the coach in a panic % run
20 her father. And as she did so an evil creature
sprang from the darkness. and. bowling. leapinE
and foarnng at the mouth. poured out curses upon
Malabar witch woman DaoOd Khan was the first
to reach her. and with his great hand hung her
Batesi1 lay stil upon the ground Ike a little bird
shot through the heart Then Soornasoondrgm
sweet thing and hurried 20 the coach. Get IN
he said to the poor father. who seemed 70 have
place and for the second time that evening held
the child in his arIas-her cheek pressed agaInss
the wtthered garland
To be continued