New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-23

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Rahim BJIx. OF Eansrao IN the Mathura district
bade make ready TO so with him the City OF
hiugs-which is two days journey by road from
the viilase-that I might there obtain employment
as dishwasher the service or a Sahib, for there
were many OF US IN my fathers house. and his
crops mad failed for want of rain. that there
was not enough food 70 al stOmachs.
IL MS youth Ranim Bux my father had him
SELF served the Fert1ghees. and. having heard him
speak much OF those days. / felt thdr should
learn my duties with che greater ease and as We
tourneyed through the dry. empty fields IN the
early morning time he also told many more
things concerning the ways OF the SaaIss. which
are not the ways OF the dark people. but
stripping and knew little Of what happened beyond
the village OF my birth. where Z worked in the
fields and tended the cattle until the day came OF
which now speak, and learned srom my father
thar il is wei to obey che orders of the master
without thought question. even when il might
be hard 10 understand the reason OF his wishes
Thou art somewhat OF owl my father TOLD
me. and not 81 sharp clever as was T. who
rose to be head servant i'm my masters house But
thou hast enough sense To understand an order
and maybe with diligence and obedience thou may
est rise from dishwasher to table servant and
from table servant khansamah. aud then will
It ne easy with the bazaar accounts in thy keeping
ana power IN the establishment, 10 gather rupees
ga tHou cdnst return 20 thy nome 1ersol OF
wealth End Importance. even as did"
And what If che Sahi5 beats for fault. as
my - mn ~, w" VI I,lppeil on occasions ~,
things do nor oG rl, 9 7g The "q5ns aooye all
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dogs ana when thav behold COM in oTE%e ' Tbe
respect IT, A beating does uJrie harm. lived once
with a. colonel Sahlb VIII: gave medicine a pun
Sahibs who neither drink, beat, swear. out
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and the sahi5s whom I served in the old days have
noT az uteI Ht cOle pas across lne olacA water
at first with what thou canst get. only remember
wac IN rbe hama '-''9' anu St1Al'uel NOT my
pondered over the wise words Of my father and
laid them up IN my heart. and ] resolved that I
would rise, even as he had done be the head
servant OF a SahIb'S household. that In time
might return 20 my village with riches and tnhu-
When We reached the city We stayed for the night
in the serai. ANA until Dawn I could sleep for
the strange sights and sounds, and the crowd that
came and went. never before had 7 seen so many
through the streets, ana 1 stared the girtering
vessels IN ne BRASS shops. at the display OF sweet
shown by the cloth merchant My father bought
tight below the knee and a new puggaree: and we
took seats IN an eSIa and drove out TO the part
where the Sahibs dwell beyond the city. Here it
was all open space and broad roads. with trees OF
mango, ieSE and {amari4d and the gardens we're
very neaulIl- Wy Iather told me that though
the native city was wide and full OF people there
tbagr u he i9% and Sa no Teg9 4 a. a
there had been a large environment and many
There was no service to be had at the house q
ne Sasislrats salLlo nor Win tne colonel oahio
the bungalow OF the Engineer Sahib, who looked
we heard that dishwasher was needed, and the
ansanlah-Iee said that IL my father gave him
a oacksneesh, ar promised MIN a percentage OF
my pay, ne could ger me ne place without any
S-biL - 80 sli- - 80 20 a1,-s D, ~
desired and thar I should be well treated So after
Nh r7 Ws 4a aI ne i "a P b g. In l
not 10 aouse. and then he left me and went back
Bur after he had gone learned from the bearer.
who was also follower OF The Prophet. thar no
servant ever stayed long with the Engineer Sahib.
when near him my fear OF him ls such that
ilt iIEer NETS sometimes toT WVeAs W. ne pc
100 much whiskey. and Tor days We shall so in fear
felt angersd that Fullan should have. told my
7 determined that should the chance arise 10 do
had He'd and taken my fathers money and bound
me % give him percentage on my pay.
When l beaeld ny master I could well believe
Sahib had hair which was the color OF a polished
-ots,5, -.--- ee- - 49, % Is 49,
Ike parlah dog. and looked about him as though
service. Tor was I not more or less in bondage TO
the kh1nsamah-tee? And also for the arst few
beat and abused the other servants but not badly.
over my work, learned the ways OF the compound
tIIn taught me 19W 70 coos 8i9r ms saved am
and helped The bearer 20 brush the SaAbs clothes
But the peace did not continue The sahib began
70 drink much whlskey. and one evening when some
the bearer who was also a6le servant and sulote
him heavily. using words that burned nv ears as
cried out that be was hurt unto death, his pug
Earee came on and the Sahfb kicked Il through the
door and the verauGa into the bushes:
then he shook the man as dog viii shake vermin,
and ali the time he smots and kicked him and
ruaret abuse For hours after the bearer lay
house grooming. and night time
ne took mis- belongings and ran away without his
arrears Of wages or a written communication
Thus the khausamah was forced 90 do tha bearers
work Well mis- own. whereat he grumbIed
-.reiy and my duties doubled also. for I
helped 10 wait at table; and al the time watched
for a chance OF letting the Sahtb that feared
him not for 7 remembered my fathers words
Two days later. when the Sahib sitting a
breakfast. drinking whis<ey and eating but little.
the hhansaIndh spilled gravy the table
cloth. and my knees shook the Sahib rose slowly
from his seat and. looking NuIIan with eyes ike
those OF tiger walked toward him just the