The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-05-15
A Dangerous Man.

[copyright, lsO7. by g. D. Daniels.l

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doings of Ram Lal up In the Hima-
laya mountains to the north. Ever
since the great mutiny the British in
india have been vigilant to suppress
any native seeking TO be conspicuous
in way to appeal to popular super
stition. Queer tales were told about
Ram Lal. He had suddenly appeared
among the people, coming from no one
knew where, and he had performed
miracles. He had made 5000 people
believe that he was god.
When things began to get bit serI.
GUS, the colonel dispatched a detach-
ment Of cavalry with orders to bring
Ram Lal into Ghoorka. He did not
run away when he heard of their COM
ing. On the contrary, he met the rid
ers two miles out Of the hill town
where he made his headquarters and
waited for them on the banks of q
creek. 1t was midsummer, and the
bed of the stream was almost dry.
Ram Lal took his station On knoll a
few yards away from the stream, and
as the cavalry came up to cross he
stopped them with wave of his hand
and said:
"You have come for me. Your sahlb
colonel says that am fraud and a
cheat. and you would take me to
Ghoorka and expose me. Very well, I
will CO."
When Ram Lal was brought out the
colonel said to him:
81 have heard about you and your
doings. You are q fraud and an I'M
postor. Your SO called magic is all
nonsense, and am going to expose you
here and now and then have you whip
ped Off the grounds"
ut shall be as the sahib colonel
Wishes" was the humble reply.
A fine big horse bought for the artil-
lery six months before had been found
utterly useless, owing to his vicious
temper. He could not be harnessed,
and he could not be saddled. He had
killed two men and injured three. No
one would have him at any price, and
while waiting on red tape to dispose of
the animal somehow he was kept chain
ed in stable. After the colonel had
addressed Ram Lal the horse was
brought out. There were ropes around
his neck and four men hanging to the
free ends. The horse reared, kicked,
squealed and flung himself about, and
pointing to him, the colonel said:
''If you are a magician you can quiet
that beast"
"Ram Lal called out some strange
words, and the horse dropped to his
four feet and whined and stood with
ears working. The men were bidden
to let him loose, and at nod from the
colonel they complied.
"Ho, you, come to meT called Ram
Lal, and the horse slowly advanced
and rubbed his nose against the mans
shoulder. He whispered some words
in his ear, and he lay down. He beck
oned to boy and tossed him upon
the animals back, and the lad rode
about for five minutes.
81 have told him to make you nc
more trouble" said the man to the
colonel, "and he will not. He will be
the most obedlent of horses in the fu
ture"
There were murmurs Of astonishmeni
and admiration from the soldiers and
the natives, and the colonel ground his
teeth with vexation. Instead of dis
gracing Ram Lal he had been made
an object Of rldlcule. The major al
the post had an English bulldog that
had to be kept chained up most Of the
time. He would permit few native
servants to approach him, but the
presence of stranger would make hin
furious. He was brought out and halt
ed for couple of minutes within ter
feet of the magician. He few into &
passion at once. Indeed, the man pro
voked him by gestures and taunts
When the chain was slipped, every liv
Ing man on the ground expected to set
the native torn to pieces. The doi
sprang forward with good intent, bu
of sudden the man was not there
1t seemed as If the earth had swallow
ed him at gulp. The dog ran abou
looking for him for moment and theI
dropped his tail and began to whine
Then Ram Lal was seen again. HI
took the dog by the tail and dragged
him around. He stood with his foo
on him. He beat him with sticl
and sent him to his kennel in abjee
fear.
There was a great shout of admlra
tion, and the colonel became whit
faced with anger. In voice vibrating
with passion he ordered sergeant
guard to load their carbines and steI
to the front. Then, turning to Ran
Lal, he said:
"You who can do such great thing
should not fear the bullets OF m!
troopers"
Surely, no." was the reply.
"I shall order these men to fire OIL
you"
every we'll"
The troopers were making read.
when the colonel was suddenly missed
Thousands had seen him standing
there, and now thousands looked TO
him in vain. The firing party WAS or
dered back into the ranks, and tn
multitude was hushed when the colo
mel was seen at the other end Of tn
parade ground.
There were no more experiments
Ram LaI went back to his hill town
but few days later he disappeared
he was not kidnapped and imprisone,
or murdered. but with large sum o
British gold in his pocket he left tn
country forever. He had been bough
off as a dangerous man NJ 0ULn.