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4 the Gooroo, and -began to abuse him as a kaffir and
5 an unbeliever. To prevent discovery, Goolab
6 offered money to the Mussulman to preserve silence,,
7 but the deeprooted hatred of the Mussulmans to
8 the Sikhs was manifested in the present instance.
9 As the Moolah had thus an opportunity of insulting rn^itert by
10 the head and chief of the Sikhs, he was resolved to JIoc ' lah '
11 make his victim commit the greatest infringement
12 possible of the religious tenets of the Sikhs.
13 It is well known with what reverence, the
14 Hindoos treat the cow, and this is shared in an
15 equal or even greater degree by the Sikhs ; and the
16 Moolah resolved that Govind should eat cow's flesh.
17 He accordingly ordered one to be slaughtered in who c»us?s
18 ^ „ • ♦ him to eat
19 bis presence; and had some of the flesh cooked ; it cow’s flesh,
20 was then placed before the Gooroo, and the Moolah
21 swore if he did not partake of it, he would, kill
22 him; adding, " I shall now have my revenge in
23 either case,' since your compliance will convince
24 people that your pretensions to be a Hindoo or
25 Sikh are false, and you will forfeit all claim to the
26 title of a Gooroo.”
27 It was a trying situation for Govind, who after
28 turning over the meat with his iron knife, cut it
29 into pieces anti ate it.*
30 This occurrence is a memorable one among the Sikhs, ami none of
31 them will e ver eat. hid victuals without first turning them over with a knife,
32 in imitation of the-great Gooroo. There is another version oJf Govindfs
33 adventure at Mucheewarrah, which is believed to be the true one. It is
34 said that Gov.uul Singh remained there in a dyud’s house, and gave him an
35 axe for Jus kindness, This, article remained in the tlyml’s family for many