1 roa.Y or THE' sikh.s; ' 250
2 s Work for a few months, When he
3 den landed his pay, and a day wiis fixed on which the
4 Maiiarajah promised to inspect the recruits;and pay
5 his wages. On the day appointed, both Monsieur A.
6 and Mr. F. attended the durbar with their respec-
7 live detachments of recruits. Runjeet expressed.
8 hixnseJl satisfied with their performances, and to
9 Monsieur A. he offered a few hundred rupees m
10 the shape of a present; but to this the former
11 objected, remarking that he wanted no presents,
12 hut his arrears of pay: or, as he emphatically ex¬
13 pressed himself, “Hum tilnh (tilub, or pay) mangta,
14 kooch bukshish me.” " 1 want my pay, and none of
15 yd'ur. presents.* Runjeet was not in a humour to
16 make further disbursements, and Monsieur A.
17 though he accepted the money, returned it through
18 fhe prune minister on leaving the presence. This
19 whs equivalent to an insult, and the Maharajah
20 was rather puzzled how to act, for he did not wish
21 to pari: with Monsieur A, whose services he justly
22 estimated ; on the other hand, he would fain have
23 kept him on the cheapest possible terms, namely, a,
24 little in hand and more on some future day.
25 Monsieur A. was resolute and would agree to no
26 terms short of his full arrears; these at length lie
27 obtained, and leave to depart. Monsieur A. has
28 since; I believe, gone to Cabul and joined Dost
29 Mohumttiud. His loss is a serious one to the
30 Maharajah, as he was an admirable drill, and would
31 have been of infinite service, now that General
32 Ventura hi
33 as gone away. •
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