1 less Seoul :''to, which was given to i iin and his brother, 1 Valient
2 Sing, as <m appanage from their father.
3 Jellab impaired -the civil list of the king, Dulleep Sing,
4 and his mother. Haute Chuttda, and that of his uncle Jew bu¬
5 sing, to such an extent that they could not live in a style due to
6 their rank. This prompted the brother of the ranee, Jewaliir-
7 Sfiig, to allure Dulk.p Sing out of the fortress on an elephant,
8 and to take refuge with the troops of General Avilnbile,
9 but the kidnapper was received by the general in command,
10 Misser dodaram, a llrahmiu, ul father-in-law to Jeliali, with,
11 instead of friendly salutation, a stroke in the face, and he im¬
12 prisoned them both, for which he lost his nose "'hen sinlnr
13 Jewahir Sing became wuzeer. In the city the rumour was
14 current that Jewahir Sing intended to convey DuLleep Sing
15 to Ferozrporc, to deliver him to the English lvtrly in the
16 morning I Teem Sing went out on horseback, and brought
17 both the fugitives back to the city. According to custom,
18 a, .salute of hundreds of cannon were fin d on the entrance ol
19 TJulleep Sing, who was given up again to his mother in the fort-
20 -ess. ,Tewahir Sing was dragged to prison. At that time Judah
21 Pundit entered into a tender connection with a widow of Sheer
22 fcing, and promised her that he would murder Dulleep Sing,
23 and place her son, us legitimate heir of the Guddee, on the
24 throne. The affair could not be performed secretly, and it
25 reached the ears of impartial persons, so the Tin nee (’lunula
26 became informed of this conspiracy, and that was quite sufficient
27 to suffocate it. at its birth. Women’s cunning surpass all
28 skill, especially if the question concerns their own interest.
29 First of all, she contrived to secure the good will of the treasurer,
30 Fall Sing. Who would have thought that a man, who owed
31 his splendid position to linjah Dhyan Sing, and who lived
32 d'. ays in the society of Heera Sing, with whom lie cdhtracted
33 brothership, and with -horn Jellah I’undit exchanged turban?
34 a token of true amity, would have played the felon against
35 these friends, in supporting the ranee with his advice and acti\ ity ?
36 First of all lit* occasioned the release of her brother, Jewahir