1 the battle of Aliwal, had the command in the mountains of
2 Jesrota. One of the most wealthy Brahmins of that country
3 had been requested by some of his neighbours to take their
4 moveable goods into his custody, for which purpose the Brahmin
5 solicited of ltunjoor Sing a guard, which he obtained. But
6 when Runjopr Sing was apprised that valuables were stored in
7 the house of the Brahmin, he plotted an intrigue for obtaining
8 possession of them, and despatched a division of his men, dis¬
9 guised as robbers, to plunder the house. The Brahmins being
10 convinced that this violence had been perpetrated under the
11 protection of Runjooi' Sing-, flocked in numbers to Lahore, to
12 make their complaints to Jewahir Sing • but seeing they could
13 not receive any satisfaction from him, they all returned to their
14 ionics. The Brahmin at whose house the robbery was- com¬
15 mitted, was the only person who remained behind rtf. Lahore,
16 firmly determined not to leave the capital until he obtained satis¬
17 faction. After a long and vain expectation, he early one morn¬
18 ing ascended a fig-tree, declaring that he would not leave that
19 tree before he got reparation for the injustice which had been
20 done him. When Jewahir Sing was informed of the fact, lie
21 despatched a soldier to compel the Brahmin to descend. The
22 Brahmin, rather than comply, stabbed himself in the tree; upon
23 which, Jewahir commanded the faqueer Nboroo-Deen to order
24 the jeruhs (native surgeons) to cure the wound. On the same
25 flay 1 was by accident coming from the durbar, which that day
26 was held in the fortress, and met the faqueer, when we went
27 together in the Goolab Khans, at the Hazooree llagh, 'here the
28 faqueer had his bu.‘ ineas during the day. There we found one
29 of the jerahs, who reported that the cure of the Brahmin was
30 impossible, the bowels having protruded from his body, and
31 could not be replaced. While 1 was inquiring what was the
32 subject of their conversation, the faqueer related to me the par¬
33 ticulars, and requested me to accompany the native surgeon
34 to see the patient for a moment, adding, that lie wished me to
35 do my best to restore him to health. I went there, and
36 found him in a small garden before the city gate (Tunksnllee