1 IV APPENDIX,
2 of the produce, and the farmer the other : but the chief never
3 levies the whole of his share, and in no country perhaps is the
4 Ryot, or cultivator, treated with more indulgence." — Page 57.
5 Note.
6 " The use of opium to intoxi- B'hang is now in usual and
7 cate, is very common with the daily use by the lower classes,
8 Sikhs as with most of the while opium is mostly used
9 military tribes of India. They by the higher ; — and there are
10 also take B'hang-, another ine- few who do not use either one
11 briating drug." — Page 63. or the other. Liquors are used
12 only occasionally.
13 Note.
14 "The conduct of the Sikhs to Here I will give a few anec-
15 their women differs in no ma- dotes characteristic of Sikh
16 terial respect from that of the morals, of facts that I have my-
17 tribes of Hindus or Muham- self witnessed : 1. A Sikh soldier
18 medans, from whom they are got married, and shortly after
19 descended. Their moral cha- went to Peshawar, whence he
20 racter with regard to women, returned after eight years ab-
21 and indeed in most other sence, during which he had re-
22 points, may, from the freedom gularly sent whatever he could
23 of their habits, generally be save of his pay to his wife for
24 considered as much more lax her subsistence. On his return
25 than that of their ancestors." he felt a little astonished to find
26 — Page his wife with four fine lads run-
27 ning* after her r, but he merely asked her to whom they belonged,
28 andthe woman, without a blush, answered " they are yours."
29 Pleased by this answer the fellow took up one of the children
30 and patted it, and told her it was all well, but that she must
31 make the world believe what she had affirmed, adding "it
32 satisfies me to be considered, at least, the father," &c. &c.
33 2. Another soldier, who was absent from his home in the
34 Mahjri country for jive years, returned, and heard from his neigh-
35 bours that his wife had two children during his absence; he
36 merely answered, " She is quite right, they will do well for
37 minding the plough, and looking after the cattle." But, some
38 time after, her paramour taking away the children, the husband
39 entered into a lawsuit with him for the possession of them ; and
40 the woman was brought before one of the chief Sirdars of the
41 country, where also her husband and paramour were present.
42 There she actually squabbled in favour of the paramour's taking
43 away the children as his rightful property ; on which her hus-
44 band rebuked her, saying "I am astonished at your taking his