130 RIFLE AND SPEAR WITH THE RAJPOOTS. 



His Highness of Chaniba, and his brother Bhurie Singh, 

 had the advantage of being brought up from childhood by 

 one of our ablest Punjab officials, who cared for them as 

 though they were his own sons ; and, with the assistance 

 of an excellent English tutor, educated them like English 

 boys. They both speak our language perfectly, and with- 

 out the slightest accent, and write a better and more 

 grammatical letter than many of my acquaintances. The 

 Maharaja also sings and plays well, and dances ; all of 

 which accomplishments are an innovation in this country, 

 where people usually pay others to dance and sing for 

 their delectation. 



As we walked back to our house across the Green, now 

 and again a child would run up to the Raja, with a present 

 of a few wild flowers, and never failed to get a kindly 

 word or two in return. The people are evidently devoted 

 to their chief, and fall back on each side, salaaming respect- 

 fully as he passes. Every one seems happy and contented ; 

 even the English missionary, who has from fifty to sixty 

 converts, and is, the Raja tells us, " a most worthy young 

 man." He is going to build him a chapel. 



The " man of the world " received us with courtly ease 

 at the door of the Residency, but Santan evidently stands 

 in great awe of the Raja. He is too frightened to enter 

 the room he is in, and at intervals puts his head round 

 the door and speaks in a loud confidential whisper across 



