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which, I believe, come from Mooltan ; and I 

 remember a ^' mighty hmiter," a Mahomedan 

 from that province, who entered the Meer's 

 service whilst I was at Khyi^poor, and was 

 reputed to have killed several tigers, single- 

 handed, with bow and arrow. I do not 

 recollect this man's name, but he was re- 

 markably tall, and had but one eye; and 

 his reputation as a hunter at once insured 

 him a favourable reception from Meer Ali 

 Moorad. It was said, however, that he left 

 Mooltan somewhat suddenly, in consequence 

 of an act of violence committed on a Hindoo 

 of influence, who during the late insurrec- 

 tion in India endeavoured to injure the Moslem 

 with the British authorities, by bringing against 

 him a false accusation of disloyalty; this he 

 clearly and satisfactorily disproved, and then, 

 causing some of his Sowars to bring his 

 Hindoo accuser before him, he intimated that 

 he must become a Mahomedan, and caused 

 the necessary operation to be performed on 

 the spot. I cannot answer for the truth of 

 the anecdote, but it was fully believed at 

 Khyrpoor. 



The Hindoo subjects of Meer Ali Moorad 



