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fore day and night is he praying before your honour that pay may 

 be increased the rest is all well the to-day date thirteen May the 

 signature of Jhoot Singh chaprasi. 



Further 1 have sent word to the villages on that road which 



it is told that this saheb is about to proceed and have again 

 warned all police and headmen that whenever there is become 

 any news or hope of tiger hunting they must make great difficulties 

 concerning all matters of supplies and the obtaining of coolies for 

 camp work and especially for making beats in the jungle but 

 such people are always fools and there is fear of the Mussalman 

 who is showing cleverness like unto that of an old dog-fox also 

 of the other sepoy people who on account of being foolish do not 

 understand that it is better that our Dipti Saheb should obtain 

 good hunting also are they in no way connected with me or with 

 this zillah or there should easily be some sort of arrangements. 



Further your honour is both mother and father and nobody 



but you is protecting me and it is known to me that Prem Sukh 

 chaprasi has told lies to your honour concerning the matter 

 of three hundred rupees and the house of a certain man who had 

 come from Hindustan and in this word there is no truthfulness 

 and this will I show when I am returned. 



(4) The kind appreciator of worth, etc., etc. 



May it be known to your honour that since several days 

 because the English saheb who has come for hunting could find 



no trace of tigers then one of the sepoys came to village K 



where I was occupied in my private works and called me saying 

 that come quickly and give help and so for the sake of my name 

 which is very great in matters of shikar I went that very day and 

 at the time of my arrival immediately that saheb called me and 

 said that Jhoot Singh we people are unable to do any works 

 without you for there is no help or news in anything and these 

 rascal village people are giving trouble and certainly making 

 villainy then was I secretly glad for it is so known that they 

 the village people have indeed well obeyed that order but looking 

 sad I explained much loss was mine and bereavements so 

 looking in my direction some time then the saheb struck kindly 

 the hand on my back and said that Jhoot Singh I have seen 



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