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Dinapoor native regiments to the right-about, troops were daily 

 arriving from Europe, and consequently I placed my spear back into 

 its old place in the museum, and left off sleeping with my revolver 

 under my pillow, where I never found it comfortable. 



Mr. Samuels arrived in due time, the Wahabees were brought 

 forward, and as a set-off for the slur placed upon their character, 

 they were at once invited to a conciliatory, let by-gones be by-gones 

 pic-nic, to which I as a free-lance was invited. 



If those little rascals, whose tricks subsequently were brought 

 to light, had possessed any sense of the ridiculous, how they would 

 have roared with laughter at all this humbug. But when I found them 

 assembled on the steamer which was to take us on our pleasure trip 

 down the Ganges, they looked as grave in their priestly petticoats, 

 as though a joke was neither here nor there to them. 



Directly I arrived however, they one and all gave me a sly look 

 through the corners of their eyes, and although they said nothing, 

 I knew very well that they meant to say, " Aha ! my fine fellow, you 

 and your Governor have had your combs pretty closely cut we guess !" 



On my way to the pic-nic I met Tayler's right-hand man, a native 

 gentleman, who had given much information about the Wahabees 

 and their secret tricks. Subsequently, when these fellows were all 

 transported, he received rewards from the Government, but now he 

 was left shivering in the cold, and more or less branded with 

 disgrace. I asked him if he also had received an invitation to the 

 pic-nic, but he, in melancholy tones, which made me laugh heartily, 

 said " Alas ! dear sir, a new king has arisen here who knows not 

 Joseph." 



Although the Sepoys at Arrah had been dispersed, they rallied 

 again in considerable numbers ; and this time Colonel Douglas, with 

 two guns and a suitable force, was sent to drive them out of their 

 stronghold at a place called Jugdispoor, and I joined the force as 

 assistant to Mr. Alonzo Money, who went as civil officer and 

 interpreter. His employment was chiefly in getting information 

 from the villagers as to the whereabouts of the rebels ; but whenever 



