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big old one and a great thief. Further it is the tatel of P~ that has 



much helped the saheb in this place and so I have threatened and struck with 

 shoe according to your honour's order the rest is all well to-day the date the 

 five May the signature of Jhoot Singh chaprasi. 



The exalted, etc., etc. 



Protector of the poor be it known to your honour that again that tiger 

 that remained yet in jungle of Gat had eaten a hela and that because of this 

 occurring in a distant part when I was gone elsewhere it was that Mussalman 

 sepoy that this time brought news and so the saheb walking in the jungle 

 met me and ordered that you go collect villagers for the purpose of beating 

 jungle and then by reason of my astuteness had I gone aside to sec that place 

 of gdra and perform plans but as I approached near to it that old Mussalman 

 who is a very cunning man he had seen me so I had gone forward to the 

 villages and collected some beaters and when at the time of noon the saheb 

 began to arrange for beating jungles he called me and said that Jhoot Singh dost 

 thou know this jungle and in which direction the tigers are accustomed to 

 run and proceed away in this place ? So I agreed and went to make arrange* 

 ments and with us came the sepoys except that cunning Mussalman he remained 

 near to the saheb and when I had escaped out of the sight of those sepoys 

 I went alone and taking with (me) some loin*cloth and white cloth of turbah 

 by arranging that cloth on bushes so that animal (tiger) did not run straight 

 forward at the time of making the beat but ascended a little hill and went 

 away to one side and the saheb called me and asked me this reason with great 

 force and said ' Dyam 1 ' afterwards were there more two beats but there 



was no further trace of that animal. Further the Kshatriya and one Jit 



had afterwards found the tracks that were going towards a far jungle and so 

 there was an order to take camp near there and the saheb shot some deer 

 and was coming there also. Further in this other jungle there remains 

 never any tiger but it became known to me that the very animal has gone in 



the direction of the jungle of B and that the Mussalman also had gone 



away not saying any word and so 1 said to the saheb I will go to another 

 good jungle also for the procuring of news and then I walked by night but first 

 did I remain at the village S to execute some private works so when in 



the morning time I had arrived at B there was present that Mussalman 



sepoy and he spoke friendly words and was saying gladly see Jhoot Singh my 

 brother how I am clever in obtaining of news for there is fresh news of two 

 tigers in the bandl of T and wilt thou come this day after eating food and 



