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give help and I said first I will sleep and then will I eat and after that will I 



come but soon escaping from his view by cleverness at once I went to 



that bandi of T which is distant three k6s and in that village I greatly beat 



Raoji patel and one Phagoo shikari although they cried with oaths that there is 

 no tiger here nor gave we any kind of news and then I remained resting in 



their house and so after giving warnings I relented. Further when I was 



returned with lateness next morning to B I heard afar off a sound of gun 



twice in jungle nor were there any men left in that village of B on this my 



heart became fluid for I knew from this reason that there was beating and 



hunting of tigers. Further the sahek had killed one tiger owing to the 



astuteness of that Mussalman and the Mussalman spoke sweet words with 

 me saying see Jhoot Singh I have told my master that thou art a very 

 .good man and very clever on account of giving good news so he will 

 surely give great reward but the younger Jdt sepoy was then laughing 

 Very much not all at once restraining his behaviour but saying afterwards 

 by a pretence and quickly how it was a big tamasha this tiger hunting and 

 all the villagers climbing on trees but I knew that real reason of his 

 Daughter but by concealing my anger and making much sweet words 

 land flatteries did I make all matters smooth and so even that Mussalman 



was becoming a little unsuspicious. Farther and it is the petition of 



this slave that this foolishness be this time forgiven so will it in future 

 not be thus to-day nine May the signature of Jhoot Singh chaprasi. 



The appreciator of worth, the kind, etc., etc. 



Be it known to the kind Khan Saheb brave one that this slave had received 

 tidings that there has been a robbery in that his other house of which your 



honour perhaps knows that it lives in the village of K and there is much 



jewellery remaining gone so I had gone there to make enquiry into that matter 

 and had left Govinda forest guard to do my work in my place during my 

 absence but Govinda is an exceeding great fool and by reason of that word the 

 saheb killed another tiger but I immediately caused to be written letters to all 

 police stations and forest posts that our Dtpti Saheb he is coming this side to 

 hunt tigers and that on account of giving any help to this other saheb all people 

 will receive much loss and beatings and trouble to their houses. Further- 

 it is the petition of this poor one that he may be forgiven also that for his 

 stomach there is not enough pay therefore 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. 



