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and talked much secret words near the saheh and so when I had finished ancf 

 had drunk water and was lying resting at that time that old man came to. 

 my direction and having spat on the ground said that Jhoot Singh it is an 



order that you now go to the jungle of B P for bringing shikar 



news but I pretended anger and gave abuse and so went at once before the 

 saheb and made many words of people casting doubts on my works because 

 some one my enemy in this village had done treachery in order to break 

 my honour through jealousy and so after awhile again the saheb became 

 unsuspecting. Further remained in this camp four-five days and himself 

 the saheb went and arranged the tying of helas and every day in the morning 

 time he went to see if gdra had resulted and was loosening the helas. Further 



from another direction during night-time there came a strange tigress 



to this handi and there was gdra and beating of jungle but with fortune that 

 ball missed and that day because of a great bravery which was performed by 

 your slave in going near the tigress the saheb has become very pleased and 

 made much praise of that work and the Mussalman and other sepoys are 

 looking in my direction with great affliction. This is written by the hand of 



Lala a Kayasth in the village of B to the brave Khan Saheb the salaamt 



of Jhoot Singh to-day date the 2yth May. 



To the exalted, etc. etc. 



Be it known to your honour that the letter ot your honour is arrived at 

 me and before your honour's presence the kind appreciator of worth brave 

 exalted one, the petition of this dependant is that the word of which your honour 

 writes is only falsehood and lying word without doubt it has been made by 

 some my enemy and how shall I tell lies to your honour and I have always- 

 placed your honour's orders in my heart thereby how shall I render helping 

 to this saheb but day and night am I engaged with great cleverness and 

 astuteness and make much endeavours according to your honour's orders but 

 these sepoy people are in these days become very cunning and so my work 

 is being spoiled and they are continually looking to my direction and giving 

 deceits to me in such a manner that neither by disturbings of nalas nor by 

 taking away of helas by night which is a dangerous work nor by placing of 

 cloths nor by filling sand in waterpools nor by beatings of patels and shikaris 

 nor even by setting fire to open jungles nor by any kinds of deceivings is that 

 remaining any more success but this is a true word that only two three other 

 tigers have been killed. Further the reason of the killing of the big 



