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But when the lion saw the Sahib, the savage animal, 
burning with rage and pain, 
Came by leaps and bounds close to the Sahib; 
But here he was to meet his match in a brave Sahib who 
loaded his gun calmly, and fired again and again, killing 
the beast. 
All the Punjaubis assembled together and agreed that 
the Sahib was a man who appreciated and cared for others, 
so much so that he roamed about in the forests for our 
sake, in order to protect us. 
Previously, many Englishmen had come here to shoot 
but had been disappointed, 
Because the lion was very courageous and ferocious, 
and the Sahibs were afraid ; 
But for the sake of our lives, Patterson Sahib took 
all this trouble, risking his own life in the forest. 
So they collected many hundreds of rupees, and offered 
it as a present to the Sahib, because he had undergone 
such peril, in order to save our lives. 
Oh! Roshan, all the people appeared before the Sahib 
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saying, “ You are our benefactor ” ; 
But the Sahib declined to accept the present, not taking 
a pice of it. 
So then again the Punjaubis assembled, and consulted as 
to how the service that the Sahib had done them could 
most suitably be rewarded. 
And it was agreed to send all the money to England, in 
order that it might be converted into some suitable present, 
Which should bear an engraving of the two lions, and 
the name of the mzzstarz,! head of the workmen. 
The present should be such, and so suitably decorated, 
as to be acceptable to Patterson Sahib ; 
In colour it should resemble moon and sun; and that 
would indeed be a fit present, so that the Sahib would be 
pleased to accept it. 
1 Foreman-mason. 
