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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 

 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 mistari^ 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. 



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