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bones at all in her body. There were 

 many other tricks which I have now for- 

 gotten, but I know they amused me very 

 much at the time, and helped to pass a 

 pleasant hour or two. 



The head man now came up and sa- 

 laamed to announce to me that the enter- 

 tainment was over, when I desired my 

 Bengalee to give them a few rupees, with 

 which they went off quite satisfied. It 

 was not an expensive entertainment for 

 my little establishment, and all their wives 

 and children crowded round also, enjoying 

 it as much as I did. All the afternoon I 

 saw my servants, and all the little off- 

 springs in the shape of ebony youngsters, 

 practising the jumping through a tight 

 hoop, but I don't think they were very 

 successful excepting in getting some 

 awful croppers now and then. 



