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Hold up the sticks and go 
It was known to all before ‘ny bra that the Tika 
ahib was not there, 
And this news greatly ‘surprised the Raja. 
Going straight down, the Tiké Sahib ‘connked Naéhan 
And the palace of Rijs Shamsher Prakash of Sirmur, 
Who inquired why the Tika of Bashahr had come. 
‘ee Ran Bahadur Singh replied, ‘‘ We have come 
wn for pleasure 
** No, no, not for pleasure, you are said to have es- 
caped from Bashahr,’’ replied the Raja of Sirmir. 
Wazir Ran Bahadur Singh said: ‘“ There is talk of 
the Tiké S&hib’s alliance with Maiidi, but the 
Tika Sahib does not approve of it.”’ 
‘« Tf he dislikes the Maiidi match, then he may m 
an alliance with Sirmar,”’ added the Rajs of 
Nahan. 
To which the Tiké Sahib replied that he would ask 
his father about it. 
An order from the Superintendent of the Simla Hill 
States reached the court at Nahan that 
It would ‘ing better for the R&ja of Sirmur to send 
the Tika of Bashdhr at once up to Simla. 
After a week the Tika Sahib came to a 
The Raja of Bashahr also arrived ther 
Next morning was held a darbdr of the Superin- 
tendent of Hill States 
In which the Raja of Bashdhr asked the Superin- 
tendent to imprison the ten servants of the Tika 
Sahib, 
And in a trice they were thrown into jail. 
VI. 
A Historical Song. 
The following song was composed in praise of the late 
Tik&é Raghunath Singh, C.I.E., after the settlement of the 
State, when he came to Simla to attend a Darbar 
Tika cone uh ge beqdidad mani, 
Beqdi da m zabter thoring qdidd, 
Labter scan qdidd, zulum thachchi mdech, 
Tika Sdhibas lotash, ang hushydrt hdm. tan } ? 
Hushydrt mdjango, nydtang hazri hém tan ? 
Hushydri td lonmd, Akpdé Chérasté chhang, 
Ngd rupayd tata, Pikdn mujré langyos. 
Tika Sdhibas létash, “V4 Sanam Sukh hdzriri, 
Hun té bimig héché, Simlé Darbar hdcho.” 
