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greeable as to render the complexion of the blackest Ethiopian 

 beautiful in the comparison. Shaik having no faith in the religious 

 or physical effects of the Nerbudda, took a voyage up the Red- 

 Sea, and performed a pilgrimage to the sacred shrines of his own 

 prophet at Mecca and Medina, by which he imagined he attained 

 no small degree of sanctity. After his return, I frequently saw 

 him mounted on an eminence near one of the gates of Baroche, 

 haranguing a large crowd of both sexes on religious and moral 

 subjects, to the delight of his wondering audience, and the surprise 

 of his quondam employers, who were ignorant of his oratorical 

 powers. 



Shaik was one of those enthusiasts who laid a great stress on 

 having performed a pilgrimage to Mecca; and, in consequence, 

 thought himself superior to every person in our family, which con- 

 sisted of Hindoos, Mahomedans, Parsees, Roman Catholic and 

 Protestant Christians ; exclusive of the Pariahs and Chandalas who 

 were employed in menial offices without doors. We all agreed 

 very well; for, except our slaves, none ate in the house, nor did we 

 furnish them with clothes, or provisions of any kind. A monthly 

 stipend of twelve rupees to the upper servant, gradually lessened 

 to that of the poor Chandala, who received but two ; which I be- 

 lieve was fully sufficient in a climate where their wants are very 

 few compared with colder regions. Shaik had seen better days; 

 was of a good family, had served in the army, and been wounded 

 in Ragobah's campaign in Guzerat ; as a domestic servant he was 

 not so contented as the rest, his religion not having taught him that 

 patience and resignation, so generally practised by the Indians in 

 consequence of their belief in a sort of unlimited predestination : 



