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tenance pourtrayed the picture of honesty and frankness.- On taking 

 leave of him, we made Mm a present, which probably exceeded his 

 expectations, but was very inadequate to tlie services he had rendered- 

 us ; for, without his and his son's assistance, we should have had but 

 very indifferent fare, during our journey ; all the other Gurc'hdii Sipdhis 

 being more intent on slily plundering the villagers, than providing for 

 our wants. However long the march might be, and at whatever hour 

 we arrived at the ground , one of these two immediately set off in search 

 of kids or fowls ; and was frequently obliged to visit all the villages^. 

 for two or three ksiles rounds before' he could succeed. We were certains 

 however, of being supplied ; for they never came back without some 

 token of their diligence ; although they were frequently detained in the 

 pursuit, till midnight. Nor was this trouble taken in the expectation 

 of a reward ; for modesty appeared the most distinguished mark in the 

 character of the father and the son. While the other Gurc'hdii Sipdhis 

 committed acts of oppression, and endeavoured to thrust themselves into 

 notice on every occasion, without doing us any material service, these 

 two people kept constantly aloof, performing real good, without arro- 

 gating any merit to themselves. In noticing the conduct of these meOj 

 we perform a grateful part of our duty; and we may adduce them, as the 

 only instances we have met with, under the Gurc'hdii government, where 

 duty was cheerfully executed, and ready assistar&ce granted, unactuated 

 by any mercenary or self interested views, 



loth. Therm. 68* The night stormy, and the morning set m with 

 heavy rain. Aware of the Sipdhis' endeavours to obstruct our march, 

 we had taken the precaution to detain, tinder a guard of our own Sipdhis. 

 eight of the people, who had arrived, the evening before, with the Jema- 



