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Devee. In the assembly the wine appeared as milk and the flesh 

 as garlands of flowers. In consequence of this interference Mood- 

 hajee lay under the curse of the Brahmin and was for some days 

 very ill, and became covered with leprosy. Daring his illness 

 Raghojee and Chimnajee quarrelled about the succession to the 

 Government. Dewajee Punt Chargore was Dewan at that time, 

 and he remonstrated with the brothers, and pacified them ; and 

 then brought the Tembekur Brahmin after much persuasion, who 

 prayed to Devee, and rubbed some ashes of Devee's sacrifice on 

 Moodhajee's body, (Cheema Baee was herself present at the time) 

 and Moodhajee instantly recovered, and his skin became like that 

 of a young child. After this Moodhajee remained in health for 

 six months; and Ragh jee contracted a second marriage with 

 Parbuttee Baee, of the Sirkya family. Moodhajee then made the 

 following distribution of his dominions. To Chimnajee Appa he 

 gave Berar with the Dharwar estates and Gawilgurh ; to Vincajee 

 Bhonsla called Manya Bappoo he gave Chandaand Chutteesgurh ; 

 and to Raghojee the Musnud of sovereignty, and all the rest of 

 his possessions. Moodhajee died after this and was burnt near 

 the Temple of the great Raghojee A. D. 1788. 



After Moodhajee's death Raghojee went with about 10,000 men 

 to Poona and remained there for four months. Thence he return- 

 ed to Nagpoor. After this he celebrated the marriage of his son 

 Pursojee, called Bala Sahib, with Kashee Baee daughter of Deo 

 Rao Mohittea. Jhinga Baee, Raghojee's sister, died three days 

 after the first anniversary of Moodhajee's death ; through grief 

 Choema Baee eat nothing but fruit for three months. A month 

 after Jhinga Baee's death Chimnajee Appa went on an expedition 

 to Mooltye, and returned. He went to a nautch at Boodoo Khan 

 Pathan's house, and came at midnight back to the Palace and 

 eat some kitcheree ; in the morning he was sitting at a window 

 of the palace called the Hernawut Khirkee. Raghojee had a con- 

 sultation with Bappoo Surdhoo, Soobah of Cuttack, and other four 

 Brahmins on the subject of making away with Chimnajee. A 

 slave of Chimnajee's was standing by when he was struck by 

 " mootk" a species of enchantment ; he shook his head. A se- 

 cond stroke caused his turban to fall off and at a third the blood 

 began to flow from his nose and his neck fell on one side, and he 



