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of hidden treasure concealed within the walls and 
buried beneath the crumbling pavement. He took 
prudent measures for possessing himself of these 
riches, and became again an opulent man, but returned 
no more to the country of Kamroop. He built 
himself a noble palace, of which the ruins are still 
shown at Omirkantac ; and bestowed his beautiful 
daughter Chahni in marriage upon the only son of a 
neighbouring Raja. Rung Bhowani took the Brahmins 
of the place into especial favour, but he did not many 
years survive the fortunate result of his pilgrimage. 
He, however, had the satisfaction of beholding the 
young family of his children springing up to suc- 
ceed him, and earnestly commended the excellent 
Ramdoorg and his reverend associates to their care 
and protection. 
The district of Bahar is the only fertile tract of 
country through which the Sone flows; the land is 
finely wooded and has all the appearance of the highest 
cultivation. But this last is not the fact, since the 
natives are perhaps the most slothful race to be found 
in Hindostan. The soil owes very little to labour ; 
so wonderfully prolific is it, that the farmers have 
little to do but sow and reap ; and yet, owing to 
their inactive habits and their excessive use of intoxi- 
