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had happened, he aroused the Brahman of having been the author 
of it. He accordingly dragged him away towards the hall of justice. • 
While they were walking towards it, a man on horseback came 
full speed towards them exclaiming that his horse had run off with 
him and desiring some one to stop it. The Brahman lifted up a 
stone and threw it so surely that it hit a leg of the horse and caused 
him to halt. The rider forgot now his obligation to the Brahman 
in his dread that his horse was ruined. He accused the Brahman 
therefore of malice, and joined the party. 
The three having advanced some distance, the Brahman over¬ 
whelmed with shame, watched an opportunity, and running up a rising 
ground precipitated himself from a rock with intent to kill himself; 
unfortunately he fell on a poor peasant, and the shock killed him, the 
former being only slightly hurt. The son of the poor man now ac¬ 
cused the Brahman of murder, and joining the two other complain¬ 
ants they all reached the Court house. 
The judge on hearing the case passed the following decision. He 
who complains that- he has lost a child, let him give over his wife in 
charge to the Brahman until she shall prove again pregnant. He 
who demands another horse let. him have one, if he ehuses, at the 
Brahman’s expence, hut as his tongue misted the Brahman let it be 
cut out of his mouth. As for the youth who complains that he has 
lost his father, let him give his mother in marriage to the Brahman, 
and thereby obtain another. 
end of von. i. 
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