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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[DECEMBER, 1887.
no nise, and that we shall dio and vanishvillage), (the troops) cut down (the Bedas) away." And, to the people of the surrounding with (their) swords; but of nothing were (the villages, and to the noblemen, they said Bedas) afraid. "raise apa mutiny: we all are gathered Sixth Verse.-Pursuing (the Bedas) round together to assist."
and round, they cat (them) down, so that none With great secrecy all the Bédas, binding were left; bemming (them) in, they mercilessly themselves together, passed (their) word; they fired ballets. Surrounding (them) by maneubeat the Karkon" on the head; the Sepoy fellvres, with the word of command "Fire ! "14 to the ground.
they beat the band-instruments, and used) their (With a change of metre),-In sorrow they cannons, gang, karulis, pistols, (and) daggers went away, and, with lamentations, told it to worn on the waist. Firing bullets, like (the the gentleman." When the gentleman heard falling of thunderbolts, finely they cut (them) it, he became angry, and turned and went down with (their) swords; the band of straight back to Kaladgi; (and) having sent Bedas shivered; what was the battle Tike P (u for Krishnanayaka, the Paul, of Kundargi, was) like the rising (of dense clouds) of red dust. he despatched (him) to make the matter up. An evil time had come to the Bedan); they
(Raising the voice),(Said Krishnanáyaka) were hemmed in and caught; there was none
"be not so obstinate; for the gentleman's to save (then); with mocking grimaces, the sake, give up your arms."
soldiery went (in pursuit of them) over the hills. Fifth Verse.-(But said the Bédas)—"Wo (Lowering the voice)," -(The army) came have not become women, wearing bangles on and stood at the village-gate; (and) Mr. Have(our) wrists, that we should give up (our) look himself came, and, standing there, speaks weapons; who are you that have come ?; even words of wisdom,-" (even) to-day I give (you) at the cost of life, we will not give (them) upis promise of pardon ; die not in vain." go quietly now away."
(Raising the voice),-Feeling no trust in Straightway he came, and told the gentle- what was said, Hanamâ came out in front. man all that they had said; and fiercely biting Seventh Verse-Says Jadaga, -"shoot him (his) fore-arm in anger, then the gentleman) | now, he is a traitor; betraying (our) trast, gave an order. The horsemen" assembled, and he is beguiling (1) with (sham) confidence ; laid siege to Halagali. The people inside the by false pretences he takes away much terri. village) fired (bullets) in quick succession, as tory, (and will be in the future an object of if the early rain was pattering down. When dread to us;" and, so saying, he fired but a the bullets struck (them), straightway the peo- single bullet, and the gentleman fell dead. . ple outside turned back, and wrote a report, That firebrand Mr. Kerr himself gave the and sent (it) quickly, that the regalar troops order to loot the village ; joyfully (the soldiere) should come.
fired; the bullets fell in showers, like the (With a change of metre), -See now, the falling of rain. army got ready and camo ; quickly it came to 1 Says Hanamâ, as he fired a bullet, -"I will Halagali. At midnight they came, and laid fell all the musketeers ; let three hundred men Biege to the village. They fired off (their) come against me, and then behold (my) prowess." bullets in a wonderful way, like tossing up (With & change of metre), -Bhima stood handfuls of grain. (To drano tho Bédas from out in front, matebing himself against five their shelter), (the army) began to ran away hundred men. Bila made a great effort, and before (them), in the pretence of) fear. The cut down ten horses. Tremendous was the Bedas) followed in parsait and looked for resoluteness displayed by Råms; the blood them); (their) corpses fell like the throwing flowed out in torrents ; matching himself, alone, down of handfuls of grain.
against a thousand others, he shouts out(Raising the voice),-Laying siege (to the "cut (them), ont (them) down."
20 ... the clerk, and his Peon, or Commissionaire, who were sent to collect the arms.
14.6 to the Political Agent for the Madho Stato, whose camp was somewhere near.
131... the Mounted Police. 1 lit. "at six hours in the night." 1 phaird; an adaptation of the English word.
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