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JUNE, 1895.)
THE DEVIL WORSHIP OF THE TULUVAS.
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and south, on a broad bank in his kambula. They tore his thick cloth, and tied his toes with it. They took three harrow-loads of soil and said: -
“ The three harrow-loads of soil are three hundred cakes for your supper. Three harrowloads of soil out of our kambula put on your heart are for sandal to rub on you."
Afterwards they dressed up at Padumakatte a harrow and made it like Buddvanda, Then they went to Buddyanda's bidu, and called : "Woman ! Woman."
His wife heard the second call, and answered the third call, 4. Who is it that called," asked she. ". No one, but we heroes !” said they.
“Why do you children come here, who have not come up to this time? Yon, who have never spoken to me? You, who were against my husband, as if he were a Naga or a Kandodi? Who induced you to be friendly ? O Râma! Ráma! Brahmâtí !” said she.
«0 woman! wise people of Upper Parmal and Brahmanas of the lower country reconciled as. With one flower and nut we have healed the ill-will between us. We have become friends."
" If you are heroes who are not envious, you will pass by the bidu," said she.
"Woman! Buddyanda was tired by the morning sun, and the moisture in his throat was dried up. Therefore he wants you to take him milk in a small tumbler, water in a jug, and betel-nut on a plate," said they.
" I shall take them, children ! You, who have never yet come, have come here! The day has come near for me to leave off wearing my nose jewel, and my kariya mani necklace. For your meal at the master's house there are boiled rice in an earthen jar, cards in a basket, pickles in a wooden vessel, five hundred sorts of curries prepared with curds and three hundred kinds of curries with tamarind, aud a thousand curries with cocoanut," said she.
“Rama! Rama! Brahmiti! Woman, hear as ! We came here, having finished our meal of boiled rice-water. We take our meals twice a day, but not thrice," said they.
“So let it be, children! If you will not take your dinner, there is betel-nut of your master's to chew !" said she. "Where is that girl ? O Jaina girl, give the heroes betel-nut into their hand.”
"Girl, have you experienced wisdom in the heart, pain of the back, and knowledge of the world ?" asked Channayya. When she bronght betel-nut, the younger took it in his hand.
" Woman! we have taken betel-nat," said they, and called ont again :-"O woman, where are those muras of pallé berries, the small mura of kadenja berries, and the bundle of canes, which were taken from us by force in our childhood ?" asked they.
She began to think, and said : -- "They are upstairs by my bath-room, children! take them !"
The younger brother Channayya took his Rama Kengude dagger, struck the muras with it and took them away. Then they passed by the border of the yard, and by a small opening closed with two sticks across it.
“Woman! we have taken your betel-nnt. We have put in this stick fastened here," said they.
Then the woman said :-" Is there any remainder, heroes ? or is it finished ?"
“If Baddyanda is finished, you will barn yourselves, but if he remains, we shall give him blows," said Kôți and Channayya.
The children went onwards and sat by the way at Uddanda Buttu. Buddyanda's wifo took milk in a small tumbler and made a maid take a jug of water, and on the road to Handyottu Bảil she saw blood flowing into a small drain.
