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NOVEMBER, 1896.]
THE DEVIL WORSHIP OF THE TULUVAS.
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Thus she reached the budu and was at once brought before the BallaỊ. Deyi Beidyadi saw the Ballal's swollen leg and said :-"O my lord, you tell me to give you medicines; yet I am not a very clever woman in medicines. You have been treated by many wise medicine-men without 8ccess. Will you 'be cured by the medicine of an iguorant Billavar woman? You must anyhow first make vows to some gods before I give you my medicine."
So he made vows, and she also made vows, and prepared her medicine and applied it to his leg, and also gave him three doses of some medicine to drink. Before he had finished drinking the three doses of medicine which she had given to him, she began to be in travail. The Ballal at once ordered her to be taken to a comfortable place and sent for midwives. The midwives came and helped her; and she brought forth twin-boys. The midwives went and told this to the Balla! with joy. The Balla] also was very glad, and ordered them to take great care of her and supply 'her with all her wants. He commended her very much and said :-"She 'in'a very good woman. Yesterday she applied 'her medicines to my swollen leg, and to-day my pain is much lessened."
Then the Balla! sent for Sayana Beidya and said to him:- 0 Sagana Beidys, your wife, who was pregnant and ready to be delivered, came to me and gave me medicine, and I am much relieved. She also was delivered here last night, and has brought forth twin-boys. They are very beautiful. Go and see them and come."
So he went to the room where his wife was lying. The midwives, as soon as they saw him, told his wife that her husband was come. They came out and congratulated him on the birth of the win-boys. So he went in and saw his wife and children and was very glaul. He told the midwives to take care of his wife. He saw the infants and kissed them. Afterwards he told his wife that he would go and take leave of the Ballal and return home, and tell the glad news to his mother and uncle and other relations. At this his wife said to him : " When you come to me again, please bring four loads of young bamboo shoots and a load of large lemons, as a present to the Ballal that they may prepare pickle. He supplies all my necessaries and is very kind to me. We cannot be sufficiently grateful to him."
So he took 'leave of his wife, and went to the Balla] and said to him :-“Sir, I went to my wife's room and saw her and the children; I must now go to my house and tell my relatives of this glad news. Therefore, please give me leave. I will corne again the day after to-morrow with my uncle."
Then the Ballal said to him :-"Your wife has done me a great favor. Many physicians came to me and prescribed their medicines and tried to cure me; but I became worse and worse. If it were not for your wife I should never have recovered. She has saved my lifo. I am very much pleased with her."
Having said this, he gave him permission to go home. So he returned home and told the glad news to his mother and brothers and uncle and everybody. All were very glad at the news. Said his mother :-"I must go and see the infants." Said his uncle :-" I must go and see the infants." His brothers also shewed much eagerness to go and see the infants. So great was their joy that every one was eager to go and see the babes. But Sayana Beidya said: "I must go in any case. I cannot help it. Remain at home, all of you, at present. I will go with my uncle first, and after we return you can go."
So saying he silenced them. Afterwards he called some of the wild people who live in jungles, and told them to bring to him four loads of young bamboo shoots and a load of lemons. They brought these things to him. So he got men to carry the loads and went to the BallAl's budu with his uncle. They laid down the loads before the verandah of the budu, and went and saluted the Ballaļ. The Balla! was very glad to see them, and made them to sit down before him, and said:"Now, what names will you give to the iufunts?"
