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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[DECEMBER, 1909.
Rûp Chand said :Bait.
Verse. « Main kal vidhi Bahmani; mera mol na lattha “Yesterday I married a Brâhmani; I have not chác.
yet had my money's worth. Aj di rát maintin rahan de, bhalke pawángd Let me be to-night, to-morrow I will make a long lambi rdh."
journey." Said Rai Has: - Bait.
Verse. "Main pat de diân gân kapre, sone has ghará: "I will give thee clothes of silk and handsome
ornaments of gold; Jhoff didi dudh piwan nun.
I will give thee a buffalo for milk to drink, Asi karke rukhán Bahmani, jaisi Kesri Rani de I will guard thy Brahmant as my mother, Kesri merindi.
Rånl.
O Brahman, set out." The Brahman had a platter filled with gold coins, which he tied up in a corner of bis shawl, as a gift made in charity, and went home. The Brahmanf peeped at him from her veil and saw that he, who wben be set out was as ruddy as a pomegranate flower, had come back as white as a roll of cotton, and she said to the Brahman: - Bait.
Vөгвө. “ Main changá bhalla ghallia dán nuh; tún dyon "I sent thee for almıs, bright and cheery; thou rang rup watde.
comest as white as silver. Kehre man lere wartid? Dil di akh sunde." What has passed through your mind ? Tell me
what is in your heart." Kam pia hai jojman Rdi Has dd; mathon "I have an errand from my patron, Rai Has; ghari na rahid jáe."
I cannet stay an hour." Said the Brâhman :Bait.
Verse. " Ithe así lfun wasiye, jithon jan då hone "Why should we stay here, where life is in toindh?
danger? Nahin idi bhaj chal Lahor Shahr, mangke khde When we can go to Labor City and beg our kirar ?
livelihood from the shops ? Main pêkidn de wirt le didn, baitha rdj kamd." I will give you my father's patrons and we will
earn a kingdom at ease." Said the Brahman Rap Chand :
Bait. " Pahle sohre so wasse, jih dd pind na girdi. "First one lives with a father-in-law, who has no
village nor hamlet. Dúje sohre to waste, jih dd wadhi kare brhin et Next one lives with a father-in-law, whose mái.
mother and sister are more than enough for
him.70 Dhan hoi adde jiúná; dhan hai odde jajman. Blessing on our lives: blessing on our patrons. Dadhian bundi chhud dwan de ; sdde chhudawan They set free the prisoner and the slave, will they na agge?
not set us free too P74 ** Wirt, or birt, the dues payable to A Brahman. Here Rup Chand's wife talks wit she would inherit her father's rigbt to collect birt in Lahore. 13 Wadh2 kare.
** See that we are comfortable.
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