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surtondor The small band of their Rajput got vants who numbored only 500 rallied round their masters and girt up their loms to defend them. Every ono had the courgo and endurance to suffer or to die Tho Bachchbarats and their followers fought like heroes, but it was not a contost in the strict sense of the word It was a more act of butchery--and that too of the most rovolting type on the part of the besiegers When all hopo of salvation had gono, the brave brothers, true to their Oswal birth, resolved, to signaliso the end of thar family In their despair-they reported to the awful but ancient custom of Johar Tho fatal pyro vas lit up All men and women took leave of ach othor The ladies and children, the aged and the infim all surrendered their lives—some by sword, others in the leaping Games of firc Blood Moned out in torrents as tho (umes of smoho curled their course opward Not one feared to die Every thing valuable was destroyed and thrown into a well wbich is still pointed out to the ritor This done, the brothers paid their respectful homage to the Arhats, put on saffron pags and embraced cach other for the last time They, then, threr open the gates of the haveli and rushed out sword in band They fought bravely but were ororpowered and cut to pieces Thier houses were pulled down and razed to the groundTha Raja made crery endeavour to cxtermftatc tho Bachchhayat clan but prondeoco had decree other WISO A Bachchbarat lady was absent on a wait to
