This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 Excerpt: ...Indeed," said' the poor devil, " you must go to the potail; I have no supply of what you demand. 'Good driver, don't distress me; go," added he, in a low whisper, " to the shop of Laldass in the next street--his granariesare.full of every thing you want."--" Well, well," answered the mahouhut, " if he has not any I ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 Excerpt: ...Indeed," said' the poor devil, " you must go to the potail; I have no supply of what you demand. 'Good driver, don't distress me; go," added he, in a low whisper, " to the shop of Laldass in the next street--his granariesare.full of every thing you want."--" Well, well," answered the mahouhut, " if he has not any I shall return to you." We then went on tq Laldass; but he having probably heard of the great devourer that was come into the village, and knowing that if he parted with his grain he would never be paid for it, had carefully shut up his shop. In a violent rage, the mahouhut returned.to the Marwarry; but he, taking advantage of our absence, had done the same thing before we could return to him, and most carefully secured the avenues that led to his rice and flour, in the midst of which he had no doubt taken up his quarters. The mahouhut then went to the potail, saying, " Here I am--do 'you choose to feed us?': --" What can I do?" replied the poor fellow, " I cannot make grain."--" Very well, my friend," said the driver, " you know the consequences!" The potail shrugged up his shoulders, and said he was helpless, for the grain-dealers had shut up their shops. " Then, by Allah," said the mahouhut, " they shall soon be opened." Having said this, he went to the place where he had left his beast tied up, and roaring for his food. Loosening his chain and ropes, he scrambled upon his neck and rode him up to the shop of Lal dass, which was merely the verandah of a house, closed up with a number of narrow planksuwhich served for shutters..The elephant stood close with its enormous head the shopkeeper. R...
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