Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1877 — Sir Jung Bahadoor's Funeral. [ARTICLE]

Sir Jung Bahadoor's Funeral.

The Amrita Bator Patrika gives an account of Sir Jung Bahadoor’s death. The 25th of February being Hoiee Day (Govind Dwadasee) be went to bathe at Bagonuttee; he entered the river before sunrise for that purpose, in the highest spirits, and after performing his ablutions, sat on the bank to perform poojahSoon after he was noticed to be motionless. On his followers approaching him they found that life was extinct. An express was sent to the cdpHal. and orders arrived to postpone the funeral rites to the first of March. The three principal Ranees, his brother and son arrived, and the Ranees expressed their desire to sacrifice themselves. The brother tried to dissuade them bet he failed, and the funeral pyre was prepared with sandal-wood, resin, and a large quantity of ghee. When the arrangements had been made the ladiee bathed, performed pooiah, and made presents to the Brahmins. The next step was, they took measures for the government of the country and to maintain peace; thee general directions were given to the brother-in-law. Their last act was to release some prisoners. They than entered the funeral pyre, quite unconcerned, muttering prayers. The corpse was then laid on its hack, and the eldest Raaee took its head in her lap, eadthetwo others took the feet. They were then surrounded by odorous edmbustifctes, and the Ranees gazed upon the features of their husband as if forgetful of every other consideration. The We was then applied by his eon, and in a few minutes all was over. <HN>— ■mm • —Vicar: John, you are not getting on very fast with your job. You know you cannot do too much for ■ good. master. John: I knows that jolly well, and—l am’t a-going to tty! Not me.—Jhnag Folk*. a In Arkansas taxes tpe paid on 81,79# dogs, and on 270,864 aheep.