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" And may I ask you for whom that sreephul* is intended ?"
" For His Majesty the Kana of Cheetore—or rather it ivas
intended for him."
" His Majesty has not then accepted the offer V
" Please you, sir, no."
" But may I ask who it was that sent the sreephul, and why
was it that the Rana did not accept it ?"
" To explain to you that, sir, I must, with your permission,
give a short prelude. The renowned Chieftain Lallajee, who
is descended from the illustrious Hara family, and is a near
relation of the celebrated Alloo Hara, resides in the Castle of
Bumaoda, in Pathar. He owes his allegiance to His Majesty
the Rana, and is one of the strongest pillars of the kingdom
of Cheetore. His fame extends as far as the utmost limits of
known land, and his glory yieldeth to none hut his Sovereign's.
Now this Lallajee has an only daughter—the fair Rutnavali.
The brave and the valiant, the young and the handsome, in
all Rajasthan are ambitious of winning the hand of this
lovely creature. The poets say, that the moon being put to
shame by her superior beauty 1 hid herself amidst the clouds,
and Rhemba-f- through jealousy wept.' Lallajee, as in duty
bound, first offered her to his liege lord, but the Rana has
declined to accept her, for the Chieftain is a little inferior to
His Majesty in point of caste, and thus has he wantonly thrown
away an invaluable gem, of which the possession-"
" Enough, my good Brahmin ; you need not expatiate any
more on the beauty of the fair Rutnavali, for the songs of the
Bhats^: have spread her fame far and wide. But since you
* The cocoanut. It is customary among the Rajpoots, when they intend to
give their daughters in marriage, to send this fruit to the intended bridegroom,
who, if he accepts it, the marriage contract is considered as settled.
t The Indian Venus.
J The Bhats are a sect of people resembling the bards of old of Great
Britain. For a further account, see The Hindoos, Vol. II., page 47.
" And may I ask you for whom that sreephul* is intended ?"
" For His Majesty the Kana of Cheetore—or rather it ivas
intended for him."
" His Majesty has not then accepted the offer V
" Please you, sir, no."
" But may I ask who it was that sent the sreephul, and why
was it that the Rana did not accept it ?"
" To explain to you that, sir, I must, with your permission,
give a short prelude. The renowned Chieftain Lallajee, who
is descended from the illustrious Hara family, and is a near
relation of the celebrated Alloo Hara, resides in the Castle of
Bumaoda, in Pathar. He owes his allegiance to His Majesty
the Rana, and is one of the strongest pillars of the kingdom
of Cheetore. His fame extends as far as the utmost limits of
known land, and his glory yieldeth to none hut his Sovereign's.
Now this Lallajee has an only daughter—the fair Rutnavali.
The brave and the valiant, the young and the handsome, in
all Rajasthan are ambitious of winning the hand of this
lovely creature. The poets say, that the moon being put to
shame by her superior beauty 1 hid herself amidst the clouds,
and Rhemba-f- through jealousy wept.' Lallajee, as in duty
bound, first offered her to his liege lord, but the Rana has
declined to accept her, for the Chieftain is a little inferior to
His Majesty in point of caste, and thus has he wantonly thrown
away an invaluable gem, of which the possession-"
" Enough, my good Brahmin ; you need not expatiate any
more on the beauty of the fair Rutnavali, for the songs of the
Bhats^: have spread her fame far and wide. But since you
* The cocoanut. It is customary among the Rajpoots, when they intend to
give their daughters in marriage, to send this fruit to the intended bridegroom,
who, if he accepts it, the marriage contract is considered as settled.
t The Indian Venus.
J The Bhats are a sect of people resembling the bards of old of Great
Britain. For a further account, see The Hindoos, Vol. II., page 47.