Identifier: outing48newy (find matches)
Title: Outing
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Leisure Sports Travel
Publisher: (New York : Outing Pub. Co.)
Contributing Library: Tisch Library
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dbe a memsahib—all the bazar peoplewould call her Memsahib when shebought supplies for the hotel. Now, honors were easy, for BabooGhose was to play against the bulldogintenseness of the navy-like Englishmanand the subtle wisdom of Meemah. So Baboo Ghoses rupees went up theCheroghea in a dribbling stream till theBengali was sore of heart; and down tothe village of Phrang messengers broughtwondrous epistles, and reports of progressand timber, that was like the budget of aRussian finance minister. It was an international alliance, offensiveand defensive. The Englishman couldnthave managed it without Meemah, for hewas deficient in brains, and Meemah woi:!dhave failed for lack of courage; but allied,the Baboo was overmatched. And in In-dia to outgeneral a Bengali Baboo is con-sidered a creditable affair. Wot right ad the bloomin Baboo toget me to desert from a good ship, an comeup ere to this blarsted jungle?—thatswot I arsks im. Budge questioned withrighteous indignation, Es worse n a
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Come hout ere, you bloomin pagan, an git yer eadsmashed, pleaded Budge. Drawing by Sydney Ada 7°4 The Outing Magazine few. I dont call it fair play, nohow. Espins a yarn as ow Ill be a bloominRajah up ere. My word! Id rather layin me bunk on a Cardiff collier with mecad split hopen from a belayin-pin. And Meemah would make a sherbetfrom wild plums and limes, and give it tot!ie sahib to drink, and say: Thakine, OThakine, if the black foreigner who is notof your people, nor of my people, makesevil words against the Thakine and Mee-mah, the Thakine will stretch out his bighand, that is as strong as the trunk of anelephant, and cause the Baboo to cry likea dog. Ill jolly well smash is ead if e comesswingin any bazar lies at me an mine! And from the silver that has come,Thakine, we will give to Lahbo five rupees,and to the Manjee and the coolies a greateating of rice; then they will all say thatvou are a great boh (captain), and alsothat the Baboo is the descendant of jungleanimals. So Ba

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