Back to One of two 9th Lancers albums of photos and sketches `Records of the Gujerat Cup for Pig-Sticking' c1885-1932
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| Accession number | 912L : 2090/23 |
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Thonestly think 2 In The interests " The Shifter wils with 13 st . Tup Unitly 2016 . а It was a meet at Easter To hit the Mighty Boar That a Rajah met tuo Comishmen She'd never met brefne . Lay of Grozerat as of a pum untold . - 8 . 2 . The Comistinen had homes . The Rajah he had gold , Shree thousand for the former . And two thousand poups and more . and of his wealth he offline spoke for the latter , was the frice agreed for this sporting eet of fowe . The stunt proceeded gaily Some heats were plow pome fact But the Rajah was the women . of the final , at the last . seter Says the Elder to the founger . of these brothers hard . die a pair of real good quadrupeds If that Rajah will but pay , It is true the house has suffered . a core Through colliding with . But it rought But au abracion . And a ribe a tus thats store , The fony too is dickey cather . and is fring diskey fort . them to the Rajale H But I'll pell . du the interests of Sport . 7 drould the founger thus be beaten . Indrabir Singh fall times . By his elder at the game do- he sold the Rajah alas Another . The start on Chundesur And they got it writ in Ston that the hago And the Rajsh took the horses writing goed . wen and promised there the gold . - 10 drank to Pol & hew And they hind them to their Country and they And thanked their stars that they . Tuo Sporting . Corne " But months have facted + tume has fleven . And still no gold is faid For the bargain that these commishin Rajah made . with the gay / 2 And heads a 13 . with no in their pockets money And no horres in the stall . For the Rajah has the horses . And the money That is all ! turned + lips are dumb . And downward eyes are cast As are in are those brothers trudge . Reduced to walk at last , are were born That is all The Author of the Poen .. ( skatched by the " Littleton ) CE FIRST YOGHUNTE |
