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And they went on and saw a cow with a calf; and they thought that they would milk the cow and drink the milk, but when they went to catch it it ran away from them and would not let itself be caught; and they sang: "We go to catch the cow and it runs away, We go to catch the calf and it runs away, O Karam Gosain how far off are you?" But the cow said to them "Go to the banks of the Ganges."
This was duly refused, and they departed in discontent. The people frequently alluded to two grand grievances. In the first place they complained of an interference on the part of our Government, in consequence of a quarrel which took place seven years ago at Aden, between them and the Habr Tal Jailah tribe of Karam.
As he had thus offended Karam Gosain, all Dharmu's undertakings failed and he fell into deep poverty, and had not even enough to eat, so he had to take service with his brother Karmu. When the time for transplanting the rice came, Dharmu used to plough and dig the ditches and mend the gaps along with the day labourers.
Then they came to a horse and they thought that they would catch it and mount it, but it kicked and snorted; and they sang: "Dharmu tries to catch the horse: But it kicks and runs away. How shall we reach the Ganges? O Karam Gosain, how far off are you?" And the horse said "Go to the banks of the Ganges."
Just then Dharmu strained off the water from the cooked rice and threw it out of the window, and it fell on Karam Gosain and scalded him, and as the flies and insects worried the wound, Karam Gosain went off to the Ganges and buried himself in the middle of the stream.
The chief secretary of Karam Bey was too skilful a courtier to permit his countenance to express his feelings, and he delivered himself of a mission rather as if he had come to request advice, than to communicate a reprimand. "Your master is a wise man, Mousa," replied Iskander; "but even Karam Bey may be mistaken. He deems that a battle is not to be won by loitering under a shadowy tree.
"My letters did not prepare me for this. 'Tis sudden! Is Amurath himself in the field?" "No; Karam Bey commands. I have accounted for my delay to the Sultan by pretended difficulties in our treaty, and have held out the prospect of a larger tribute." "When we are plotting that that tribute should be paid no longer!" added Nicæus, with a smile.
"You heard not that he was coming here?" inquired Karam. "Have you?" responded the cautious Iskander. "A rumour, a rumour," replied Karam. "He is at Adrianople, think you?" "It may be so: I am, you know, from Athens." "True, true. We shall beat them, Iskander, we shall beat them." "For myself, I feel sanguine," replied the Prince, and he arose to retire. "I must at present to my men.
With incredible celerity Iskander and his cavalry dashed over the plains of Roumelia, and never halted, except for short and hurried intervals of rest and repose, until they had entered the mountainous borders of Epirus, and were within fifty miles of its capital, Croia. On the eve of entering the kingdom of his fathers, Iskander ordered his guards to produce the chief secretary of Karam Bey.
The dogs have lost all heart, and are sinking under the joint sufferings of hunger and cold. Our scouts tell me they exhibit symptoms of retreat. We must rush down from the mountains, and annihilate them." "Is Hunniades here in person?" inquired Iskander. "He is here," replied Karam, "in person, the dog of dogs! Come, Iskander, his head would be a fine Ramadan present to Amurath.
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