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It was what men call a Mahratta Laonee, and it said: Their warrior forces Chimnajee Before the Peishwa led, The Children of the Sun and Fire Behind him turned and fled. And the chorus said: With them there fought who rides so free With sword and turban red, The warrior-youth who earns his fee At peril of his head,
'Who is it? 'A consistent man, said Wali Dad. 'He fought you in '46, when he was a warrior-youth; refought you in '57, and he tried to fight you in '71, but you had learned the trick of blowing men from guns too well. Now he is old; but he would still fight if he could. 'Is he a Wahabi, then? Why should he answer to a Mahratta laonee if he be Wahabi or Sikh? said I.
Their warrior forces Chimajee Before the Peishwa led, The Children of the Sun and Fire Behind him turned and fled. And the chorus said: With them there fought who rides so free With a sword and turban red, The warrior-youth who earns his fee At peril of his head. 'At peril of his head, said Wali Dad in English to me.
"Who is it?" "A consistent man," said Wali Dad. "He fought you in '46, when he was a warrior-youth; refought you in '57, and he tried to fight you in '71, but you had learned the trick of blowing men from guns too well. Now he is old; but he would still fight if he could." "Is he a Wahabi, then? Why should he answer to a Mahratta laonee if he be Wahabi or Sikh?" said I.
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