Copy of a Letter from a Bengali Baboo out of
Employment, sent to an Officer in Civil Employ in Burma.
" Honour]) Sis,—Last evening while perigrinating through the city, I am hearing from friend who was likewise enjoying evening zephyrs that vacancy took place in your Highness office by death • of Babu—poor man ! I am greatly sorrowful for his demise, he has left gigantic family, who will feed their mouths the devil knows. Your honor will see from my ludicrous and weak hearted tone of voice that I am well meaning, hard working, extra energetic devil may care sort, requiring abundant field for displaying copious brain power hitherto limited by blackguard schoolmaster. For my qualifications please note that I have pissed middle English and also appeared for FA., but was plucked thro ignorance of examiners. I am damnably well up in precise writing, drafting docking and office routine work, and in private life I can be addicted to swearing English Oath and other ramifications too numerous to mention, and can also drink one damn strong whisky peg. I am no orthodox believing all other superstitions of an ancient forefathers, but I am an iconoclast destroying idols and such like to great detriment of hypocrital and sconndral. It is with fervance that solicit your Majesty's hand and heart in moving this my petition to your own favour- able condition my wife's heartfelt gratitude who will pray on banded knee for long and continued prosperity of your Majesty's Honor and all your posthumious children to follow up. • Anna BEHAR! LAL."
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