THE TRANSMIGRATIONS OF IRDUR. 127

T'requently, however, he had more serious conflicts
to sustain. He was accustomed to attend the servant
on market-days to the neighbouring town, when it was
his office to guard the provision-cart, while the man
was making his purchases in the shops. On these
occasions, the boldest dogs in the street would some-
times make an onset in a body; and, while some ot
them were engaging Indur, others would be mounting
the cart, and pulling down the meat-baskets. Indur
had much ado to defend himself and the baggage
too; however, he never failed to make some of the
assallants pay dearly for their impudence; and by
his loud barking, he summoned his human fellow-
servant to his assistance, in time to prevent their
depredations.

At length his courage was exerted on the most im-
portant service to which it could be applied. His
master returning home late one evening, was attacked
near his own house by three armed ruffians. Indur
neard his voice callmg for help, and instantly flew to
his relief. He seized one of the villains by the throat,
brought him to the ground, and presently disabled
him. The master, in the mean time, was keeping off
the other two with a large stick, but had received
several wounds with a cutlass; and one of the men
had presented a pistol, and was just on the point of
firme. At this moment Indur, leaving his vanquished
foe on the ground, rushed forward, and, seizing the
man’s arm, made him drop the pistol. The master
took it wp, on which the other robber fled. He now
advanced to him with whom Indur was engaged, and
fired the pistol at him. The ball broke the man’s arm,
and thence entered the body of Indur, and mortally
wounded him. He fell, but had the satisfaction of
seeing his master remain lord of the field; and the
servants now coming up, made prisoners of the two
wounded robbers. ‘The master threw himself by the
side of Indur, and expressed the warmest concern at the
accident which had made him the cause of the death of