| Show STRANGE EASTERN CUSTOMS stra of india who fa bato utter some five or sue years ago the son of the late rajah of tanjore a man of some forty or fifty years of age and of course the chief native personage in that part of india made up his mind to become a devotee he one day told his friends he was going on a railway journey sent off his servants and carriages from the palace to the station saying he would follow gave them the slip and has never been heard of since his friends went to the man who was known to have been acting as his guru who simply told them you will never find him supposing the G 0 M or the prince of wales were to retire like this how odd it would seem to illustrate this subject says a london times writer I 1 may tell the story of swam who was the teacher of the guru whose acquaintance I 1 am referring to in this chapter Tillei nathan was a wealthy of high family in 1850 he devoted himself to religious exercises till 1855 when he became emancipated after his attainment he felt sick of the world and so he wound up his affairs divided all his goods and money among relatives and dependants and went off stark naked into the woods his mother and sisters were grieved and repeatedly pursued him offering to surrender all to him if he would only return at last he simply refused to answer their importunities and they resisted desisted des isted he appeared in tanjore after that in and 1872 but has not been seen since he is supposed to be living somewhere in the western |
