. Our troubles in Poona and the Deccan by Arthur Crawford. With numerous illus. by Horace Van Ruith . ey on usury; of all, worse even thanthe Marwarree, the Brahmin is the closest-fisted, the greatestskinflint, while he is the most timid of traders. The Brahmin Sowkar finds time to engage in a hundredintrigues, domestic, legal, social and political, while heretains a merciless grip on the luckless peasantry. The Goozar or Wdnee iS absorbed in money-getting—he cares naught for politics—he goes to law to recovermoney or moneys worth—he intrigues to make money andfor nothing else—he has some bowe
. Our troubles in Poona and the Deccan by Arthur Crawford. With numerous illus. by Horace Van Ruith . ey on usury; of all, worse even thanthe Marwarree, the Brahmin is the closest-fisted, the greatestskinflint, while he is the most timid of traders. The Brahmin Sowkar finds time to engage in a hundredintrigues, domestic, legal, social and political, while heretains a merciless grip on the luckless peasantry. The Goozar or Wdnee iS absorbed in money-getting—he cares naught for politics—he goes to law to recovermoney or moneys worth—he intrigues to make money andfor nothing else—he has some bowels of compassion forhis creditor, and is proverbially charitable. The Bhattia is usually the representative or agent ofsome large wholesale firm in Bombay, and has again his GOOZURS, BHATTIAS AND WANEES. 193 petty agents, brokers and dulals buying up produce orplacing bales of piece-goods with retail dealers in every townand hamlet. He is absolutely, blissfully ignorant of politics^his eye is fixed on the markets; he rarely troubles theCivil Courts, seeing no wisdom in throwing good money. THE WANEE OR GOOZUR. after bad. He too is very charitable, usually kind, oftenindeed generous, to his employes. The Marwarree is a curious combination of Shylock andHarpagon. All is fish that comes to his net -he is a boldspeculator and will venture his money to people of allraces and castes, long after other Sowkars have refused 13 194 OUR TROUBLES IN POONA AND THE DECCAN. credit; he exacts his pound of flesh to the last shred andis therefore a great patron of the law Courts; he takescare to be well informed of the trend of public feeling,
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