In Dizza Takka, on the evening of April 20th, 1856, Sanum, who
graduated in 1850, had arsenic put into the supper which she carried
to a neighbor's tandoor (native oven) to be warmed. Happily, Joseph,
her husband, was delayed beyond his usual hour, so that he was
uninjured; and the quantity of arsenic was so large, that, by the
prompt use of remedies, the mother's life was saved, though her
innocent children suffered severely, and, after lingering a few
months, both of them died. She rose from weeping over their graves
to serve her Master more faithfully than ever. But Asker Khan,--
though the arsenic was found at the bottom of the pot, though a
portion of the contents, given to a cat, speedily produced
convulsions and death, and though a Jewess testified that "the
neighbor" had recently applied to her husband for arsenic, and no
one else had access to the vessel where it was found,--instead of
investigating the case, insulted Joseph and his friends, and caused
his aged father to be beaten; at the same time telling the people of
Dizza Takka to shoot Joseph if he went to their village again. Such
conduct emboldened the enemies of the truth to complain against the
more enlightened of their clergy who had renounced many sinful
customs, as forsaking the religion of their fathers; and, with
blasphemous threats, they were ordered to do the bidding of their
accusers.
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