Hazrat Maulvi Nooruddin - Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 57
Hadrat Maulw i Nur-ud-D i n ra — Khalifatul Masih I MAHARAJA’S PHYSICIAN 57 Cholera broke out in epidemic form in the State. The Maharaja moved to B a h u Fort for a change of climate. H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n ra had to attend upon him. A close relative of the Maharaja, Rajah Mut i Singh, who was also of the company, began to suffer from severe dysentery and was treated successfully by the royal physician, with whom his relations became friendly. He presented a large sum of money to him, and continued to repeat the gift for several years. The Maharaja’s relations with Rajah Mut i Singh were not too cordial. The wedding of one of the princes was approaching and Rajah Mut i Singh consulted with H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n ra , whether he should attend. He advised he should as that might help restore friendly relations between him and the Maharaja. The wedding was to be a grand affair. Rajah Mut i Singh’s intimation that he would attend pleased the Maharaja and a reconciliation was effected. The two way journey for the wedding was to be a royal progress and was expected to occupy a whole month. H ak i m N u r-ud-D i n ra was to travel by elephant, the howdah of which could easily accommodate two persons. But a spring that was not properly secured chafed him and he traversed the first stage of the journey in discomfort. During the second stage he suffered so acutely that he felt he would not be able to continue the journey next day. It was already late at night, and fearing that he had developed an abscess, he summoned a surgeon who was also of the party, and requested him to open the abscess and clean it out. The surgeon demurred on the ground that he had packed up his instruments for the night and could operate only in the morning. However, on the patient’s insistence he cut out the abscess with a pen knife very roughly and cleaned out the puss. Next morning the edges of the wound appeared to have joined up, so