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Beggar Tricks Military Leader With India Tale
A beggar accosts a funded looking gentleman and friends asking for aid. The officer asks about active service and India, the beggar claims to know India well and Bengal, joking that he knows Bengal through Benhimself and his brother. The exchange ends with a light note on mistaken identity.
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