New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-23
BAYARD TAYLoR's LETTERS.
LXXvIII.
The Banghy-Carf.

AT ocvOA a. ~ bo,h copSeyance and the mode Of
ty.yeil;ng are paczar India II II necessary Ias'
.had ,asle soe expansion before taking the reader
NTH me on the Journey. baRghy means pellese,
pscksee OF something Of that Sort and tns J "a
80 80 sgeexpress conveyance OF this Eild naa
rserty been established between Bombay ana ina
5;.ss1ce Of 375 miles and Mr. Cowasee Ru tonjee, 'ne
ecntractor assured that the trip would Psivey D
rnsde within six days travelling Day ana mgnr An
q annas C2 cents) per mile, or nearly ~ eAcl''
a. expenses by the way This for India, - colsaeea
eheap travelling WAS obliged TO give up the u5a VI
telnc servant with me- and 10 trust entirely 70 aOol'
twenty words Of HindOsan which Aa 80 a.
hoard the Achilles Many were the e'h lss
TO me BY most Of my English inenas ., 90. Won vii
stand the fatigue; you get nothing 70 60. 'ga WIN
he ne,fecty HELPLESS il anything happens &c, Dls an
oid ocer who had travelled not only over an lnlla ous
nearly All the world wisely comforted me. never ln9
What these people say said ne Ieey arc
s.~I Inv urioasy with retinues Of servants Depend
,nn 4 Won viI get along without the least diiculty
Therefore sent my heavy baggage ~ tne steamer 70
csieutta limiting myself 70 two small carpetoags and
took nov departure for the interior.
The bsDgby cart was III readiness before No"ayees
co6ee. when / arrived. II was square, sPringless
buogy with a white canvas top, and extremely heavy
shaft and wheels Ny baggage and the packages Tor
the interior were slowed in the body Of tne Vence tne
driver and took our seats, C0waee Inclined has BODY
and touched bis Parsee inter- ana away we oas.eu nV
Mouuynent-sauare groom ran at the h0rses Dead
tiIl we were fairly under way and then climbed upon
the box behind as We vent out othe gates OF tne ro
crossed the espanade and entered the busy nse Cwh
where we encountered two marriage PrecessOns. Inc
red torches eistered on pearls and gold embroidery on
the silver pyramds Of the dowy, and the rainbow silks
of the women Our horse frightened by the noise OF
the drums and cymbas, dashed off farously making d.
rectly for a blank wall, before which several persons
were passinQ The driver seemed pO"erless' ana We
came Instantly upon the wall catching OF the natives
between IL and the wheel sprang forward, seized the
reps and drew the horse arOundust IN time 10 save tne
mans life though not fear, TO prevent MS Deing oany
Injured The horse started at mad galloP Gown
the street. which crowded with people ne d.Fef
Etooped down and raised to his mouth something which
IN Abe darkness resembled bottle. He did lndeedtak
a hor--and blew the most terrible blasts az we ca
reered onwards like silva, the Destroyer the "nte-
robed ghostke natives scattering on al sides before
ms erasped the sides OF the cart tightly and awaited
the resyt for the horse swerved from side TO side IN
such a manner that a crash seemed unavoidable now
ever In less time than il has taken to write these nes'
We were outside Of Bombay and the cessation oil noise
and glare restored the animal TO his senses
There was no moon, but we had the Drliant SIargnt
of the tropcs and for an hour after leaving the zoda-
cal light stood like shining 0bellsk in the west Inc
road was broad and rs smooth and hard as Oor, ana
No less than an hour reached the brst station An
other horse in readiness, ana not Tess meVueso"e
than the first so that we made fully six miles an hour
The road was empowered in mango, sycamore, palm ana
tamarnd trees whose breath made the night warm ana
balmy. Our lamps shed transient CLEANS on the rlch
masses Of foliage, and was so delighted WIN the PIC
lures thus brought out of the darkness on either hind
shat reached the end of the gardens and OF Bombay
Island with regret solid stone causeway extends
across the shallow strait 10 the Island OF Sasete whose
hills now rose dimy before In these hills are the
caves and temples Of Kenary During my stay al Bonn
hay had not time 10 visit them but informed that
thew are on much smaller scale than those of Ele-
phanta though 80 numerous that the natives reckon
their number at nine hundred
We changed horses twice on the island OF Saisette,
oc nd hamh hoo thoroughly
Eoypan In appearance that could have believed myself
on the banks OF the Nile AT midnight we reached the
norhern end OF the island which is about twenty miles
In length We reused the sleepy ierrymen VINO dragged
the cart upon platform laid dcross two small boats aud
slowly rowed us over 10 the mainland OF India. The
strait AZ well as could distinguish very crooked and
not more than quarter OF mile IN breadth Up 10
this time had not spoken nor been spoken Tor avery
good the cart hauled ashore than
the boatmen came up TO excaimng; "kish'-ioolia;
ehsrraaairrv! (As much as TO say; we are the boat
men, give us gratuity" l remembered the "ordsi
and found them next morning in my vocabulary
cave them small fee and then the driver came up, say
ing salaam, sahb--ehirramirTy' 30 there could Do
doubt as to the meaning of "chlrramirry'
With now driver and horse again started for
ward The country was more open and undulatlng ana
all signs Of gardens and residences disappeared Now
and then we passed mud village, and about every hour
changed hoses rude station, before reaching which
the driver blew furious peas upon his trumpet In CON
sequence Of this generally found the horse waiting
and experienced no delay In changing The night wore
away the waning mooncame up, aud then the moroins
star the travelling natives encamped among the trees,
began besr themselves and with the hrst streak oil
daylight their heavy ox-wagons we're IN motion. Now
came the horn again into play, and thenceiorh there
was no cessation of warning blasts Everything must
give way 10 the banghy-cart Wo tothe native VINO,
having heard the horn half mile behind him. stu dozed
on allowing his plodding cattle to keep the best track
Down Jumped the groom batterng the beasts out OF the
way and atouch OF the drivers whip not seldom quick
ened the senses of their master No one dared TO re-
menstrate for the banghycar is attached to the Post
Office Department.
Morning showed me an open rolling, country studded
with cumps Of trees here and there and showing occa
siona signs of cultivation As IL is the dry season,
the grass was brown aud vthercd and the soil parched
The sea was out Of sight and the broken ranges OF the
Ghauts before me- seemed hear at hand Inc ROAD was
broad and good and bridged over the eueys, but 50
heated by continual travel that We swept along IN
cloud of dust hailed the RISING sun WIN 'ae ieIyor os
Parsee for the night had been cold that ia spite of
a thick greatccat / was chilled to the very bones
was getting hungry also and knowing that must be
approaching bungalow, took out toroess Hindusta-
nj grammar and began searching the words 10 express
my wants Having prepared sufficient stock OF noaos
and the verbs bring" and give, deemed myself ca
pablo Of achieving breakfast
But first il is necessary 20 explain the meaning OF
bunralow believe il is the general term IN lnda Tor
residence of the better class the English, except IN
large cities always speak OF their houses as banga-
lows On all the principal lines OF road throughout
the country the Government has erected bungalows at
intervals Of from ten 20 twenty miles for the accommo
dalton OF European travellers The natives have their
ssrais resembling the Turkish khans, and unless trav
cling by post are admitted into the bungalows The
latter are plain but substantial cottages furnished only
with tables, chairo, and bedseads and generally con
tanning two dining and two sleeping apartments There
are outhouses for the residence of native seryaat,
called usoa who has charge Of the establishment, aud