Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-27
Life In the Enst-Ncna Sahib's Hnrcn.

During the time was occupied in making my saaam
to the Mabaraah my wife was conducted into the
ma She thus describes her visitO course the holy of
holes was closed to my profanc eyes | ushered
into a room in the most retired wing of the CASTLE
through series of doors, each door being closed and
bolted Immediately on my passage through arrived
at last before large and handsome quilt crimson silk
curtain (pndah) which being drawn aside, entered
large ROOM the floor of which covered with beaut-
full white lnen drawn tight, and fastened at the four
corners of the was introduced into this "sanc
tum sanctorum by no less parsonage than his High
ness Treasurer Bahia Butt, who, after introducing me-
left NE to commence conversation with the apparently
stold inmates Of the The only furniture in the
apartment were three Barclly couches of which
sat child of about seven years DID, dressed in yellow
gauZe the whole of whose breast was covered with pearls
to the amount Of three laos of rupees the feet bare
the ankes adorned with large and heavy bangles
(rngs of gold each worth about 5000 rupees the
also were covered with the description of ornaments
of different sizes, extending from the wrist TO the elbow
This young lady was very shy, hung down her head
and seemed much abashed at the formidable appartion
of an European lady of the Nineteenth Century. She
repeatedly urged to speak to by her companions
who said, "Spcak to the English lady At last she
mustered up the courage to say Apaka msag atcha by
memasahib?' as your constitution in good order ??
literally equivalent, in fact, to our "How dye DOR
This was said with her head turned and eyes averted in
the of the most coy and prim schoolgirl. The
other two inhabitants Of the zenana, or harem, where
girl of about II years of age and about H. dressed
in simar.stye, and ornamented with similar ewelry.-
Such liberal display of precious stones at least on
these ladies' failed to produce anything splendid in effect
none of the wearers being goodookng, even for native
women The oldest, indeed replusively ugly with
long, yellow teeth This lady who appeared to be the
spokeswoman of the party and particularly amiabe and
afable, asked my age, and in return told me hers.
was offered by all these nymphs native sweetmeas,
&c. They asked numerous questions about England
and amongst others, "Whether the ladies and princes
lurixo ed-
as they were? and, on my telling them that they were
about with faces perfectly visible in public, they seemed
much astonished, but said it was Bout atcha' Very
good" and seemed to imagine this would suit them very
WELL although must say that three palmer faces should
imagine, never were secluded behind pindah. Poor
things pitied them; and, after little converse
ton under difficulties I made my parting salaam, and
shaking hands with all around retired. They express
ed afterwards the peasurer they derived from the inter
view, and the moonshne (Prang Doss Tewarrie) often
spoke Of their having repeatedly inquired for me since
The two elder of the ladies, was told were married
(sardn to members of the late Peishwah but had no
family. They said, indeed to me, 'Humnerah pas knoch
babanav hy-i. G., I'VE have no children This SEEM
ed to distress the elder lady very much as she appeared
and expressed herself to be very fond of children The
most astonishing thing was, that the child Of
seven years old had been bctrothed for some time
informed to granddaughter of the late Peshwah and
incredible as it may seem to European ears, to be
formally married to him almost Immediately.
mus en0eu WlleS interviews ana mime which,
though q very cordial and clamorous audience was
withal somewhat stupid one. After it was over we
mounted an elephant and went to new residences.
which for month found very comfortable The
Raiah Nena Shb made bis appearance about breakfast
time and usually brought some handsome flowers or val
liable fruit and his emissares beseged daily with
long account of the wrongs he had experienced at the
hands of the British Government by their having stop
ped the pensions granted to former Peishwahs on the dc
mise of the late one, his rcpued father, he being the
adopted son. This kind Of life continued for one month";
at the end of which time returned to Cawnp0rc did
not the so'd'Stat Perishwah again. but he sent
gharrie and an escort to bring from Cawnpore to
Rittoor, at IL o'clock the last night staid in Gown
PORE which was about the end Of January, 1854.
The POULTRY TRADE.-But few persons have any
idea of the amount Of poultry shipped from Camden for
the New York market. On inquiry of one of the par
ties engaged in this traffic, we were informed that the
shipment made by four Of the principal dealers averaged
not less than twenty tons per week The principal por-
ton of this immense supply is procured from Salem
Burlington and Cumberland counties.
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