The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-30
THE PLUMBER OF LUCKNOW.

Our men were in high delight with the gay dresses of
the eunuchs which they found In of the and
It with difficulty they induced to take Of the
of lace and peacocks pumes and bird paradise
feathers and the sword belts they stuck their heads
and shoulders. Here, In every other building there
quantities Of kites, the flying Of which fa-
vorte Amusement Of these childish but ferocous races
Goats horses the stately Cyrus cranes, tame monkeys
apes aneopes numbers OF paraques In cages also
appropriated by the men. But II scarcely place
for geological Investigation Lieut.. Col Johnson, OF VIII
sons staff his brother, Capt Johnson the deputy quar-
termaster general, headquarters camp Lord Seymour
Lieut. Stewart Bengal engineers, and myself look
ing at of who had decked himself out In .
fantastic sunuchs attire. when shot evidently from one
of the Of the court passed between Us, and ~
they had been frsd at before from the sx1as, they
moved Of to another spot. Very soon afeerward
of the 10th shot through tho body, and Lieut.
Colonel Kelly, to whom had been speaking moment
before struck by spent ball the head. In the
next court which sheltered from fire by the walls
around it, had made great seizure Of rich plum
der They then burst into of the state apartments
and were engaged in dividing the spols of shaws and
lace and embroidery of gold and silver and pearls In
nook of this court where there was little shade, we
retired to rest ourselves there Of APP
preaching the 'front.' part OF the building being on fire.
and explosions OF mines feared every moment Two
men Of the Goth In before U.S. and assisted later
somo of the seth, we them appropriate money 8
worth to mako them independent for life The looms
off this nook had been used stores by the King
wealthy member of his household, and each moment
those men went In only 10 Will
In one box they found diamond bracelets emerads
bies pearls and opals all large and bright and
badly set that believed at the time they glass;
In another was pair Of gold mounted and eweled
duelling pistols Of English make and the BILL stating
that his Majesty the King Of Dude owed the maker f280
Then out they with bundles of swords godmount
cd and eweed which they at once knocked to pieces
for the sake Of the mountngs leaving the blades behind
them. Next came out huge chemical laboratory; then
gold saddle CLOTH studded with pearls goldhanded
riding then cups of agate and jade goldmounted
and jewelod then-but must really stop this brokers'
inventory. The happy possessors Of these riches
quite mad with excitement. us this gold, SIR r. ''Is
that diamondY' '.Is your honor shure that's raal
goold sis this string of little white stones (pearls
worth anything gintlemen 1t great drawback
have conscience under such greater not
to have penny in ones pocket for in this country
no except old stgcr the look out for loot
res farthing about him, and, of the soldiers OBJ
served These here only carries ready money
transactionsi" He experienced operator, that
gentleman If native soldier came In and walked off
with anything which no found in dark corner, out
bounced our friend upon him. rifle in hand, leave that
there tell you put that there myself and there
something In his eye which explained his meaning
clearly that the article was at abandoned and III
found to be of value retained if not made
present off, Close TO large boxes of apanned
work containing literally thousands ofcups and vessels of
Jade of crystal and of china which the solders were
listessly throwing the ground and breaking into
atoms. Had the enemy made strong attack on us at
that not half Of troops could have been
collected to repe it, And such the scenes through
every court of the rnany mansions Of the Kaiserbagh