Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-06-14
LETTER FROM INDIA.
BY REV. .. NJ. THoBURn.
Core sponden nee Of the Chronicle


cessWeiy iona OF money, To a stranger
passing through tn country il seems as u
the whole population were intent mon ,be
ono ob;ecr- tho ,,,.,;, ., -
-,' BUSINESS
"' '''"a''''ee anu everything
else are heId IN suo]ection to the ruling
passion. ] propose tn this letter to speak
of few expedients TO which thew resor, "a
obtain monev. bonino ,b., /, 40 .,,,ona.
80 lHI, =,
'"s ''"'''' "o' '"e 'a'' '"a. u wiz Illus
uate native character and habits to some
extent u 81 mfi3 ',lo.0 .nn''3iinH
One universal means Of finding mohevli l.
by begging. India il second To nj co,;n,tv
in the Il ord In the bumbeti of her 7nrofe,s.
ional btpgars. Lepeers, blind \ nd pa lsied ner.
soiis and dli kinds of other sufTefera abound
in an The large towns and along all tho pub.
tic roads. But besides those s5o are man
erly objects OF ctaritv an kinds of i'm
follow the profession.w Tbe f,aiian ana
Hunuarian patriots who casrv ,heiri bn,na.
made certificates around the countrv mini,
learn some good lessons fton, their more or.
perienced brethren niIndial no affqD rdI
- Beooisg. however. ia not confined n ,bose
who make il means or Hv4 libood An
children and nearly all adul, petsous are in
the habit of asking buisaeesh Z, preaentI of
eyervi one who comes IN ,heir ~ 40 In
passing through a village freouently have
a whole troop of bows Al nv heels. scream.
inc for buksheesh, while men and women
treauently ioin in the crv If Won emnlov
n man to do any worj, for vou he /, ever 80
trifng. he will ask for his bukshee.h when
II is finished. as a right. and not as 1favor
So universal has this prhctice became ,h,,
IL IL usually considered nart of the bargain
and maid without pru nblino tn'' q ~
Bcrainp nlso forms an Important psyt "A
a native turqaiY. Alter cheating .n6 frino
=, much ss poss lille. the naiIye ,viYf heu for
a oood b.rran Evsn whsn vo,, ',c..S N,
compl1 Win Ma dem. nas wi,hou; d;s6oSssiy
he Viii still beo Of von 10 wink a, yonrj jcon.
science for kis sake WH;le' nressi1o M
sp, he will address van bv the mnst f,is,ter.
mo titles. such as aYour Hiobness ,"Yo,r
Horor." .Protec,or ar the poor :, oMv
Fa,ber md Mother y sna aovI smouni 4,
,ncb extravspaf,t nonsetp,eI wh;la A. ,he
same tins he abu,es h7Mself bsIo,y MI i,v,no
cre.,ures, ge Is "y,ay4 Ma;ssN,s s,avs,
.,he child Of your I.ordsbin y" no s,.r,,ino
heg,.r" I" Sc sou,e,in 5. hs wi,l ,sLa III ii,
oss md ,av Il be,u ssn so,,, fss, -
of hi, comolete snbiec,ion a. Dsrh,us .a,,'
! ino On bis Knees he viii ca,ch vnn hv ,he
feet and BEG most pi,eo,,sly, {, Ma woraa ar
..,;on. "a, bo ,oo hnniI;.,;,,, -, III.
Reside. bepping ,bs natives @ - frs,.as,,,v %
.osor, IN indirsc, c.,n,nnlsion Il, o,dar !,
sv,ort money from E,rnnenns aThe s.sior,,
ua..h,a rs ,bs un;,s, ;,d,,. .ni 49, ;.y,,,s,a
.,o a;d,w mso;s w;,h Js;,n ;,,..,-,,;,1. ro ~ :,
IaM, @ ps,aors ~ .nd ;n',a.y S III % s,,.s"., o"1 =, =
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,sd;o. wsrs s, mo- ho,ss go on,Iiss oa,,, an1
60. % ~. nsv n, SOW. sI ..hioS ~ I"' ha
hnna ~. ~. An ws.s s.,;ssoa ,.,,h M .S.
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