North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-08-26

The India Daily News, published ut
Calcutta, prints the following. translation
of - s6xSlaerdinary letterswhich has APP
peared in the Shome Prokash, mi Of the
native papers. The letter is dated May
18th: 3n
'In the bizaar Of Manickgunge. situate
within the Burwan Zillah, l asked a gen
tlcman, Sir, what is that row about p He
answefed, Why?s have you never been at
this plAce?t There are little girls being
sold.' Having heard this, | Immediately
concluded that he was cracking jokes with
me. / said, AYou are playing jssts. Are
you not aware that this is the English
Government? Here at the mention of
selling a man, one is punished On this,
he replied, what I! sir, do you not know
that there is permission for the sale Of
young girls in this bizaar? Is you do not
belinse me, measure a few steps forward,
and all your doubts disappear Then l
conceived that such might be the case.
While we were boys, we had heard that
men were sold at the fair of Chelta Ia sub
urb of Calcutta), and it was no wonder
that such things should be repeated here.
And if what he said comes out to be
trus,' l thought, it would prove very luck
" to me. Methinks that after a long time
the destiny of this unmarried Brahmin is
Frightening. If in this opportunity | can
catch hold Of a young girl, the means is at
hand of offering sacrifices-to my ances-
tors, and also of holding forth to me a pot
of water in my decrepitude.' Then taking
much trouble to wade through the crowd,
reached fhe,place,o OF sale, and in naked
reality perceived a cluster of girls from
x,ro - Alsvknc, of Onn hpOvrnhf fhnrQ
for sale. Huvnig- cspied the beauty Of
some among them, my heart danced with
Joy, and l thought Perhaps God is turned
favorable one OF these girls must be
available at last to this importune' being
I found some brokers walking to and fro,
and summoning the customers. To obtain
the every une-at nrst -suppiicated
them. If they can settle. 4 bargain, they
genSeallt get ten per cent US their com
1disjion, And over and above that at times
some offerings. Having seen some Gus
toners cluster round a girl of thirteen,
l went to the spot. I found all Of them
lost in a silence and amazement, and after
hearing the .boastful heightened words of
the seller, struck with the exquisite beauty
Of shs frlI 4 once took it into my head to
ask about the price, when an old man of
~ WulSpcrcu au OucI VI IupcoS too W
the broker, and off | ran instantly. Then
l enquir.d the price of q handsome girl
of about seven years of age but her mas
ter was setting coolly by fixing her price
ako45O, and the broker said that many
had hidden $50, but still he had not con-
scented. Finding here also no chance for
me, I came to ask the price Of another
girl Of a similar nature. Her owner, a
female, demanded a price which might ter
animate in a bargain /; but she produced a
list Of appendages which found it imposs-
ible to make arrangements for. Then |
went over to the spot where the blind, the
the lame, and the deformed girls were
selling, but found that even they were not
without customers. l turned my eye to-
words little infant>like girls, and perceived
that some were evidently newborn babes,
and some were not weaned. What stock
l had could suffice only to buy for me a
girl Of such nature. But 1 could not dare
to take one unless she expired from illness.
I also saw the exchange Of daughters in
another part Of that bazaar. Those who
were concerned in it did not take much
trouble for a bargain was soon struck,
but by that some party or other must be
loser"