Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-21
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Carleton" the lively correspondent Of In,
Boston J0u1lai, is writing some interesting
letters from India We quote below from
one Of them
"Would that the farmers Of New England
who, about these days, are driving their
teams aheld, could see how tie Hindoos man
age theirOXe Think Of pair Of lean, lanl
kline, with horns eighteen inches Iong stick.
ing straight up into the air, with a great
hump on the back-Over the shoulders a
straight piece Of round wood-a limb of a
tree six inches in diameter for woke, four
pine, each about ten inches long, driven
through the yoke 10 keep il ia place on the
necks Of tho animals ropes instead Of bows
mol dashed TO the horns but tied around
the necks a cord in the noslril Of each OK
with reins attached two wheeled cart.
with four sests the driver sitting in front
bsre-headed, bare-armed, hare-footed. hare
legged, barely dressed in every respect
one bit Of rag about the loins; three Hin
doc passengers, ~ bare Of clothing as him
self the oxen upon the troi or canter, the
dusky Jehu handling the reins adroitly,
turning sharp corners, picking his way
through the crowd IA easily and quickly
AZ the hRckmen Of your city can thread
their course on Washington street.
The peninsula il wider here, and We
soon reach the subnrbs, where the Europe.
ans and Parsees aud rich native merchants
live. We find broad avenues, as smooth
as the sea beach, shaded by tropical trees
in great variety. We pass stately palaces
surrounded by spacious gardens. We look
up the long graveled walks and behold
flowers Of every hue-exotlcs Of the tenn
perate zone mingled with the fora Of the
tropics -oleaudas, magnolias, laburnums.
acaeias oranges and lemons, honevsuckle.
Verbenas, rose', szalIas, petunias, uger-lilies
the entire h0Ta OF oar green-houses bloom
ing IN The open air vines aud creepers.
clematis and Jessamine climbing the walls,
over-running summer houses trees wholly
unlike those which We are accustomed 10
see-no eims, no naples, or gisnt oaks bat
the tall and slender palm, the PALMYRA.
the Cocoanut with their green plumes
gracefully moving la the breez ~, the ban.
yam, forest in itself, sending iis new
trunks down into the generous earth and
spreading its branches far and wide, thickly
throwing oui it, leaves, making a delight
fui shade the India rahher tree. the teak.
TIE hg, aud mango. The Par.ee. as FAR a.
N him lies, makes his earthly home Par
adlse. HIS palace ia large aud loflv. He
has wade halls, deep verandahs and pts.
ssge-says running ~ alldirections. 80 that
let the breeze come from the sea ar ths
mountains, from the north or the south. IL
nay sweep through his halls. The Parsees
are the Yankees of the Eist-lhe business
men who know the knack Of making
money. In arother letter ! shall have
something morr 20 say about them. They
sur pass the English la the elegance Of their |
residences. Getting beyond the paIacea |
and villas We come 60 the plains. reaching |
northWsTd sud eastward, bounded in he |
dim distance by mountains.
Ia approaching the CITY from the ass ~
hooking down tpon it from the hotel ,ge
see few spires, 90 sers and dome. Of ehprrh : /
temples or pubhc huildings. INIT > -,
reach OF Tiled roofs, vide streets o,s,, -
patches OF green Foliage with hut few IN
lects 10 attract special attention.
u took an early walk before The sp, ~.
up this morning aud saw some queer scsn.,s
IN the streets The people were iust r;s;n,,
hundreds OF them from the grnunJ ~
'front.' OF their sbOps-men, women ana ch;l
lren' where they lad made their beds FOR
me night some were still asleep, and
anne near disturbing the slumbers Of a
you9g man, as turned corner, by falling
. nss-uiong over him. IL does noI take =
nihaoo long 20 Dies, especially when his
NY garment -, Is strip Of cloth arouad the
olns' HE children, like those in many
american homes, were up bright and esrly
lIg inud pes. ! noticed that tbey
,sis NOT dressed suite well enough 70 ma he
''eii appearance al a Sunday school. In
.s UNITY where The father and motl,sr
si,s sliip OF cloth Of the size Of a di A.
L. ~ serve Tor fail dress, il is not in tbe
AZURE, azure OF things Il at their ofispripp should ma
ppeAr an coat jacket and pant oS 60
ne, and trAils like those which sanSo
he street, .I''a T % l'oslon rse for sweeping
4 de w, nc 'oainu' es Of the msideps ,
rssses-h, 80 I1tesl'eevIiy theslball. room !
NV. skirts and perhans | |