The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-03-07
Letters from the Old World.
, BY MISS JENNIE A. NELSON.
NO, VII.
DEHRA DooN, NORTHERN INDIA, |

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Here I am at my Station, in ex
actly two months from the day
left New York, having spent one
week in London, one in Allahabad
one day in Bologna, Italy, and one
in Bombay. i had very prosper
Gus voyage-have not been sick one
day-not even a headache worth
mentioning, and have gained sew
eral pounds in flesh. All the way
every one said TO me when 1 spoke
of Dehra, "Oh, what a delightful
place you are going to!" l feared ]
would be disappointed, but have
not. been. 1t is one of the most
beautiful spots on earth. The hall
had not been told me.
But 1 must give you an account
Of my journey from Allahabad up
here. Last Wednesday night, Nov.
%, I left Allahabad in company
with Mr.. Heron, Miss Craig, all
the Newtons and a few others.
Railway travel in this country is so
different from ours. Two or three
persons, or even one, can have a
whole compartment to themselves.
These are divisions of the cars,
about the size of our omnibuses.
Everybody carries a bed, that is, a
heavy comfort and a pillow, and the
first thing when we enter the cars is
to make our bed. Il had to have a
comfort and pillow made at Allaha-
bad. Even if they go to visit
friends here, they take bed, sheets,
&c. So we see the force of our
SaviOr's reference to carrying beds.
The cars have compartments for
ladies only, and no gentlemen can
enter them. Miss Craig and hap
pened to get into one of these, so
Mr.. Heron could not come in with
us. We were sorry for this, as he
is one of the most genial, gentle,
manly, fatherly old gentlemen I
have seen in long time. l do like
him very much indeed. He has
had charge of the School here, but
has resigned, as he needs rest.
We stopped at Agra one day, to
visit the wonderful Tai Mahal,
which Bayard Taylor describes.
have lost faith in books and pic
lures since 1 have found how far
short they come of giving a true
conception of anything. I shrink
from the attempt to describe this.
have bought some pictures of this
wonderful tomb, which l will send
home with explanations, when l
1 have more leisure.
Oh, these wonderful old tombs
and palaces! 1 wish you could see
them. The Fort at Agrais a won.
derful curiosity, both for its age and
structure. Amid such scenes we
could appreciate the expression,
''The name of the Lord is a strong
tower, the righteous runneth into ii
and is SAFE" The Fort here was
used for refuge during the mutiny.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fullerton were there
at the time. The walls are almost
as high as the caves of the College al
Hillsboro. Inside are ruins of the
most magnificent palaces, one, the
Pearl Mosque, of solid marble, carv.
ed in the most exquisite manner.
This is where Shah Jahar, and his
favorite wife, Nur Jahan, used to
worship. The palace in which they
lived is Of pure white marble, inlaid
with precious stones. One room is
called the glass chamber. The cell
ing and walls are covered with mir.
rors, and over this network Of
marble. When we looked up we
saw ourselves reflected thousands o.
times. Much of this was inlaid
with precious stones. There was 9
place for fountain. The wall back
Of the waterfall had places for lights
These shone through the water, a:
it fell into large, beautiful basin
in the floor of this room, and al
this reflected in the mirrors mus
have been magnificent. This was
Mohammedan palace. Just beside
it is the ruin of an old Hindoo pal
ace, built before the time of Alexan
der. The Hindoo style of architec
ture has very many arches. and pill
lars, and the Mohammedan has
domes and minarets. I will sent
home picture of the Pearl Mosque
Oh, l did wish you were all will
me at Agra! 1t is a most interest
ing place. Here are all kinds o
precious stones. 1 got some yer!
cheap-most beautiful Moss Agates
Carbuncles and Rubies. We visiteC
the natives shops, and saw mos
! beautiful marble tables, and plate
inlaid with precious stones. How
wanted money, to send you some
these beautiful things! I could I'll
nv letter with accounts of them
but must go on to say that we lei
Agra Saturday morning and reach
ed Sehranpore about midnight
where we stopped to spend the Sal
bath. This is one of our Missio
stations. The Mission owns a larg
Compound here-has two goo
dwelling houses, an Orphanage, an
8 neat little church. The Mission
aries were not home, as we had le
, them at Allahabad. They gave l
, the keys and told US to make ou
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