Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15
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saws; but how to do it, and where are oil
these places, that was the question. :.
Well remember the difficulty hsd
10 London in obtaining information a. to
how to get to Shakespeare's place. NO
body at Morley's Hotel or any shop in the
Strand who had ever heard OF Stratforo.
on-Avon wondered how Irving and Beech
er and the rest ever found their way.
Great Swells-and probably had Quo
committees and all that to wait on them.
Same thing in Madras could find no one
who had ever visited the places we were
in search of some on the map, others
not.
was ten years in New York before 60.
ing to Fire Island after having made up
my mind TO do it. No one had ever been
there. Somebody must have built the
lighthouse. thought; advertised for him
in the Herald no response. At last, to
desperation driven by long pent-up de-
sires, | started for it. The story OF oul
journey thereto is somewhat musty.
Strange-strange, but true, that many
of the sculptures in all directions are II
an unfinished state.
How do | account for that? The tale
is this, in old times. before the war Of
1872, certain king in some distant land
having in his mind to SolomoDlze little,
brought togather thousand or more
stone cutters and attempted to force them
to work in the erection of his temple
They all rebelled, and escaping with their
families to the seashore, seized some fsh.
ing boats in which they put to sea, and
we're eventually Cast ashore here; where
not caring to remain idle, and to keep
their hand in, they set to work to carve
the rocks into the temples, caves, etc., as
aforesaid. Twelve years they hammered
away when the king hearing where they
had gone, came with an army and fleet to
take them back to his kingdom. And
thus the apparent sudden stoppage Of the
works is satisfactorily accounted for.
| Flushed with the success of our first
campaign, We soon started from Madras
with fresh supplies for Trichmopoly, dis
tant by rail three hundre1 miles and
more. The principal object Of interest,
and the one which sticks out most to the
naked eye, is a conical rock of red granite
six hundred feet high surmouated by .
little temple dedicated to the god Ganesa,
whom we didn't find at home after pull
ing ourselves up, one warm afternoon.
All the family gone out to tea, and a
hundred saucy monkeys running around
loose and raising the Old Harry.
Near the city, a Juggernaut goes round.
and good people lie down to let it pass
over them just once, and all is peaceful.
One poor fellow who was crowded out Of
good place on former occasion, came
away minus his right and left top pieces,
and now goes about asking aims.
Elephants follow you about like detect
ives, and cody poke their contribution
boxes in your face, just as your carriage
is about to start, and your coppers are
all gone to the irresistible, gentle manner
ed beggars. The great ears are tanning
you like puka; he has his little eye on
your vest pocket, shows you the pink lin
ing of his two-sectloned patent flexible,
and says silver" and he gets it.
Show your tickets. Only two. hours
ride behind the iron horse and We are
there. Not half as praiseworthy as Trich-
mopoly, but a fourlshing city, the rice
trade extensive, and military post
What We came for to see are the two i'm
mense forts-one six miles. and the other
one mile round; grander and more beauti
full in their tropical ruin than anything of
the kind that Rome can boast of. The
inner fort contains great pagoda of four
teen stories, arcades, baths, temples.
courts, fountains, gardens, and occupying
tue place of honor in the center OF the
great court, the lofty shrine Of the sacred
bull. He is culptured from block OF
granite, and is sixteen feet long, natural as
life aud twice as large. He is in recum
bent position, under an airy pavilion OF
good proportions and fine workmanship
where be receives the offerings of the citi-
zens with the dignity and composure OF
his species. Exerything is so pleasant
cool, quiet, shady and peculiar about this
temple that | am free to confess prefer
1t to all the others. L asked Mr.. p. how
he liked it on the whole, and he said
L" bully" We were privileged to visit
the palace of the late Rajah, d vast build.
,ng of somewhat modern and mixed arch
itec ure, aud having no points of interest
10 particular and very few in general. A
marble statue OF his Highness, executed
by Chantrey of London-he who made
our State-House at Washihgton occupies
the center of the audience chamber. Con
trary to Oriental custom, he came on,
barefooted and bareheaded; but his peo
pie have given him a colored turban to
keep up his dignity, and the effec. produc
ed is somewhat comical.
There is not sufficient anatomy of the
pedal extremities to permit the adjust
ment Of the royal slippers otherwise they
would not be wanting. Fancy cooked
hat and high boots on the spotess marble
of the iliustrious George.
We got across the country all safe
without scratch, a wheeze or a sneeze
both of US. Wasn't that lucky? Climate
heavenly, and l have thoughts of turning
missionary and emigrating. We are
now on board steamer from Bombay il
the Red Sea bound tor Europe. &. NJ G.
Mosaic MANUFACToRY-With tn,
Vatican Palace there is a manufactory
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