The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-18

easilv make the distance in three days; but
If adds ct least third by the turn which it
makes gong 10 Allahabdd, in the north OF
the peninsula. .,.
the passengers left the steiner; the train for
Calcutta would leave at eight OF clock precise
" Phieas Fogg took leave of his friends,
left the steam n, gave his servant list OF
purchases to make. and expressly enjoined
him to be at the station before eight. Then
with regular steps, which beat the second
like an astronomical clock, he went to The
Consular Bureau. lie had no interest in the
wonders of Bombay, its city hall, magnifi-
cent library, its forts, docks, cotton markets.
bazars, mosques, synagogues, Armenian
churches, or its splendid pagoda on Malabar
HUI, ornamented with two polygon towers.
No; returning from the Bureau of the Con-
sui, Mr.. Fogg went quietly to he station ana
ordered his dinuer.
Some moments after Mr.. FosS went on
shore, Fix followed, and went directly 10 me
officer OF police at Bombay. DE li'rou'ceu
himself as an agent OF the police, made Known
the mission he was charged with, anu ms re-
latious with the presumed author OF the tnelt.
ssHad they received any warrant from Lon
don?' None had been rectlved-the war
rant having been sent after Mr.. Fogg, could
NOT have arrived. Fix was disconnected,
and wished to obtain from the director of
police an order of arrest, The agent refused;
the affair belonged to the metropolitan ad-
minstration-that alone could legally deliver
the warrant. This severity of principle this
rigorous observance of law, is consistent with
English custom, which, in matters of ndivid-
ual liberty, allows nothing arbitrary. Fix
did not insist he understood that he must be
content to wait for his warrant, but he re-
solved not to lose sight Of his impenet,abe
q | tho tinla ha noairoA in
for he did not doubt that Phileas Fogg would
remain in Bombay, and we know it was also
the conviction of Passepartout, time suffi-
cient tor the arrival of the warrant.
But after the last orders that his master
had given him on leaving the Mongolia, Pas
separtout understood, that it would be the
same at Bombay, as at Suez and Paris; that
they would go to Calcutta, perhaps farther;
ana he began to ask himself if this bet of his
masters was not after all serious; and if Fate
did not compel him, him who wished to live
in repose-to make the tour of the world in
eighty days. While waiting, and after max
ing his purchases of shirts and socks, he ex-
plored the streets of Bombay. They were
crowded with Europeans of all nationaities,
Persians, Sends, Parsees and Armeaians.
They were celebrating the Parsee feast, kind
OF religious carnival, with professions, flow
ers, and the music of the tomtom and the
Zoroaster, the most civilized, intelligent and
austere of the Hindoos; their merchants are
the richest in Bombay. PassepartoSt watch
ed all these strange observances with great in
terest: but, unfortunately for him and his
master, he risked compromising the voyage,
for his curiosity led him farther than he
thought. He was ignorant Of two things:
fir t, that the entrance to certain Of the In
dian Pagodas is formally interdicted to Euro
naanS-SoannA that hQQvnrS fhpp, nan
not cross the threshold without eaving their
sandals at the door. From motives of sound
policy, the English government respects, in
the most insignificant details, the religion of
the country and Furnishes severely whoever
violates its practices.
Having seen the Parsee carnival, Passepar-
tout turned towards the station; passing be-
fore the splendid Pagoda of Malabar Hill, he
had the unfortunate desire to visit it; enter
ed, without thinking anything wrong, as
simple tourist. He was admiring its interior,
the dazzling glitter of the Hindoo ornaments,
when suddenly he was thrown down upon
the sacred stones the priests with fierce ges-
lures throw themselves upon him, drew off
his shoes and stockings, and commenced to
beat him numerically. The vigorous and
agile Frenchmen raised himself quickly, and
with blow from his fist and one from his
foot, threw down two of the priests, entan-
gled in their long robes; and with all speed
rushed out of the pagoda, and soon distanced
the third, who followed his track exciting the
crowd against him.
At five minutes of eight, just before the
train left, without hat, barefooted, having
lost his packet of purchases in the struggle,
Passepartout reached the station of the Great
Indian Peninsular Railway. Fix was at the
station; he had followed Mr.. Fogg and was
fully aware that his rogue would leave Bonn
bay: his mind was soon made up to follow
him TO Calcutta, and farther if he must. Pas
separtout did not see Fix, who kept himself
out OF sight. but heard all the story of his adj
ventures, which the servant narrated to his
master. ........r ---t.....E
Il hope it will not happen again, said Mr..
Fogg quietly, and took his seat in one of the
cars of the train. The poor youth, barefoot
and dsconsolate, followed his master without
word.
Fix entered another car, when a sudden
thought changed his plan-"No. ] remain!
A misdemeanor on Indian Territory, l hold
him." At this moment the locomotive gave
a sharp whistle, and the train disappeared in
the night.
Ito be continued,1