Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-05-14

under tue influence OF the .IFeAoltcrlan
Mission. Although his father had strong.
ly opposed Christianity, this lad became
interested in a Bible borrowed from a
young companion and soon gave his heart
to the Saviour. lie withdrew his conf.
denec from the Brahminical priests aud
from that time associated more and more
with the missionaries,
On the Sth Of Mrrch, 1853, he was
baptized in the presence Of all the ser
wants Of his retinue aud the missionaries,
native Christians aud European residents
at the station. He was clad in the royal
costume Of his country, and when he took
off his jewelled turban and bowed his head
TO receive the rite of baptism, many a
heart offered prayer that he might have
grace TO keep his solemn VOWS. Duleep
Singh has proved faithful to the present
time. Immediately after his baptism,
though but eighteen years of age, he
founded Relief Societies at Futtcghur and
Lahore and placed them under the care
Of the missions. And now, though he re-
sides in England he supports.about dOz-
en- missionary schools in his native land
thus showing that however Indifferent
some of US may be, he for one appreciates
the great value of such work among the
Indian youth. In 1865, | had the pleasure
of meeting Dulcep Singh at Cairo III
Egypt, together with bis wife "Bambo.'
AS she also illustrates the good which can
be accomplished by teaching a little boni-
ted child in mission school. ! must tell
you something about her. Her mother
who had been an Abyssiuian slave, lived
in narrow street in Cairo and dressed
ard ate like the Arabs. But she seA
Bamba 10 the girls school at the Mission
House Of the United Presbyterian Church
The little pupil proved to be very bright
aud attractive, as | can myself testify
and not only acquired a fair education,
but became an earnest Christian and al
length engaged in teaching class 10 the
CuIIc,h eaIr,l
In 1868 Dulcep Singh passed through
Cairo on his way to India. He was on a
singular errand. His mother had died in
England and he was, at her request, re-
turning to Iudia to burn her body. Be
inc detained at Cairo be visited the Mis-.
sion Sabbath school where he very unex.
pectedy saw Bamba. He at once became
so dceply interested in her, that he after.
ward sought fuller acquaintance and al
length engaged her to become bis wife,
when he should return from India. As
he weuld return in few weeks, the mis-
sionaries took Bsmba into their own house.
hold in order to teach her to speak Eng,
lish, to wear the European style Of dress
and to eat her food with a knife and fork
which native Egyptians seldom do. II
the June following, Duleep Singh and Ut
tic Bamba" were happily married. ant
size, who had always lived poorly in {
back street, and eaten her food from hel
hands, received dowry of tens and hun
dreds of thousands besides bridal presents
of Jewels from her husband equal to thosc
of an Empress. The wedding fee giveI
to the Mission was $4,000. The eleva
tion of Joseph in that same land iron
slavery and a prison to the sacond place
in the Government, was scarcely more re
markable. When saw Bamba two year
later in Cairo, where she and her husband
were spending the winter, she had become
refined and attractive lady. They wer'
both liberal supporters of the Mission, a
they have been ever since.
In looking over some of my notes writ
ten in Cairo in the winter of 1865, | fine
this passage: "Tcn days since our littl'
travelling party engaged dahabeeh (Nil'
boat)for a voyage up the river. Subse
qucntly Prince Duleep proposed to pur
chase it for an occasional family huntin,
excursion, donating lis use for the remain
der of the time to Mission colporteurs fo
their work. As he offered to hire for u
as equally good and more expensive one
we on every account consented; to-nigh
while write in our little saloon as w
wait on this CLASSY smooth and moonli
Nile, till good wind shall watt us up t.
Thebes, there shines not far away th'
cheerful light of another boat. Enter it
cabin and yon shall be handsomely greet
ed by the Indian Prince and his bapp.
little wife. They also are bound up tn
Nile" And now must describe to yov
the very last scene in which | beheld thl
interesting couple, because it suggests
marked contrast. 1t was on the Sabbath
Bamba had been up to the Mission Hous
to attend the morning services and wa
now riding down the sloping Nile bank o
richly saddled donkey, to join her hus
band on the boat He helped her o