, 1874-07-13
OUADRUPLE MARRIAGE OF AN IN.
DIAN PRINCE.


Tho Good Fortune OF Fttithutsillgh
I1sxut1ntxluE.
The following interesting account OF the quad
ripple lnarringe Of III Indinn Prince IL tnkoh
from the latoat Bombay correspondence Of The
London Daily Neps:
cst!ng ce1nnaony Was about to bo performed in
the town Of Dlownuggnr, In tho KnttyWan Pc
ninaula. and, rs had naver becn III that part Of
IMdia before, was tempted to go and Hitness il:
nhownuggur Il distant from Ron,hay shou.
200 miles, and is tho capital of
tho Slate is His H!glnleBs Tukhntsipgh
Jusvnntsing, and his, titlo 'rhahore' Of Dhow-
State Mnaer saministreters-onc Enropean aud
QUO Hinloo-appoiuted BY the British Gov
ern1nont; but according TO native ideas he haa
faisly arrived At mans estate, having on tho
18th OF April feached his seventeenth birthday.
And on that Same day tho young priuco took II
upon hlnBolf to marry four wives at ouco!
ION arriving at Bhowuuggur found myaelf
auddeny plunged into tho midst Of tho gayo-
the Thakor. Ho was married on tue lgil Of
April to tho daughter Of tho great Chief Of
Wudwan, Princess about Il years old,
md I'd the sister Of tho heir.apparont Of tho
dondul dynaaty-a noble LADY, as remarkable for
her nit sa for ler charms aud great Wcalth-but
who is only IL yoars old. On the nc1t day tho
Thakore completed his four-fold alliance, thoro
having been no time on tho 10Th to oarry ont all
tho marriage ceremonies according to tho ancient
Rajpoot custom. Tho ladoa he married on tho
second day Wero tito sister Of the father of tho
| reigntng Chief of Yankaueer, aged "a, and tho
daughter Of worry opulcnt land .owner OF Dank,
| ut Talala, aged only 10 Or Il years. haye told
| imaviue tho probable enptiouB OF 4 Young man
distracted between tho mature charms OF STATIC
IL Princess Of "a md tue tonier loyonoss Of row
1.alty. not yet tn her teons -, On snol remarla-
| donl OF local small talk-qup as NO AugIo-iudt-
ans call it,-anl I could not help hearing. in
| Dhownuegur, TINT, although tue vnupg ThnEoro
| Wudwau. tho yorenity. Of Yaukauoer. aud tho
sweet simplicity Of little Dunk yot 10 vas moHt
anparentlY struck at heart by bis bride OF G]on-
| Iu{. who can actually read Ittlo English and
is tbo frat wife. ~ In her yeiils il is reputed.
tia hlueet blood flows but Goniiul in denidcd1r
to wanltbicst. and hra,,eht n tlnwrv WORTHY ayny
Of Ills acceptance Of tLo prinooiy millionaire OF
"Tnps Gafore the 18th ultlmo. the fostivitea
| eonnrotnt1 witjithn fnnrfnld wnd1incr commnncaI
The brides Ind to bo brought from their sovnrni
Kattywar homes to Dhon,1arur. For this mr.
msrr;aso cocbratons four old and trusty rai.in.
| ara of fhe Bhowuueenr Rui waro dins,ateheI IN
Wufwan Gondmi. VanEanccr and s'a}nia 1Thsy
wcre % dismissed On thoIr several errauds witt, al
dus ior1uslitlss: rhs yoans 3akoie accom-.
r ratas This nav be- m callod , tLe commopcement Il
io nsr-;a~o fc:t,yit;"a IN ac fastiv;t;aa 49,, ~,
WeIl WI TX EnnT nrocossinna forn nrom,ncnt INK
nart in tic East. Thig opening proccsssIon vas
h,t tia tiryt of 1ona noraa or 1nnrchea mi mi
! connt tnTn,arctos hv s,,n1,oht nni tnr"l,1;n11t
ora1Sod ~ ths lnnc bpsv ~ lin nho,craaM6r,,'
and brourht up behind by .dnucors dancinr IN
tmna Ti.n Roiaha Tnanls nonnfaI anI NJ, III -
%"n" alenhsmis ,sz3iu swaonsrin@ mu;1ar ~,
cold snd hluo howdat;s: durbar camois and nm
S,i;nr W Eattswar nssfrovs. lr,n,nars t,rmn;nr NM,
awaS might and main Of, their tom-tons shriokss