, 1875-11-20

fruit.tfee. and abrnbbcrics. and hlled with
ntktues. fountaiun. and kiosks. Ills rcsitlance
wah enbcIIiHtioi with everything thht could add
n charm or comE0rt to lin: a large stan Of
neIvantn Wan piacsd at hta diAposal md hls
tanle was nupplied with the choicest Wanda and |
the best 'ints OF Europe.-AII At the cost Of the
1sa}ali. He whA = daily visitor a. Tho roysl |
pA;ncc. whnro l,ls Aeak .FAs at tho right hand OF
Tho sovereign. w'so Rnve him cvary proof Of dis.
sinpuished favor. a r0nnd OF pnucelf Festivals
Attd pngcants filled up tho meahate Of their tmo..
IlHntngB, com!yAls between will heaHts aud
nttlicteE. feaaa of ncrnbsts sna nacronAucera. |
pEocesslons. aud bRn1Iete. sncceebcd each other
Ia eha.ssn vnrioir. It ran with difficulty that |
Tho Traveller Mt last broke swHy from tho Attire. |
moatB with which thu King would hass prolonged |
his stay 1iIhCnnltoy.
Tho Guicovar was ono Of tho rnoAt povsrful |
of tho Ma],resla ptlnces, and, 1lko true denpot.
a3Nel himself every licenHa. Hb WAs = tnoH-
arch Of MANY cAnricos, md each ne" "hin uas |
nbnnlanty Eratitlcd. Now bis mania wan TOR |
tlutnondr mud every faro Atoiis Has sought in us
tloaHons 1,nw 1t w"* for pigeons, end O,0H
birds, OF ynrioMs brecda swar7ned In his
palace and amused lin by their tuatutinal
flights. hgain llo had fancy for npltu!s aud
l.lptlreua Of tho beautiful b,rtts utrp brought
ard fur mouth occuplet1 llua with their caro-
and education. In thu end. pltclo4 battle MAS
provoked among Tho innocens but luguacious
1lttIo CREATURES, in whirh great I,lAt,ors wore
killed outright md 70 thu fancy was concluded.
~ QUO tins. the Hing ehose to celebrate rnnc1
marriage tutween paar Ut lis pigeurB at,d Il.
lIoussclet Witnessed the tartlcal cofcniony. Tho
palace sSnH BllmpttonHlY decorated !; tho E,ug
anu conrtlotH were arrayol in thpir gnla-robse
a rnarfiago-p3rtion WAS Settled on tho bride tue
priests chantcd tho HupslAl llymha; anl the
Shpln paEoaus finished NTH dauca, banquet.
aud grand illumination.
Tho GuicOWar'A tnstcs inclined him 70 brutal
sporss ia which tho sight Of bloodshed int'cEaed
his taesIous to tho pitch of maduos. Among
tho apcctAclcs co1trived for the atnNsenlcnt OF
II. EonsHoot vera conteata bn:Hce.' WrestIeia.
in rhirn tho combat WIN often carsi,d to ia
tai tnAnc. Ono Of the most terrible OF these CT
ltbitloua. called the nHckt-tdkohgti, or - fight
Nills clawH," Has thus conducted:
Herr the cutnbssants, ntnost naked, hut adorned
VIII etu~ns aua Ear:anls ter o.ei. ;thss ~ caSs
cause certan tlc.th To o,ler Of tt,e combat
ants hut they hare bcou abolished, loo tsrharoua
for molesn tsHscs. Ta"se NOW III uso ate; - harp
e1t,t. of horn. ant i1ed the cossd INT With
thongs. WIS only once present at cn1ntat at this
sini for 1y hart 10 moved by tho horrible tre-
:Hics wilt aan7-4t1aid opium mixed with IN tnfu-
r1on of hrn,p. .-HAg " they rush Epon nns another
their faces and beads som covered tsth blood, aud
their srrnzy knows hounla. The King, with wtIl
eYes and tue vcsns Of s neck swollen, aurseya the
senan quiet but i.uilstra by gestures tho movements
q tho wrestserr. Tae sreaa Is covered Tt1h
blood; tho defeated eomnat.nt Is earriei oi''
,iuerns, the rkn Of h,s forehead hsng.ng down IN
strips. prosrass h!n.es tefoEe the King, who places
r,"aA Mi* seck necklace ot Ane feasi, and covers
lim with garments Of Vreat salstr. Ono ert*odr,
moreover. dsxuHed to such deeeea that. wish9ut
ase l ,,pan i,e 1nirowsr, at oneo withdrew. one af
aio wEes!*sa, whom thn ohn! had oal1 hsl-intn1i-
cA.ea alter reeei7nE TIM hraa tpw taprs. made sn.
of wirling to ehca,o; iH antagonist threw Ain and
shes rolled together On the ground setprc Us. Tae
victor. seeing the unhapry Wretch demand anar.ts
other rise: but innamad with tbs spectacle. the
monarch cr!el ont+ "Harat B.r,ks atsttei -
%ns a s s1x @ s s
consciousness. That same day tho King distributed
anonEat tue Victorious TEeser* 1ceslaces aud money
| to tie amount Of 1noee than n, ,bM
| At Ouiespoos, Cavalier. Bhopal, and other
! aeats Of tho b1a!lratta aud Motla'nmedan Buser-
cignH. tho oriental luxury anil eploudor OF tho
| stcl,cH Irosanted nt tho Court OF Dsroda ~ero
| repeated with minor changes. On coming into
view If Oudsypoor, tho Capital Of Moyvar. II.
! NouRselet says; II stood Il, ecs.asy gazing On
tho sublime panorama spread out a. my fcot.
| Never had I evon hoped to Eco n-.Stning -
beautiful. 1t resorDbtod OF tho fairy citics in
| long linn OF forts. pagodnB. aud palaces. stood
| out from, background df gardens, abaye which
| appeared tho town,-a fAntaatlo aHsrnhiAEc 1T
bell-tu1rotE, towers, aud lioakH built up tho Ia.
clue of pyrami>lical hill on the summit OF
| which was al inlmeaso palaco OF white marble.
which eentraatct 1}neiY NTH tho dark tno of tf1e
mountains behind it. Ihis palace. with iss
| splendid proportions, appearel to soar liko the
pen nor pencil! could gvo ths marvellous OBJECT Ut
| shss town, which IL wc1s named Uuaeypoor,
tho City Of tue Issing SUM- :"
la tho coutro of Lusa pealola-a beautiful
aheot OF Mator On tho confines Of OudosN1ur-
nro t,yo sHlands JugnasIs and Jugnnndet, tho
formor Of which. om1: acsny 100 aeres il ler-
nl'y covered with royal residences. "Thosa
pntacss contain recapti0n-tlAIlH and apartments,
and batlm nhh kiosks, Of the most beautiful
architecture, orl,nmentod with richness quito
fabulous. alarblo is ths only stone employed in
ttpir construction: piatars, TAuita. reservoirs.
eardon-walia. oil nro OF marble, either wnto or
black: the wills are ornainentea with GittterlDg
n1osalcs. and tho principal chambers aro decD-
rated witt! historicn! frcscoe8, Each mass OF
buildings has garden attached to 1t, aur'
rounded by galleries, wlcro floweis md orange
and lomon treca grow near strcnr,, tho differ
! ont channels Of which form different pattern.
Immense mango troes and ta,uarinds shnda
tlcaa beautiful pa!accA wlna Tho coc1a.nut aud
tho aaso-palIn rnBn, shove the very dotnoH. tbell
tcat1lerv heads which are gently swayo to and ffc
hy tho Gtcoze from tho 1ake The smallest details
l,nrn,onixe with tho bnanty OF the who'o pccne
Tleto IL notl.ing grand. nothing which inspires
the mind with Hwo. The palace. nro email. ele.
giant. aud comfortable; thoy nro tho h'odes ol
pleasure, whore tho }.anA can tiyrst hi,naels oi
Bo.ol,lli pomr, ef which there is always 10 uucl
at tho Court OF tho Sun OF the 1ilntioos."
At tho island Of Jugmunder, continues u
Rousse!ot, "Ws landod at a flight Of marble
steps, at tho Hlde of which row OF elephants
with upltted trltlks appeared to auppntt tllf
auaY. 4 gigantic mango trco nearly filed tht
tlrst court, Which is surrounded hy tho bu,idlng:
ol tho paace On tho other aidp Is = eatdet,
occupying that entro end of the island, which il
overlooked BY large building, surmountoa by
hlopul slomo, called BY my guido tho 1'aIacc d
shall Jct,an. !. Ilo interior vas t1ecoratet
mil, mofaics in jsser agate, aud onyx. ntl hf,uf
with rich drarcries; and III Gus Of thu halls
throno vas placed, cut out Of i" solid block q
grecnish .orpcntsne, supported by four fen1a!t
ca.yAtities; and in the court. \ chapel. a'ao O.
scrpen.lno, "ss cousacratcd to tho Mu'suftnsr
saint. alodar:.. :,... At the end ot sho garde1
caltoL tho Chamber OF tho Twelve stones,' BE-
caliue It IL built OF twelve blocka Of wl.te mar
bio. Tn tho weatcru slls OF tho idlaud IL .
ra.acc, roofei With four domsh Of the shape of a
tortolss's back. and containing. magnificent enf'
bens; while, at intervals ktoaas. supported b,
/ numerous Pillars, riBc out OF tho lako itsclf
which cauhes them to bo delclousIy ftesa anc
| cool"
Such we're the visions Of phralisatcal boaut!
that mot tho traveller Oh every slds III this mar
yoIou4 land. Tho sober description of tho &ctus
woudar< oyarywAota psaAouting taensesvea ea
| cecds ip 1uuinuce and fascination th
| onrhant{n tales Of tho Thou sand 4 nd. ON