, 1875-09-18
TIE GUIKWAIt'S GEMS.


uV '7tAH Us Aa4S F1NAAAt
Leaving tie thr0ne-room through ANAL door
on the loft hand side, wo lind ourselves on an
o1tremoy-nnrrow roranda, which enc,rclos d
small suuaFe vol which occupies the centro Of
the palace fso1 top to bottom. Abovo VIC SEQ
similar vcraudRA aud number Of natiYos loot
ing over the rainPs. beneath arc number OF
Arab and other soldiets Keeping watch over
several things among them D sacred flag which
10 hung ACROSS tho vol on occasions Of high fe.-
hTal. On tho opposite side arc = number Of
closed sanctioned windows whicl. guard the
owei-, Dom, or jemdarkhana. Moving to tile
right there are 1ooIn5 which look like dungeons,
aud arg guarded by ssntsles, at the end ot the
vsranda We cntcc little, cloae-eulcllinE room,
OF fouaa wlcks thrown In asalvor Of il.-a light
which, VIC are told. fa nayer allowed TO be e1tEt-
Ku!ahed. ID that It to aplno extent resembles tho
holy tire Of Tue patseaa. Hero, in a coruer ou
tewel.room. After Bome delay, an oldoriY
MahrAtta n1akes his appearance aud opens tho
lock. aud wo enter room which is a. black ~
night and awfully stale smelling, Ono OF tho
and by tho little light thus obtained 40 porcelyo
a number OF shelves, which nro loaded With State
archisos. Another ponderous blacA door being
unbarred, Wo enter dark room-tho 1ewel1fboln.
DO surprised With tho tiAsl Ut thousand jewels,
but arc rather disappointed to jiu1 only
number Of iron-clanped cheats Of drawers raugod
round tho room. hut these drawers contain Tho
5taIo jowalty, worth E3. 200 sterling. report
aasa; and on the custouisn pulling OUT ono OF
the deep draWorA III = central chest, Rud produo-
ing enormous mo1occo-coyered cased, which srs
opeued tanderlY, We hare no noed to be longer
disappointed, for sight VI q novel description
msets our oros. Heee Ia ono case lios displayed
b1oase-pece composed Of chans Of diamonds,
numbering soycuty-niuo in aIl. all the diamonds
arc beautiful, hut there arc three in tho pendant
least deserves to 10 called magnificent This
particular one occup!es the ceutfe OF
"a the Star Of the South. i Is nearly
as large a. = rnpce, aud its brilance would.
II you Wsre inclined to 10 more poctcal tlau
cosetoua remind you Of nothing so much III a
uass Of Indian sunlight, gathered from tho
hhnnts the sun boats upon With groatost jnteu-
sisvt and compressed into she sparkling block
and. liko all great diamonds, hsA \ history,
though not ouch NJ interoat4nS one, porlaps, II
the haucy diamond, which. you ulll remember,
vas found ~ the body Of servant Of Daron do
bhncy, nho had hean depuiod to carry 1t a. y
pfestnt to tho king Ut France, but. being attack
cd BY robbers un the way, Swallowed it III ordot
TO battle theiE nttnnpts to find 1t. According TO
Harry Emmanuel, one Of our standard authors
tss on tae history of 9seat d.anouds. tho ssar Of
the South was found in 1868 At uogagsns, in tho
provinces of AisnaA GarAes, " a negro. Wlou
rough 1t weighed 254i carata, but aince tho cut.
tlS " Weighs only LIB CATa&A. II Ia Of M oval
fo1n and MAS cut by-aud was, bcfors it lound
It's way to luaiA and tempted the uuikwar, The
properly of-Sl1. CostaF, Of Amsterdam. II ia
not partsct!y whito aud pure, but, nevertheless,
It Ia ro0koned ono Of tho t1ncat large diamonds
lu tho world. Ihs large obiong t!iamoud ii1e1
above tho Star fs tlat, sud pososAca uothil.. hko
tho purity aud brilauay oi ita eselt rival, It
COS. $500 900. Tue whalo bleast-ploco OF dia.
snonds cost over half snAhou sterling and is
one Of the most beautiful ueckk OF that de-.
serit ton s1tant When NO hRye tiulaket admir-
lug the Star Of tue Gouth aud ita saxeutf tf-a,aAt
multiradlant companions, Wo hss shown uecl-
lace eomI I.oseI of Il nun,hor Qf chains Of pearls
ZACH OF roulatkabla sze and purity. THIS mock.
Lace III valued at ESQ, ,UD0. have been told that
pearls 10 not retain theis beauty for moro tuau
fifty years.; aud could not help thinking II q
pity that tate would not permit such thing Of
beauty ~ this necklace to FomAiu Joy forever.
Drawer after drawer is opened And case after
caae Of jevsls displayed. until the miserable
dungeon saeMa to begin to look 1adlans. ltiuga,
With stnncs in thom large enough 10 atsotch
hcsoas three OF YouE hngaza necklaces or dia-
monda. mostly fiat and duIl-lo1king, with pear.
shaped emerald drops, nose.1lnUs of pearls and
ems1nlds: earrings of 1hoeln Vt dismpnds, and
chains OF gold thsse aud similar curioeit!ss are
diaplased IN succession before our delighted
eyes Until NO are eathd With sights, and loave
the old Mahratta, who haa watched tho solnRs
out aud comlngs III of ths jewels for tweAty Of
khIsty Jsa1s. to put lha casua back into the
drawers, and bar and double lar the doors aud
Windows Of tba dungeons which compose tho
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