The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-02-26
.fLkB.lR'.S P1L1CE.

mess standard remains to be seen.
1LkBIR'.S P1L1CE.
4 Description Of it by Bayard Taylor in
His India"
Beyond the arsenal, and in that part
of the fort overlooking the Jumna, is the
monarch's palace still in tolerable state
of preservation. Without "A ground
plan it would be difficult to describe in
detail its many courts, its separate masses
of buildings and its detached pavilions
which combine to form labyrinth, so
full of dazzling architectural effects that
it is immpossible to keep the clue. On
entering the outer courts was at once
reminded of the Alhambra Here were
the same Moorish arches, with their
tapering bases of open filigree work rest
ing on slender double shafts-a style so
light, airy and beautiful that it seemed
tit only for a palace of fairies. Alkbar's
! palace is far more complete than the AL
hambra. No part has been utterly de-
stroyed, and the marks of injury by time
and battle are comparatively slight.
| Here cannon-ball has burst its way
through the marble screen of the Sui
tan's pavilion. The fountains are dry, the
polished tank in the bath of Mirrors"
is empty, the halls are untenanted-bu
this is all. No chamber, no window or
staircase is wanting, and we are able to
,e-people the palace with the household
of the great emperor, and to leave out
| the daily routine of his duties and pleas
ures.
| The substructions of the palace are of
old sandstone, but nearly the whole of
| its corridors, chambers and pavilions are
of white marble, wrought with the most
exquisite elaboration of ornament. The
pavilions ovefAanging the river are in
laid within and without in the rich
style of Florentine mosaic. There are
precious baskets of marble, glittering all
over with jasper, agate, comedian blood
stone and topped with golden domes.
Ballustrades of marble wrought in open
patterns of such rich design that they
resemble fringes of lace when seen from
DelOW, eAltHu TIC SuStS. IHC
Jumna washes the walls seventy feet be-
low and from the balconies attached to
| the =enama or woman's apartments there
are beautiful views of the gardens and
palm groves on the opposite bank. And
that wonder of India, the Tag, shining
like ivory and crystal, about mile down
the stream. The most curious part of this
palace is the Palace of Glass, which is an
oriental bath, the chambers and passages
whereof are adorned with thousands of
small mirrors, disposed in the most intri-
cate designs The water falls in a broad
sheet into the marble pool, over brilliant
lamps, and the fountains are so con-
structed as to be lighted from within
Mimic cascades tumble from the walls
over slabs of stained marble, into basins
so curiously carved that the motion of
the water produces the appearance of
fish. Though the building is an incrus-
tation fgold, marble and precious stones,
water is still it's most beautiful orna-
ment. Within these fancy precincts lay
the gardens, still overrun with roses and
jasmine vines, in the midst of which
fountains are playing. There is also a
court paved with white and black mar
BILE so rs to form a pachisi board.
On an open space in front of the Di-
roam e Khaz, where Alkbar sat on great
occasions. is his throne, IL slab of black
marble, about six feet square. 1t is
cracked entirely through. Opposite the
throne is a smaller one of white marble,
where, if tradition may be relied on, the
emperor's fool, or jester, took his seat and
burlesqued his master. Before leaving
the fort l visited the Metce JIusjed or
Pearl Masque, as it is practically and
Justly termed. 1t is, in truth the pearl
of all mosques, of small dimensions, but
absolutely perfect in style and proper
tons. 1t is lifted on lofty sandstone
platform, and from without nothing can
be seen but it's three domes of white
marble with their gilded spires In all
distant views of the fort the domes are
seen like silvery bubbles which have
rested moment on its walls and which
the next breeze will sweep away. As
cending long flight of steps, heavy
door was opened for me, and 1 stood in
the courtyard of the mosque. Here
nothing was to be seen but the quad
rangle of white marble with the mosque
on its western side, ant the pure blue
of the sky overhead. The three domes
crown deep corridor open towards the
court, and divided into three aisles by
triple of the most exquisitely proper
toned Saracenic arches.
How WINsLow Cor Two THOUSAND |
Observation-Disclosures plausible manner
did much for him in his business trans
actions. He was a great borrower, and
had a faculty of obtaining money from
quarters where others could not. A cit
izen Of Newton, since deceased, lent him
$500, and shortly afterwards was told
that Winslow was not "safe," and adj
vised to collect the amount and to lend
him no more. Acting upon the advice,
the gentleman at once sought out Winslow
and requested the return of the $500.
During the long conversation on the sub
ject, the winning ways of Winslow had a
telling effect. A few days later the gem
tleman and his friend met again, and the
inquiry was made if Winslow had re-
turned the money, to which the gentle
man replied that he had seen Winslow
md had had an hours conversation with
him. and he said that it would be q very
treat accommodation to him if he could l