, 1876-04-24

hllud rtth fAnta6tto butldlnBa. all OF which were
turn At Tho and Of tho quadrangle. tltted with I
chandeliers ttnsel limitations Of totnbs aud Rlit-
teflnRRawgAwG OF every nktufc looked like fairy
palace, Illuminated ~ It vaa By myrshds Of dAz.
ztng llRhta. In btl!Iisncy, This eertsluly eopsed
what saw OF \ similar nature In Agra, though
tho s1tent Of that raa nothing nhsn compared
with tue m':es lighted up In boEor Of the Prince
OF Wales.
Leaving Lucknow At 10 o'clock In tho evening,
succeeded In Obtaining IN in!ellIgont II'ndoo
guide, Hho spoke English orcellontI5 vol. thu.
onabllog me to enjoy thoroughly tue wonders M OF
tho - Bacred City Of tho Hlndoos." Tho suo
ii . boat on the Gsuges aud una elomly roWcd
past the temple and Rhauss fstops) rhlcn ilno
The usst bank Of the rf1or. Thoueatids OF mon:
Women, and children wero bathing 10 tho ese!od
eous idols OF coloaaal proportlone grlnnod down
on sacred buls, who stood fcndS to reco'Yo fooa
from the haude Of tho norahipere..
IoHa IIHEs or rfLuhlMs.
make thott ofrerlnRs At the shtlno OF tho Golden
Temple, marched noonnly along, Wt! their'
effects suspended from tho ends Of bamboo
pole, passed over their ahontders, over which
bells nets hune b5 means ao oa hoop, TatS !; 1n.
5als waa hoard, Rnd a band OF sngng-nomen
would appear In sight coming to bribe somo
many-headed dolly into restoring ,hoaish to q
Child autYoring from small.pox; and nor COM
motion was made BY Tho appearance Of .
royal eaulpago ut the rIver-1idc. aud the
crowd dfew back ~ tho young
Prince Of Vtzsuagtam descended to > peculiarly
constructed boat TO bnsac. A 6 llass1y Night waa
ooneumea 70 as'los, which are thrown Into the
stream. It il horrible to seq the stlH limbs pro-
truding from the funeral pyte, Nblle tho hames
loAp hlgh. and Htckontng. soothing sound Is
hoard, Rnd Bhoal.sh atench mAhea ons turn
tstp n AZ y II, tA NJ tNN
l.vor c!aaccs-not enough fuel - uacd. and
SAW drawn from Acap OF ashes nAueleBs
horror which atil boro traces Of limbs, body.
and head. But It was Immediately thrust into
tho riycr, aud tho multitude dfauk and prayed,
aud batlel within \ few feet Of tho terttbo
spot. Passing the Nepalesc Tcmplo, which ts
ooyored with ohAauie carvings In wood, We san
BLIND MEN CALLING uroN THEIR uops
to aBs,ss them down tho ghaut to tho river sidct
'ulile further along We catno To- tho mosque Of
AtungzLb, from tho toWord OF which tt1s Tie"
is obtained Of tue city with tts 8,0e0 pagodas
aud $50 moaques. 4 suparnttious ~ro!ch, WIN
nsd Charge Ut tho building. 'nE!orod Of US not to
aaceld certain muarat, ~ tho:e Was dou1oo
there who would hurl us II ON the topl Tu satlsfy
Tho excted man VIC complied with bis request.
II see that hnrgyeu to ustug tho plural. BY
"us j" and 40" pfeaso understand myself aud
,u,de1.
You would DO amused to make : vinit to the
Monkey Temple" FOR here huudteds are COL
ioeted aud live iu hgh 8lca. - their limits arc
uoundiess and food plenty. For no devosea
thiuks OF leaving tho tsmplo without giving
romethlng to ths ro(Ii,tnk crowd, who are ho
.amo that they crowd AfoHnl And eat from your
i,alld. TheHo aumals arc Kteatly reyetol hay-
lux Aidod The HinuoJ gods III battle; though tie
nativaB have hurfor Ut bong tranR1n9latod in-
10 sllcA creatures III tho next world.
St,augo tosay, tlero IL not . porson Living on
lhe s4sl bans OF tho laugoa opp1s,so tho city.
Upou n4ulipg, and that this ia oeoasloned by
tnlt
RIDICULOUS SUPERSTITION
wlich forms suen fcktulo IN tho Hindoo ro-
iiEion. NJ QUE ~tll live ou the cart bAak, for,
Ia chance OF ther dying there, they will be
n,otanorphasod lnto donkoy! Eson tue Ma
harnthh OF Danaros, who hls tine palaoa abofs
tho city on tho right bank. crosses IL the oltv
side II he bo tho leaas indisposed. Aprop5s OF
l4ia pteco If royalty I MnuO tue acquaintance
VI Homo goutlenou Wh9 were stopD1uB a. tue
a4mo hutSl that "aein at Bsnares md together
We sent Il uote ITO Hts uighness, ~ !ha-
ra1ah Istrl pershad Naraln singh l,aAadoor
uenasea," boggibK permission TO valt bis Palace
aud Tcmplo At nammDgur. An answer came bid.
Gtug us welcome, though His HlBhness WAs ab-
sent ou ylplt 70 AIlauabad. upo4 riding TO
| tue bnuk Of the oanges, opposite !sammoRus.
| wo wsro Welcomed BY ttwuy official, with .
curved sword, and wero nBhcred to Tho Psinca'a
poas, which Was awaiting our arrtta!: Crossing
| .La stream. ws we're greeted W Aalv Cburl
| had caused JalnpAu IA kind Of litter IN which
ono nAy alt uprlght), palauquin. two carrlARes,
| and tlrea elephants to oo brought down 70 the
river for our use; Quite turnout for ai1 ps9G;;
| r,c, wae 1t uot2 We, OF cnurke, turned = ctld
shoulder to tia vah,clUs, for 1t isn't evczy day
that one may ..--.
! hide AN ElETuANy.
| The gr1nt boasts wero ordered to knoel knt
aftor wn had climbed Iato tho husdahs by ncaut
| Of ladder, We rode in triumph to tho palace.
tho guards presenting arms ~ "e passed
through tho Efent gateway into tho court. III,
Secretary gsacionsiy led nB through tho vasluut
Apartments OF tho palace, pointed out tho dlf
feront objects cf note tho ,,nns must st. sstk *
,on Of whito marble, covering
ths river towards tue !" uoiy City" kountsu1
the olcphnuta again, NC rodo d mtlc to the Tcni
plo Of H,omaria, passing on route tho nophos
Of tho Mahasajah, Who richly a1rayod 10 o!otl
I of gold, gracefully salsamod 10 as as ho daAhet
by. followed by suite VI twenty horsemeu
Our attention nas also tlnluod BY beautiful
tsBtofuily laid out, aud thon Wo resulnod to th
river, ucre cartiod to the opposite Bids, and 70
turned to tho hotol charmed with tho oourtesis
which hid been oxtondod us.
The streals OF Dsuarss form = perfect laby
rinth, but notwithstanding this fact and tht
atroclous odor psevalcnt, they certaialT posses
| YnpdeF{ul charm. paid q V.s!t the Other la5
to Tho shop OF Daboo Dab! porahad.
THE h1cnEsr MERCHANT IN nEsAREs
md who at the time Of the visit OF the Duke o
lsdlnburg exhlbltod goods valued at $3.50
yard I! LOWING tho busy atrees, wo penetrated
rambling sort of . building, in the second ator
Ut which Ia m odd room wh!oh IL tho place 0
business Of tho wealthy Hindoo. I had suaruei
tlme to uots tho singular apartment. and th
| olbrha hitting cFoes-ioRged OH the aoor, befor
odd tookIug ledgers allied with odder chat aoters
uhsn tho proprietor entersd. HAsuted me-
md proceeded 10 mako arrangements 70 dhpla.
Luis Kooos.
Que Heryant placed !ssge bolster ut hin sids
TO make hI8 sitting poa.utos moro comfortable