, 1879-03-26
from i,ottto 10 house without q procession form
tuH atottud yau.
CLEAR THE WAY For THE GHNEnAL.


CLEAR THE wAT FOR THE GENERAL
The General atro,icd over a few minutes neo
with some lcttcrs for tho post, and "a SAW him
coming ii WAS A snali pruccssion,--a scarlet
servant running ahead TO announce bin, other
night toward tho Govornmcnt 11ouse for dinner
one In Acarltt Btat,da up from under Tree WIN
lan'cin and pllots you oTcr rqaa 40 ciear;y
marked rs your oNn door;sll'. N Jug ,y ea.y
Into the land ol deeds. your f,rst conscious.
ncss Is Of a presence leaning over your
couch, with coffee or fruit OF soIno 'ntimatlon
Of morning II you 60 driving, teryanss , y, ~, 10
Gcucral's cnse t',erc as always Euartl OF native
i,orscmen. II you con'd tnik With your natives
you might gain some curious Information. nut
panto'n!mc. This constant attention. curious
at 5rst, becomes, especially 70 eager Amer!cane
i tIe Offices - Of III, ,l,fe, oppressive so, b.,
into Mi. 1orle'e room. last evening, and
found hin quits diaconsolatc over n native who
was creeping around him, tearing hss buttons
and trying to put him In Urdcr. Mr.. Borie IN
l,ative tlat he did not want him, that he could
manage Ills buttons unatded. tried to l,elp
lin ons, but my knowledge Of the dialect was
scarcely comprehensive enough to llulp friend
how to fato. In tue evening, thanks to thu
offices Of Capt. Firth, Mr. Dorie added lo his
knowledge Of tongues tho llindostnn pt,rhsc for
"let nc alouc:" sHcS ten there h. h.s sssn a
name VIC hare given to Sir. uorie's bungalow.
INDIAN suNsHlxK.
W'c live in kunlptlo,is fashion, There Is the
cvcr-prcsrnt sea, tho shading trees, TIC wnlks,
the pcrfume Of the flowers sccnttNE fhe air.
the beautiful bay, which reminds you Of Naples.
In tile early morning and the evening you arc
permitted TO 70 ont md rldn or stroll. When
the sun Is IN you must remain indoors. We
have had our own experiences OF tue sun 1t
ss 9 and I'd ou sa1 naa s hoe ,eFfo or
two AGO the Colonel eatnr into my bunga.
! s.rosltA with him, peshaps r. hundred
oss asss St on. %f4s esa. ef' 81 o s.a who i 10
nt the door, admonishea me tn tic Eravcst
mnnner Of ..,e danger that had incurred. VI
would no,," ho said, "haYe done that for a
thousand rupees. You l.n7c no idea how trcatll-
erous ihe sui, ts here. Even when tl,e breeze 10
Nlnwing, you must not, cven for IN instnnt, al-
low yoHr head 10 bo uncovered. TIE conse- m
Queuccs mny attend yor through iifc." I'hls
lnorntng llss General went out oil horseback for
| Fraucis auutcr, Capt. Ffith. and Cot. Grant.
Seven was the hour named-'' bccnusc,' said
! Sir Francis, 1--we must bo homo before 0. In
| lnda VIC darc not ttnc With tile sum-"
CEREMONIES AND ENTERTAINMENTS.
The mail leaves this afternoon tor. England,
md find that 'laye much to say about Bonn
l,av ul,l the ticnernl's stay On Friday evening
| he visited tho ball VI the Volunteer Corns and
was received by Col. sexton. The bnsl sl-room
can .lae prcdominattng. On, Saturday, Mt !, he
visited nossubhoy Merwaniec, Il pursce mcr-
cl,ant. The reception was most cordial, tho
ladies OF tho family, decorating tho General aud
party with wfeaths Of ieasa,ninee iiowczs.
t6o snn s stn0 Glab unchea and 'ioos oosea @ s3
tho races In the evening thvro Was d state
dinner at the Government House. With forty.
during dinner: The .nsmhcr Of Council, the
| Ilon. James Gibbs, who represents the Govern
or, was In the cllair. AT the close Of the din
ner he proposea the health ct thc General. who
now carrying nut Wish he had long entertained
! OF visiting Iuua and tho countries Of tho
anr!ent wnrld. Ills RECEPTION in Dombay
Ind been most gratitytng The cordlal!ty Of
Governor, The kintlneas Of tic members Of the
household, all combined to make lin feel the
sincerity II tho welcome. 1t was only a con-
because II indicated friendly feeling toward
his own country. In this spirit he accepted 1t,
fnr he knew OF uothlnE ut all that would 70
With peace md blesstts$s OF civilization, than q
perfect understanding 6ctween Engl!sf'tncn n'lsi
Americans, the :gtcat Eagllsh-speaking natlonf
OF The world. Tie General said ho hoped he
| NItMut big Nd IlllhtH ~ 41A4Ct!%fs A4E Nuul1 IL
most happy to meet them mud return the hospi
taiity he Ind received. lie was sorry he could
not eco air Richard Temple, tho Governor d
bombay, OF whom he Ind heard Ercat deal,
and whom he was anxious 70 meet is1t be
would ask tliem to jain with him In drinking
The health OF tho Governor. This sentiment
vas drunk With nil the honors. TIM dinner wa:
,naly served, mud after dinner Tic General and
| guests Rtrp1led nbout on tho Verautla, Smok'
iig or chatting, looking out on tho ca!m uud
lnlrmurine ocean that rolled ut their feet and
| tto lights Of the city beyond. There wus II lunch
con With Sit Michael r. Wcstropp. Chlef-Jus
tieo Of Bombay Sunday was, spent qu!etl,
ut homo, This afternoon the General ylstts q
Parscc fcmslu school, interesting US an evidence
Of tile efforts Of tile Pnrsees to Introduce cdu
rntton a.nonr their fcmaIcs. Mrs. Grant wi!
visit tho lnisssone. At 1 tho General Will 60 Of
board tho Euyya1us, the flagship Of the Britisl
1nJian squadron, to visit Admiral Corbett
On his return he goes TO the University. i
the evening there IL another state dinner at:th
Government House, to meet tho high oi,ltin
Of the Bombay Government. After The dlnne
the leading native merchants aud citizens vii
. attcnl 4 tcvec. Tomorrow the General leave
| fnr At1a{lntaU uni The nrOvjnces OF Dcura1