The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07

Point Was In ot00f nays n9iy
place Of the Hindoos. Here was .
temple and il vas also believed that
il those who sinued made = pilgrim
age to the rocks there would be -x-
piation or regeneration Of soul Tue
Portuguese who came to India were
breakers If images, who bel eyed
that the religion OF Christ was beet
served By the destruction Of the pa
gan temples. Among the temples
which we're subjected to their pious
teal was one on Malabsr Point
There are only the ruins remaining.
aud masses Of rock, bearing
curious inscriptions. lie On ihs hili-
SIDE. Maiubar Poiut is en- edge OF
the island VI Bomusy jut,ing u ut,
the ladian Ocean. Where the bud
overIouk- The waters it is leo feet
high. Tois of The rock bias
been Rescued from toe sea aud Storm
aud decorated win trees aud shruo
berry tue mango aud The palm Ger
looking The sea 10 q tatsery Win B
large guns, shining and black. look
lug IA upon the vcsaE aud Keeping
watch cves the Empire Of England
L. is difficult 10 describe u residence
Ike the GJvrrnmeuI House gu NJ al
AGAR Point. Architecture Is simply
q battle with The sun. The house Is
a group of houses. Asyou dive 10
the grounds, through ssoue gates that
remind you of the porter's lodges at
suine stately EuglIsb maDsions, you
pass through an areDue vi mango
trees, past teds If flowers throwing
Out their delicate fragrance on The
warm morning air. You C NE 10 a
one stvrled house, surrounded WIZ
spacious velandas. Tncie Is "a vide
state entrance, covered with re- d cioLD.
A guard Is at ,be foo,, a native guard
wearing The English scarlet. on bis
shoulders Tie humber indicating bis
regiment. You pass up the %stairs,
u nue II servaats on eiIHer side. T0e
servants are all Mohammadaus.
They veal long scarlet gowns with
bI,e turbars gu the breast is u
belt with III imperial crown for aa
e%sculcheon. They salute you with
The grave, submissive grace Of the
East, touching the forehead sod bend
iug low the head, ia token OF vel
come and du.y. You enter d ball
aud pace between two rooms-large,
high aud oecoi ated WIKI blue aid
wine. and look out upon the gardeus
below, The seas bes aud the ION
-rs OF Bombay 00e If he rooms is
The State dihiug 70 IA large enough
10 dine 80 people. Toe other is the
Slate ara y Ing Tom. This house Is
uuiy Used for Ceremonies, meals
and receptions.
You pass ioI 100 PAGES undtr a
covered Way over a palb made OF ce-
m-ut aud stone, through apser beds
aud palm trees and Come 10 another
house. Here are the principal he'd
rooms and private chambers This
IS also one story high aud ruas doe D
20 the sea, 80 that You can staud 90
u balcony and throw a biscuit iulo
The white sur! as it combs the shore
These are the apartments assigned
~ General Grant aud his wife There
are ORA wing rooms, cbaDbers-ibr
ais high, the floors covered win
rugs and cool mating. As you pass
Ia servants, wDo are sitting ~croucbed
around gu The A,urr, riseup aud beud
their head. YOU Hote d lhtle group
ut shoes at The door aud learn thaI Ia
The East, custrm requires thus. ~
service To unsllpper themselves before
enteriDg The house OF a master
Aoother buudred PAGES and YOU
come To another house, with wid.
verandas, some hat larger iheo the
General's These are The guest
chambers and here a part of oar par
" reside. Stili further on il auoth
.r house, and here lbe writer ii IDS d
hume, and as he sits at The table wri-
| tiog these liues be looks Gus # the
| upen door, shaded by u pain tree,
aud sees the white surf as it break
over the rocks and hears lis drossy,
moaning, uuendlug roar.
l lock out OF the giud3w aud see
a large flag sinf ai'h u stone base
From his staff the flag Of Z glaud
| hOals when the Governor il hsme
/ Ny bouse is 3 series of rooms afcbed
over wiz high walls Tue cbamher
in which | write Is G comfortable
working room, with many Windows
aud easy chairs. TIE room %aojoiu-
Ing is a b~ed-chamber. o her rvoms
complete The suite, AID from my
chamber window | can look out un
the sea, On The embrssured gus and
watch the coming and going If the
udes. You note that The builders OF
This house had only vDe idea-to
light The snn. IL is now the coidest
~I0ter weather, remarkable cool for
Bombay. Every window aud every
door is open, and even my summer
garments are warm. aud, when wea
ry with the heat, | throw DOWN Ii,
pen and walk out under the palm
trees aud look at the surf aud woo
NE bre, Zes hat come owe the seas
FROM Persis, aud throw myself upon
he lounge aud dip into one of the
books piled abuuI-bouks about To-
dian history, religion, caste-shieb
! have found in the libray aud ia
which ] am trying 10 know something
Of this ancien, and most wonderful
land.
SO far as beauty is concerned
beauty Of an Indian character, vi b
AZ much comfort as is possible 10
Notwithstanding could be mure
attractive than our home on Maiabar
Point. We are the guests of the
Governor, and the honors of his house
are done by Captain Firth and Cap
tain Radclif, OF the army. two ac-
complisned young officers, the last
representatives of the last type of the
Eoglish soldier and gentleman. We
take our meals in the State dining
room, and when dinner is oyer we
stroll over to the Generals bgnga-
low and sit with him on the veran-
dab looking u on the ses-sit late
into the night, talking about India,
and home, and all the strange pbas-
es Of this civilization. Mrs. Grant
seems to enjoy every moment of the
visit, more especially as we are TO