The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-07-24

At the expiration of three days from til
date of the pleasant passengers detectio
we landed in Melbourne, where dut
compelled me to hand him over to th
police; but is no one cared to remain i
that town for the purpose of prosecutin
him, he was summary dealt with. Th
presiding magistrate sentenced him +
six months Imprisonment with har
labor.
Cremation of Sir N. Coomara Swamy
Over a thousand persons, Representing
every class of the inhabitants of Colombo
assembled in the unconsecrated portion O
the Borella Cemetery on Monday, to wit
ness the cremation of the remains of tn
Hon. Sir M. Coomara Swamy, the Tami
representative in the Legislative
Council, who, as we announced in on
last issue, died on Sunday morning, at hi
residence at Colpetty. This was the frs
taken place in the cemetery, which prob
ably accounted for the presence Of many
persons who were merely attracted by
curiosity; and as it may seem somewha
strange that the ceremony which we ar,
aboul to describe should take place with
in few hundred yards of the consecratet
portion of the cemetery, We may explain
that the government agent gave the neces
sary permission on the principle that {
cemetery was for common use, and tha
the portion of it not consecrated could mo-
be denied to any applicants, whatever
their religious faith and whatever theil
funeral rites might be. The necessary
site was, therefore, furnished for the fun
eral pyre Of the deceased Knight and was
indicated by somewhat novel con
struction. Four plantain trees heavily
laden with fruit were placed
in such q position that they formed the
corners of kind of altar composed ol
santialwood. The sides of the altar were
screened with white cloth. and the cover
ings were composed of the same material
native fruits being profusely used to give
it an attractive appearance. Near at hand
was large supply of sandal wood, to be
Il ed after the body had been deposited on
the pyre, and the presence of two tins OF
kerosene. of sever ehatties containing
ghee and other inflammablc material, in
dicated that every precaution had been
taken to reduce the body to ashes as
quickly as possible.
The cortege was announced to leave the
residence of the deceased at seven o'clock
but owing to the roundabout
way the procession took, 1t was consider
ably past eight before it arrived on the
ground. The body, which was in a coffin
by a crimson pail with gold fringe,
was conveyed to the cemetery on hearse
surmounted by a pagada=shaped construc.
tion of white linen, relieved with black,
and studded with large number of min
ature flags, also of white linen. As the
hearse was slowly drawn by its two horses
coalies placed long strips of cloth in
front of it, so that all the way from
Colpetty to Borella the horses feet rarely
touched the surface of the road. Behind
the hearse was q string Of nearly o hun
dred carriages, among the occupants of
which were Captain Nevil Hayne, A. D.
c., representing II. F. the governor, Chief
Justice Phear, Mr.. JUSTICE Stewart and
many other prominent citizens, together
with an influential representation of other
classes of the community.
g When the pyre was reached the hearse
was drawn round 1t three times, and the
coffin was then borne from the hearse to
the pyre by Chief-Justice Phcar, Mr.. JUS
lice Stewart, the Hon. Mr.. Vane and the
Hon, J. Van Langenherg. Then began
what was anything but an edifying sight,
or one calculated to add to the solemnity
women, began to pile over the coffin huge
logs of sandal wood, and seemed to re-
gard the labor as one of a most ordinary
character, for they chatted and shouted
and pushed to and fro Just as if they were
unloading boat in the harbOr. Log upon
log was piled upon the coffin, until at last
it was altogether concealed from view,
and then two tins ofkerosene were poured
over the pile, while caniphor and other
that haye Q pleasant pdor
when burnt were literally employed, to-
gether with the ghee in the chatties al
ready mentioned . .flrf
Al last when the patience of the Euro
peans, exposed many Of them for nearly
Two hours to the heat of the sun, was
nearly exhausted, the Coolies who had so
piled on the scandlewood
were told TO desist from their work. BY
this time the pile over the coffin had reach
ed the canopy, some of the timber consis-
ting of wood that had apparently at one
lime formed the pillars of q dwelling
house, and that took two men to carry.
Then Mr.. Tamblah, who took an active
part in directing the operations, requested
the crowd to retire for few yards. This
was willingly acceded to, and two
natives who were attired as Coolies, but
who, we were told, were PRIESTS" blew a
wall for a few moments on
As they did so, the pyre
was fired by means Of a torch, and in
second or two was a mass of flames, the
heat from which was uncomfortable. Most
Of the Europeans present having seen this
much of the ceremony, at once departed,
but large numbers Of natives, we are in
formed, remained until the pyre was moth
ing but heap of ashes. These ashes, we
will be carefully collected, and,
after some ceremony, scattered either in
The sea or in the river-Oeyloa Times.
Why Eve Did Not Keep a Hired Girl.
A lady writer in one of our exchanges
furnishes some of the reasons why
Eve did not keep hired girl. She says:
There has been great deal said about
the faults of women, and why they need
so much waiting on. Some one, Ia man
Of courscl, has the presumption to ask
why, when Eve was manufactured of a
spare rib, servant was not made at the
same time to wait upon her." She didn't
need my. A bright writer has said that
Adam never came whining to Eve with u
ragged stocking 10 be darAed, buttons to
be sewed on, gloves to be- meHded, right
way-quick-now" because he never