The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-24
A Princess OF India.

Among the passengers Oh the last
steamer arriving in San francisco from
Australia was Nine. Aida Zulelka
Wyse, lady OF romantic antecedents,
and history Of whose lineage might
form fruitful subject tor tho novelist
She Is the granddaughter Of a princess
OF Inoia and tho groat-granddaughter
Of one Of the most powerful Rajahs
that tho torrid country OF exclusive
oastes and autocrattc rulers has had In
modern times. At tho request of Mmo.
Wyse, the name Of her great.grand.
father Is withheld, as the family at pre-
sent hold high position In England
This Rajah Is said to have been the pos
SCISSOR Of one Of those fortunes that to
uB seem fabulous, because 80 enormous.
lilo numbered his elephants by hun
dreds, his palaces by tho scores, and
precious stones, with which tho former
rulers Of India were so lavish, no had
III such quantities that even yet ono oi
tho histories treating Of India IN his
time speaks Of his jowcl-cmbroidercu
u
friend Of Lord Clive, whose iron hand
held his y ,untry under tho control o.
Great Britain, and oxactcd allegia zee
to tho English King, and to his friend
ship ho sacrificed his life. The Il ,jal,
had brother whose hostility to the
British was bitter and unrclontlng.
For years no tried to persuade the
Raj jah to array his rotniners againsl
the invader, but IN vain. At last the
brother, who was powerlcss to carry
out his schmes Of vengeance against the
hated friend, determined not only 10
romovs him from his path, but to cx.
terminate all his direct heirs, 80 that
the rank and tho power Of Rljah
might bo his. Ills murdorous plot
partly succeeded. The X 'lah was US
Fascinated In hunting field, and his
family attacked In their home. But
one of tho intended victims oscuDcd.
For some time before tho culminalion
Of tho conspiracy Il British officer had
been enamored Of tho Princess Mtr-
ghenhaye, the young and lovely daugh-
ter Of the r III, but no had never tic.
clared his love. The Princess, it seems.
was not with the rest OF her fnthcrs's
family when they were mnSsacred by
tho morcilcss Thugs, whom religious
fnnatlcism and pride of race ha.l trans.
formed Into demons, and before they
could discover her hiding place, her
English lover had found II and haslcn
cd tohcr, broke the news Of her fathers
fate, declared his love and persuaded
hcr to lily with him. Fleet Arab horses
were procured and they rode to the
nearest cantonmcnt, u distance of 800
miles, In SIX days. Shortly after they
arrived they wcro married by the rcgi-
mental Chaplain. Five years later the
frincess, whose husband had been pro-
noted to Il colonelcy, fell victim to
cholera at Secundcrabad. She was the
last Princess Of tho II jah's family.
She left two sons. One OF them rcnch-
cd the rank of Il mrjor IN the British
army and was killed In action ut L,-
horc while leading Il "forlorn hone"
III tho great Indian mutiny Of lSAS.
Tho other son entered tho East India
Company's navy, became a captain Of
ship, and was drowned In the Hooplv
River while attempting to save the hio
OF an tflcer OF the marines. Mime.
Aida Znlcika Wyse Is tho daughter of
the last mentioned otllccr and the last
survivor of the Rujah's. She isa petite
dcmi-blonde, with grey eyes that have
f"r-away look, has soft, light-brown
hair and sad, sweet face. Sho was
married In Calcutta. to m English
oflicer, and has now, with her huubund, :,
commenced II tour Of the United States.
She Intends to return to lndin within
two years.