, 1880-12-28
difficult trip, arrived hero Chris,mas-1,ay.
They Will rclnRIn for Instructions from
Washington.
AN INDIAN DATI1SlIED.A.
Tho story Of II Grent 1Iogul Empress.
"tnrhstans ~ inttta." ..

Tho story Of Grent nfOEUl Ehirrcss.
"tnr,stans ~ India"
Moor Mat,al wns tho daughter Of Akbnr's
Lord lligl, Treasuror lle mil his wiso were
Usbcgs, whose enrly ltfu lln.l bcett passed
n,nid Tho hnr,ls,,tps and l,crls OF Central
Asia. III tho winter Of 1870 tho Lord 'rrens-
urcrts wffo MID daughter Visited Akbar's
principal wife. Afl!arul Nissa, "tlio sun Of
woncn," as sllo was theM cal!cd, who Ind
been horn fl tho Wilderness during her
',arcnts' Journey 10 fn,lia, was nj that time III
tho fulI bloom Of girllsl, beauty. happiness,
n,Ml prosperity.
Sho WIS clothed In gltstening Ra,lze aini
sasin tlancing tho statlcc Of her nnt!vo faiMf,
and singing the songs OF Dalkh for tho s,,luse-
iMGit 1T the Queen. Noar Ala!Ial's
bcauty WIS not tho nero s,lrface beauty OF
form atd color, of which men tire In n week;
itwas moro Gtliorrnl attraction. You hardly
krcw i1 her whether ,yoi! admired botly Or
whist,' walk more FREQ and indepGntient
tlinn most Wonletl-a wnlk ncqulrGtt from lHr
mother, nild rArc A,nnnE tho sim filling steps0f
sn wSf n ars 49t Y s slrS arS; @ M ist sesrs saS %as
which slopctI will peasirg curves. She hna
snail oynl facc, with regular features. Her
every movement wns Hlstudlcd grace; l,cr
every iook Thought S!!o Ind !ark .' a,!o1Ml,
petcilesl eyebrows. They were hnzcl eyes.
larRu and soft us those of n gazoilG,-cycs
TINT showed every movement nf TIM snstl
within, TINT lighted m brightly wl,e1l she
When slc thought, allt tint flashed aiut kill
died when size wns Angry, which wns rare.
NGur Atnfinl was Gl,EiEeu to young l'er-
sinfl. ShGro Afghan, tll0 Richest lnst ncc0nl-
ne Akbar. The prospect of this match ought
10 have satisfied, one would have Thought,
tc ,nest ambitious girl; butt tlt,l not sntisfy
Nonr Mahnl.. She toyctc'l roynl raiik. and
tho E,reror's son; 1[o besol'eht !,Is father
70 nnnul Moor Mahai's engagement, but tic
Emperor wns too Just to accesle to tho r.
quest. 'Gl,e girls father a!so WIS opposed to
On, deballc'ed, terocIous. md given to sio-
!ynt bursts pf rage, As 10 Sllnro Afgtln'l:
little rccket be of. thc Princes rlyalry, ar Of
tlAa danger that might ensuc, nnl ha would
q prola'se to Jim tint, ho should break Of
tho match. Tho marriage necortttnrty tool;
Ills bride fey yenrs y0l,llger. When OIL tho
Wgtllng.dHy Moor Manl waS flrst seen M ll. ',ll.
only, remark was, "Ilnw lItleous, IS thy
blnck-s1i'n Persian cap. Tho sooner tl1Ou nrt
nttre i! ore eofhy thGo n 9y ntstEe Ie
f'i speeci S'f bioW froS tic IL! a is;S u er 20
jsy9 Il sweetsr 81 i!,aI' raisins," answered tlo
a 9fnrs rss sSss er aTS ;G a H of sem .as1 "sGsne
ere cru ' persee,or ' hs v proye row II to lis sscessfa
rival. Ull Olle OCCASION ht c0lltrlrctt q cOfn-
bnt between Sl,ero Afghan unnr,nrd md n
tiErr. The heroic Persian, though tespcr-
atey Iosa n tbs st1usF|S H. ssW t9 t.
Of the Empuror, an elephant WAS driven to
crush him ns llo pastel In Ills litter wDusld-
Ga. with one stroke of his, sword! tho des-
tined Victim. cut oil tho elephants trnnls.
der him fl Ills bedroom. 1talf Of Ills gssnil-
nnts he disabled; tlle remainder 1letl. ~
avoid further atte1npts on Ills life, lle re-
turned to his ynst estates In 1}cnEol: Je,ni,-
orders to shy Shore Afghan, md this lt,no
ynl0r ayaitett mt:
SIluru Afghan was paying friendly visit
to thu new Governor, md he l>uu but two
ultacke.l. lIo killed sIx men witt. h1s owl,
',antI, tho trencl,erut,s Governor bulng the
first mnn who fell 10 lEs ayengtng. sword.
Sceilg TINT Ito lntst be torn0 down by ntltil-
hs nsnst gtet h is r. assi!a1' l. ssyerX a t"
lO turned Ills fnce towards tho Sill. md tux
Inc so1,o dust In lLs la1n!s, In lieu of water,
tareW It. by way tnI,.tan OYER ~ Iieat p,
entsrc eHoa acS I @ fGSS4e IL sret rts sx "rt ''
lie fell. Ills enonles Ind .srnrcc!y TIC eour'
49, to CONS lear lin until tl'cy saw him III
tile ngonies Of death:
With Indecent l,esto Jehanglro in,n'ctlatteg
" married tic widow Of his Victim, sti!
beautiful md attractive III every respect
With curious Inconsistency. liz, However, re
fused 10 sec. when she arrived at Agra, thu
woman whom lle lln'l 80 artlently l9ye;l n,'t
foul n 1,,trcr. Fur four years She rcn,nnct
IN the zennna, Mennly lauEed.. anl nuyeI
onco visited BY tic Emperor. who was ever
wont to turn away with n shuasler. ut tn!
Sy mSry neEiect, tllo a'!tl'oress DECLARES, %wa'
not i!ieiatel by caprtee. the ratleemug feat
urc III Ills cll.rncter, cruel n'ltl drunken q!
lln WIS, Wns IN nccult love OF truth nntt Jus
tlco." Tho deserted beauty mro her ill.iurt
plutl her tltno III designing nild causing lie
blnyes 10 exeCute tho lnust txHAtsit cWhr01
ttcry. " Slsv showed her arl!stic ntIt Insently
Eentns, not oliiy !, elnbro!t!sres, INT also !,
nte In tito serngl0 who wnltIl he IN tho f1si
Ion H.. Thought Of ntlnrrlng terselt es
slnycs." slle also Displayed tho most perfec
aucncu WIS that she became extremely popr
: lar, md tho .palnco rnnE with "rcnorts q
her Witty sayings, her sweetness. her n1nit
J hliity. her. extraordinary beauty. .ailtl III
mons ot hcr, taste, moreover, met tho oyo q
!, jcllanElre wLloreyer lie tllr,tGtl.
Ono day, therefore, ha resolved to sec hc'
;; liz disclosed his intentions TO no one. n1st
: 10 struck with ,.hcr exnuIslt loyeliness, Is
j chnr.ne<i with her grace antl tact, thnt
.. seeonl love. like NJ. Indian summer, III
! Wl,en he rose to depart. with tcnrs Il, h.
eyes. no begged her forgiveness for Ills lon
!. nnkintlness. anu threw nrnAllt! her meek,
i lleckinca hu wore, containing forty rearl
. each being valued ut Ga,ooo. From Il
/" i.cr SuSr Staiai wns III fuaoycd it @ ,auxt .lay
thnso Of tho fayorLt Sultnna, which, sho neyt
o left. Fol, twenty yours !al'o rlllet! tho Kit
!, md thu kingdom. No important offices I
: Stnte wero given away without l.er co.serl
: no treatips with ,lnrVign States co.,clutlt
without her knowletige. She waa. given T.
very unusual honor 0i bcE,lg called "SlahI
Empress. Money was cnincl In ller l,,,!l
nlh .}eha,glrn snlh "H0ltl hml gninGd
Il gnw yano since 1t boro the name Of Mo-
!. Moor Malml'sabllltlcss soon rendered hor n
0 s0luto In government, tn which, m nll hand
al