Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-31

A HlNDoo SHRINE "A few niles Ct Tia
road co#n the open and well cultivated valley
Of tho Natbada. 10 Ccotrsl India. is mighty
f:Ver' psnt up toto third Of lis width, AID for
Two les o'liug aIorg between two sheer walls
OF pure White marble. tuadred feet in heisht;
VIII rere AID there seam of dalk green tr
oil OK VoloaUc rcck, Hh,h eohstc.s the purify
El me marble Ike setting tf lot. What must
DC .io charm, 10 dusty O:isrtal j. md. OF the
oooiEcss aad qalet OF those pure I'D rocks, and
OF In, inc deep, blue, pslucid water.
Inc eye says the traveller, never wesries
OF tie iohnlso variety of eff,c,s produced by
the broken and rttl :c:ed sunlight now elancipp
from plnntcc of snow white marble reared
against the deep blue Of tho sky, es from a
point OF silver, touching here and there with
blight lights. the promnencos of she middle
nights, and again losing itself in the soft blush
grsy5 OF their receFsas. Still lover down the
basis OF the cliffs arc almost lost 10 the hez,
sosdoWS. SO that it is hard to tell at what point
inc rocks hsvs melted into the water, from
Whnse depths the same lights. in Inverse order,
are reflected o. clear es above, but broken into
Thousand aEi?crl7g trG2mcnts in tho WhiIl Ct
tho pool.
'' ueSuulci H!'o1 Is l0lcSt0J with GCcS,
"n'ca; IL disturbed. many travellers have fCuad
very dangerous; and indeed, on GOO rcolsou
tney stuog IN luruiCr to death. Tho Ms,bl,
i'ocks' ike almos. every o'ioct Of great natural
pcau'y' nave bIeG s!rc;ified BY tho Bfahmias,
anu Aaoyoi the ojnmoIest .actds transported
hlLher. Across The c1ssr, the monkey legends
oil banuMan ea2cd oa their way to Ceylon tho
cd!osilSl elephant OF ln&ia left iiS mighty foot
n SpE rrnt-
S'yl crown Tho right bark Of tho cliff, and he
the river edge is !avosite CHAT for tho launch.
Ing OF tho bodies OF devcus IIinlus into tho
water OF Mother Nsrbsda, which arc CONSEQUENT.
~ polluted By ghoul like turtles, mopstrous
tl'hcs, and repul,ivo ctcc)dcs, that futten On
the ghss:ly provcIdcr thus provided far .hem.
"A MAN CLOTHED IN MoNtY.-Tho Paris
E'ho du NoId relates tha. man VAS arrested
recently OF llfiunin on chsrso Of bissmy,
anu that his appearance wcs one Of extreme
dcs'Ilu'lOu. SomelLiag there WAS, however.
IN his manner which stIr: otod the MOTTO, of tho
POLICEMEN charged with Lis warlslip, and TO-
ductd them, contrary to what seems to be their
usual custom. to searcl tho supposed berrsr, On
stripping him Of his ouIer Coverings of mrs
the man was found 10 DO literally clothed in
money. bis apparel bciGg loaded in all direc.
WIN colos, mostly piooos oil - lrarc. Thew
mad been sewn up in rags at lime dating tack
10 70 several os,s many years, and wcro by long
dlsuso covered by sort Of mould which made
them at first appear to b. c)ppsr coins. The
pposssssor of this walking treasury was lifiy
hV5 yeas OF age. and described hims,lf as
d iarm llborer, with this qualiGoatioo, that
when he cOu'd not got farm work to do
no occasionally indulgcd in bcgsing. IIs
lu5hh1d this latter ec,ura,on uDon
principles, OF economy" being desrious. Ms
no sold, not 10 waste his gold pitc,s by chang
loE them Tor silver. As fer bis omission 10
provide Llm with rurss, Tint WIS ac,ouoted
ior IN similar way. lie did MOI SIC tho nrocs,i,
~ Tor 'quandering mouNy upon suci an iavsst.
mcnt.