American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17
TOUR OF WORLD IN
EIGHTY DAYS.

CHAPTER XIv.-Coxr1SuEp.

CHAPTER NIN.-CoNTISuEp.
Without poetic application. it i
sufficient to say that Mrs Aouda, tn,
widow of the Raia of Bundelcund. wa
charming woman in the entire Euro
Pean acceptation of the phrase. Sh,
spoke English with great purity, ant
the guide had not exaggerated i'll as
serting that this young farsee woman
had been transformed by education.
Meanwhile the train was about tC
leave Allahabad. The Parsee was
waiting. Mr. Fogg paid him the com
pcnsation agreed upon without exceed
ing it farthing. This astonished Pas.
separtout Little, who knew everything
that his master owed to the devotion
of the guide. The Parscc, in fact, had
riskcd his life voluntarily in the affair
at Pilaii; and if. later. the Hindoos
should learn it, he would hardly escape
their vengeance. '..-.
The question of Kiouni also remained.
What would be done with an, elephant
bought so dearly? -, 7-s
But Ph:leas Fogg had already taken a
resolution upon this point.
''Parsee," he said to the guide. ''you
have been serviceable and devoted. !
haze paid for your service, but not for
your devotion. Do you wish this ele-
plant? 1t is yours
The eyes OF the guide sparkled.
. 'Your honor is giving me afortunen'
he cried.
Accept. guide" replied Mr. Fogg,
sa"and i will be yet your debtor"
"Goodr' cried Passepartout. Take
him. friendi Kiouni is brave and
courageous animal" . -
And going to the brayeAe gave him
some Jumps of sugar, saying:
." Here, KioCni, here, herer'
The elephant uttered some grunts of
satisfaction. Then taking Passcpartout
by the waist, and encircling him with
his trunk, he raised him as high as his
head .Passepartout, not at all fright
ened, caressed the animal, who re-
placed him gently on the ground, and
to the shaking of the honest Kiouni' s
trunk there answered a vigorous shak-
ing of the good fellows hand
A few moments after, PhileaS FOgg,
Sir Francis Cromarty and Passepartout,
seated in a comfortable car, the best seat
in which Mrs Aouda occupied, were
running at full speed towards Benares.
Eighty miles ut the most separate this
fleoe from Allahabad, and they were
passed over IN two hours.
T During this passage the Young woman
completely revived; the drowsy fumes
of the hang" disappeared. What was
her aston;shment to find herself on this
railway, in this compartment, clothed
In European habiliments, in the midst
of travellers entirely unknown to her.
At first her companions gave her the
greatest care, and revived her with a
few drops of liquor. then the Brigadier-
General told the story He dwelt upon
the devotion of Phileas Fogg, who had
not hesitated to stake his life to save
her, and upon the denouement of the
adventure, due to the bold Imagination
of Passeparfout- -
MIR. Fogg let him go on without say
saying word Passepartout, quite
ashamed, repeated that lit was not
worth while"
Mrs. .Aouda thanked her deliverers
profusely. by her tears more than by
her words. Her beautiful eyes, rather
than her lips, were the interpreters of
her gratitude. Then, her thoughts
carrying her back to the scenes of the
suffice, seeing again the Indian country
where SO many dangers still awaited
her. she shuddered with terror
Phileas Fogg understood what was
passing in Mrs -Aopda's mind, and. to
reassure her, offered. very coolly. to
take her to Hong Kong. where she
might remain until this affair had died
out $3.50. .--s>
Mrs. Aouda accepted the offer. CRATE
fully. At Hong Kong there resided
one of her relatives, a Parsee like her
self, and one of the principal merchants
of that city, which is entirely English.
though occupying APPOINT on the Chinese
coast.
At half-past twelve, noon, the train
stopped at the Beuares station. Here
was where Sir Francis Cromarty was
going to stop. The troops which he
was rejoining were camping a few
miles to the north of the CITY. The
Brigadier-General then made his adieus
to fhileas Fogg. wishing him all posi-
BILE success. and expressing the wish
that he would recommence the Jour-
ney in n less original. but more profita-
BILE manner MIR. Fogg pressed lightly
his competitions fingers. The parting
greetings of Mrs. Aouda were more
demonstrative.. She would never for
get what she owed Sir Francis Cromar-
~. As for Passepartout he was hon.
ored with hearty shake of the hand
by the General. Quite affected, he
asked where and when he could be OF
service to him., Then they parted
At seven o clock 0. NJ, Calcutta was
reached. The steamer to leave for
Hong Kong did not weigh anchor until
noon. Phileas Fogg had then five hours
before him.
according 70 his journal, this gentle
man should arrive in the capital of In
dia, October %, twenty-three days after
leaving London, and he arrived there
on tho stipulated day. He was neither
behind nor ahead of time. Unfor-
tunately, the two days gained by him
between London and Bombay had been
lost, we know how, in this trip across
the Indian Peninsula, but it is to be
supposed that Phileas Fogg did not re-
gret them. TIE
CHAPTER XIV.
RELIEVED OF FEW THOUSAND POUNDS
MORE! III
The train had stopped at the station.
Passepartout first got out of the car,
md was followed by Mr.. Fogg. who
aided his young companion to descend
Phileas Fogg counted on going directly
to the Hong Kong steamer, in order to