New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-10
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Ajmofe, the last hating stage on tla re,nrn ,o.e
10 bombay u was SONS consolation to kno,, a.,
OAK bungalow, whore wo were tO stay wa. ,.'.
| over thu way from the station. Thea ~
bungalows are an institution peculiar 10 n eond,,is~
of things that IL rapidly passing away in T,s,'
They are. in their way, identical with tha ,ae''
that arc spnnked over the bleak na1.o'
of the Alps Tho structure is created H., i.'
| Government, who at more freoua,.,
stations place KhansaInah, or caterer. who s,s
plies food at charges subject TO the supervision -
! the district committee. III 0ut-of-the.wav NJ
the Oak Bungalow il simply shed as comfortlss'
as any in Alpine passes IL had not hitherto com.
in our way to step at Oak Bungalow. and hearin.
that there was an exceptionally good one at Amor.
we decided TO go there. The room into which ~.
were shown was plain but sufficiently comfor,ah,.
for travellers rest The lofty walls were reoennv
whitewashed there was spacious hs,b
room, and the bedroom was furnished with a ~.
chairs q table. and a small truckle hod
in the corner. There were neither sheets. blankets
nor guilt on the bed but the man who had d,san-
peared, after showing us INTO the room. had doubt.
less gone II search Of them.
After waiting a reasonable time / went TO burrv
him up and made the pleasing discovery ,bs.
sheets. blankets and C0unterpanes do not enter
into the domestic economy of Oak Bun0alow
We had omitted in packing up for our journey to
put in feather bed "a blanket or two, and chango
of sheets. and the prospect for the night was not
attractive II was varied by the appearance on thu
scene of a bosterOus Briton, q fellow Ioly.
err who. hearing of our dilemma, liter.
ally broke into the room, dragging nj,
bed-clbthes with him. and insisting upon
accepting the loan. | weakly protested but no
stormed So declaring in typhoOnc manner that he
" could not lie in his bed and know that lady yss
without sheets" that there was no help for H.
The matter settled by his INSTANCE he loft biz
bedclothes and disappeared down the passage like
gale of wind blowing itself out TO the southwark
Amjero is not one Of the show places Of India lying
ont of the hurly burly of trade and having moth
ing well advertised in the way of tombs or ten.
pies But il il. in It's quiet way a sngulary inter.
eoting oxempar of native life. Moreover ii has ii,
IIndoo temple and It's Noslom mosque both Of hoa,
antiquity. Tho tempo Is known 10 The Ilnloos "a
Arai-din ka jhopra, which. beng translated. mean,
" the work OF two days aud half" Tho STORY ia
that tho king, ono Of the old R1jahs N
Raputana. projecting journey 10 his residence on
n hill overlooking the town, gave orders for Tho
II aiding ~ n temple mentioning by the way that
ho would be back 0n the third day and that ho u.
pcntod 10 find tho work oompleo. llo wont on
feiufnod ~ aiIly hOufa. and the temple wm teniy
for service. This fact. Birnng' In itgolf bNcom's
even more amazing reflected upon among the rum
al tho tompo. aud taking noto of tho onOfm0us Ia
Dor that must have been expended on its constrne.
ton. There romaln now only the brick wall aud
The roof. supported by rod sandstone pil,f-. Thee
are osqusitey and enbDratoly carved. Some recent
excavations accidentally conducted, nyobrought
to hight number If slabs NJ sl0us
covered with Inscriptions which, ~ far ~ could
,,,,t a, r..
tempted 10 dcophor IN the main street stand,
tho f1Osque, IN much better preservation aud ia
daily hBn by the faithful who form considerable
proportion Of thg population Of Aimcrc. Tho
gul Empire. by Kbaja Nynd. The frat missionary ~
the heat en lIindoo Of Almere Wo bnye visited
many musdpos In India without lot OF hibdfanco.
aud were ialon nbnck whom, on propoHing to ontr
tliA building, Musmlman, with tcrociour beard
aud imaginary soimtar ~ his hand. waved NJ
back.
Tho fortress Of Zoraghur. whittier the Rajah went
pondmg the building Of tho ilindoo iem'
prni,ed hottlsmonts lacking down npon Ibs civ
betcl-nut man rccned IN "A chair while the barber
aproned and towelled, lowered about hIE. The
Two squat down face 10 face aud knee to knee aud
thus ~ the shaving accomplished Tho barber "
ono Of the luXnres Oi European residence on travel
ia India. He IS innumcrabl2 and ubiquitous On
arrival at station after m all-night jour ,cY he IL
sure To be waiting and will enter the carnage aud
shave you without troubling you to novel from your
scat. AT he hotels lac knocks tiInidly at the door
the consumption Of chOta haZrce viii patiently
wait halt an hour or an hour and thankfully takes
his tlrecpence, conscious that it IS eight times
much - . would get from Il native, whilst SahlD
Is not exgcant IN the matter of nOstrIls and ears,
and would even be angry if be lald waste square
inch OF 80 on the CROWN OF his head
IL was curious, we StTOlled about, to ind the
dogs barking at u.s. One suddenly coming upon US
would stand and gaze for a moment, maryclng at
the strange tang and then first observing thepm-
caution of siding out of the way, begin to bark
Others coming out to what the matter and
being equally disturbed in their mind. took up tho
cry tall matters began TO grow exciting. We cams
upon a shoemaker sitting full in the sun by the
dusty roadside with the fOrlOrnest agglomeratlon
Df wrecked boots and shoes eyer seen OF dust
heap lie was gazing upon the InOuidy mass ~
eless uppers aud eaTthquak erent sOes, picture
If des ondency. A possible customer coming
mated speech appeared TO be demonstrating thai,
hOugh eCCen rio IN appearance these werC the
Kind oil shoes which, with JudIciouS lnending, Nere
10 carry man on to fortune. Boot
making aud boot monding, poor trade goueray
throughout India. IS bnsker IN AN &c, Wh-IO ths
leu are much more given to wearing them than Is
he rulo Women here as elsewhere invariably 90
Shoes used by native must neoeS.
ary be "A size too largo, since their career IS
CONSTANT alienation of slipping off and shutting
N. No native enteTs room OF Sh0p win ms
Driving ont to the gardens wa came upon
gang of road-makors. Ike process Of intending
Don't six feet wide is formed IN
he centre with a mixture Of hard clay anl gravel
hen n is Lowell il is beaten down ana makes an ad'
nirable road ror light traffic. The outer edges get
yhttoytr may he left. A gang Of ten men were
,cating the road with ranimors. they stood IN
louble limo FIVE facing five, one line retiring ana
lac other advancing As they moved they ohanted
N unlck time % refrain which phonehcallY rem
cr,d reads Sydly hum. Sydy-hnnl, the ram;
1rr, beng brought down altogether at the hum
Women Lfoupht ia baskets carried on their heads
ho road material, which they lung down as u vas
,nuted one woman, dong her iull share uudel
he lot suu. carried lnety yoat-0d boy on
Irr hin This Is marked DISTINCTION
iwcon japan aud India. While IN tho former
ountry babies are always carried on the Dich III
ndin they are Invariably borne aglfdo on the hh
Women work hard M Amofo ! expect hNVngn
oi have taken four ol Thorn 70 max ilo~ Wv.
nkcs Uy the bah bungalow saw a hlo 81 auot.i
hirny YOUNG stla uplf'od hugh un nn tlhn,,,n""
oti. . husiiy rugngoh iu brcklnyinf The dian.
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