The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-18

park, uutn the border Of n sacred
lake Of Fihare- The chambers were
lighted by arched windows looking
upon thu gardens and the lake. The
marble boors were inlaid with onyx,
lspis, laSlli and agate.
had bardly finished ms toilet. when
Q digni3ry Of the court. Haribadada.
specialli charged with communications
nonnce@ the visit Of mis- Sovereign.
The Hijah appeared and again shook
my hau4 warmly. and began to tell me
a thortand things, constantly asking
my opt ion. which / found great did.
cuItyh giving him. Then be wished
to shos me the ruins of an old palace
at Che other end of the gardens.
II was q verifable mass Of rocks, peo-
pied olly by great monkeys. At our
approach they began to scamper e
the stones, making horrible grimaccs.
The Rajah laughed madly. and pinched
nv shoulder in testimony of his pleas
ure. When he had had enough Of this
spectacle, he dragged me through the
gardens back to my palace. and left
me, recalling TO me the fact that a
grand tiger hunt would take place the
next day in my honor.
attended this hunt, then,a second. q
third. ten. twenty in rapid succession.
We chased in turn all the animals that
the country produced: the panther. the
bear. the elephant. the antelope the
hippopotamus, the crocodile and half
the beasts in all creation. ! was tired,
to death Of the sport. r
At last the ardor Of the Rajah abated.
and at my earnest entreaty he left me .
little opportunity to work. He con
with presents. He sent me jewels, cost
ly garments and rare curiosities. which
Earibadada presented to me with "a res
spect apparently as profound as if ! had
been the Great Mogul himself. although
in his heart he thoroughly despised me.
And every day a procession Of ser
wants brought me on golden PLACES a
portion of the royal rcpast; each day it
was necessary for me to appear and
take an extreme pleasure in some diver.
son especially gotten mp for me.
When ! was left to myself / worked
or went to see the monkeys, whose so.
ciety pleased me infinitely more thar.
that Of the Rajah. =
One evening. as l returned from Is
walk. / found before the dooro my pail
ace Haribadada, solemn as an owl. wh1
announced to me in mysterious tones
that a gift from his Sovereign awaited
me in my chamber; and he offered his
masters excuses for not having sent il
before.
After these somewhat obscure re-
marks the ambassador bowed and d.
appeared.
Il entered my room and saw. ran z I'd
along the wall. six little girls standi ~
side by side. The Oldest might lie We
been eight and the youngest six. At
FIRST / could not understand why tn 80
Youngsters had been installed in ny.
house: then | OWNED the delicate att ~
ton Of the Prince. it was q harenl thae
be had presented me.
l felt inclined to burst into lat>giteF}
ut the sight of these midge!sg ssho'
gazed ut me with their large gray egeA'
1 did not know what to say to them. =
wanted to send them back, but on, c.!
not return a SOvereign's gift. 1InuG9
keep them and find y place in -
home for this troop Of children. Fn4E
" l said to the oldest:
what is your name. my child?"
She replied: .'Chali."
She had the air of a little moslac.
raised her in my arms and kiss,d h
Then. seating myself i'm Indian flshi0S
/ motioned to the others to rang, the
selves around me. and began toll
them fairy stories.
They listened attentiycly. aud trlu
bled with excitement ut the maItat~
details. When | had fin:shed,J 81
NV servant. and had him bring frls
and candies, of which they eat cue
to make themselves sick. Then L.
trusted them to his care. directir & IN
to see that they were made cpatf b.
bic.
For eight days I found . real s.
ure in playing the papa to thrsS lie
puppets. We played hide and k.
puss in the corner and blindman II.
which threw them into tran4sQ Of
happiness. My palace was turn edJo
n sort of nursery.
Chali was my favorite. We Ws.pdeeed
together among the ruins Of odd
palace; we rowed together az fthe
lake. and when ! was at w she
would sit for hours gazing 18th
her great dreamy eyes. She vas BEN
tie, timid little thing, and 10
love her as il she had been bwn
child.
The Rajah still continued wish
gifts upon me.
One day he sent me a cuG oh
icct which excited in Chali thr E..est
admiration. 1t was simply made
Of shells. one of those papet bs cov-
cred with little shells stutx n the
tops and sides. Here it cost
| perhaps a shilling. but therSs calue
was inestimable. 1t was drt.M : the
first that had ever found its into
the kingdom.
Iplaced it upon a table ~ eft it
there. smiling ut the imporSee given
this miserable little object e
Blu; Chali could not take rs IS of
It nor cease to admire It. = kept
asking me: xviii YOU let mo h it?'
And when / authorised Aegb :. she
raised the cover and shrt Fth the
greatest care. She caress& gently
with her slender fingers. aotned TO
| feel at this contact. 3 hH Is joy
which penetrated her vcryteo
At las. my work was fiAs and il
was necessary for me to dr. was
a long time in making Yhnd. re-
tanned rs l was by my lou by little
friend. Finally. howeveIS1 To 2 Z.
The Raiah, in despair, II ri new
hunts and new gladistdf bmhass;
but after two weeks ofs amuse-
ments / declared that remain
- -~ ~ L. L.