Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-06

day evening. November y lNNj. two daS
and two nights from Bombay. with ScarrrlN
more than two hours waiting all the way.
4 guide from the Laurie House met Us at
the depot, and soOn ". were whlrlng away
through a choking. binding dust But
when We reached our hotel, with its large.
cool rooms, beautituIIS furnished. lis bath
TOOnS, with plenty of soap and water. its
wide, clean white beds. It seemed aS though
We had found a paradise. Here was quiet
rest for two nights. We were al, early on
Monday morning. and from that till late
Tuesday evening We did not 'u>e a minute.
We visited the lay by sunrise. by sunset.
by midday, by gas light, ami between
times.
Spent one afternoon at The Fort. ." one
forenoon at the tomb of 'Itmad-ud Dalah, +"
and drove To SIkundra, iIve miles distant, to
visit "Akbar's" tomb. At The Fort" we
saw the supposed gates OF LUrnnauth,
which reminded Us of Wilke Collins
"MOonstOne." As to anything else We saw
there we will not attempt description
Head Bayard Taylor 1t cannot be told:
you must see it. The Tai is indeed "a
poem in marble" We stood and gazcd and
looked and looked again. Its beauty grew
upon us II seemed a real fairy land But
the fairies took another form when they
beSieged us in the hot dusty streets with
their mo,ftls OF the Tai, their Beuares and
Cashmere vases, and their prerlou,
stones. We left Agra by the evening
train November 10th. The temperature
fell rapidly and we sometimes suffered with
the cold. We were unable to secure more
than sitting room, so we could not slspp
We passed near Lucknow, through Gavin
pore and within couple miles of Benare,
' cry early in the morning we changed cars
at Allahabad. There is an immense depot
with a crowd of peOple'and noise e,ual to
New York. We began to notice quite a
difference in cultivation and in buildings
from weSter, Leila lr,tiIig a rather COM
Portable qua. .cI, 10 uulscitS. We enioyed
the day and had better. night Early on
Thursday morning we reached Calcutta.
Our agent met lis with home mail. the first
in almost two months. We cared for moth
ing else, and soon were domiciled at the Wal
ters hotel, Russell street. The weather was
pleasantly cool and well for us that il was.
for week OF hard work in the way of bus
mess and shopping awaited us. This work
is hard enough at home. where you know
what you want, where 10 get il, and how
much to pay for il: but in strange city.
ignorant OF places and prices, with the din
and confusion found among natives of east
ern countries. it is doubly hard. They will
run after you in the street for quarter of
A mile holding up their wares and calling
10 you through the carriage windows.
They always ask many times what an arti-
,le is worth and what they expect To IT,
,elve. OF course We visited the China
Bazars." The English shops are very
seemed 10 us next thing to the Tai
The china, crockery and glassware of every
description were perfect in manufacture
and in arrangement, But besides the glass
sofas, beds. tables-eyery
bit glass, with canOpieS. bangles. and the
richest cardinal and blue plush upholstery,
Oh. we wanted to spend month there. We
lad the privilege Of sitting on one of the
'ofaS. We ventured to ask the price of
)ue chair; only ten thousand dollars, The
IIindOo raiahs are the only people who Use
such things With the assistance of Mr.. /
sykes, No. | Grants lane, our shopuiug
got on very well: when we were tired As
We were every day. We were sure of cool
Iuiet rest at our hotel. If ever Won 90 10
Ialcutta, put I'D at this hotel: and if YOU
want Itlp, call upon MT. SYKES, agent, he
,ool, quiet WAYS he used in dealing with the
natives will be a good lesson for you.
We did no sight seeing whatever. exrept
u drive to Eden Garden" one evening on
,ur way home. This is blessing TO the
'ity, rightly named. Here thousands of |
,eople are to be found every evening feast !
ng their eyes. resting their bodies and lis /.
enng to very excellent music.
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hurch, the first we had heard since leaving
Iew York. Dr. I. is an Ohio man. and /
5 right glad to meet us.
Some other friends from northern Ohio !
allied upon us at home. You know how it /
eems to meet acquaintance in a strange
,lace Well, il seems a little more so to /
meet them on the other side of the world. |
IN Sunday evening we went to the |
'Lall Bazar Baptist Chapel" where |
Iudson was baptized. The best
,art Of the service was a half |.
lour praise meeting in the yard.
Leaving Calcutta at noon on 18th of No |
ember we spent the afternoon on the rail |
oad, then took a little steamer for an hour. |
laving dinner by the way. We then took |
he train for the night not knowing Just
when we would have TO change. In the .
morning we were lying abed admiring the .
beauty OF the scenery, when there was a .
udden stop, and looking out We found we .
lad reached the end Of the railroad. 1t .
topped off in a sand bank. Then there .
vas Scrambling. and without our boots .
and faces washed We hurried To
he river bank. There in a little native
'Oat we took our ''chUtahazree" of boiled .
ggs. toast and tea. while the .
un peeped over the hill and the
rows cawed at MS. Crossing
he river we took the railroad again for
bout three hours, then another row-boat.
hen the train again until almost room.
This brought us to the Brahmaputra, where
ye took a small steamer called the Fox"
bout three hours ride on this, and break
asst served in the meantime. I'm sure |
vas never so hungry before, and how did
at Fish, outlet, vegetables. rice and csr-