New-York tribune., 1886-02-21

| back of the ears. The uose-ring by most
| Hindu women is unknown among them and they
rarely have bangles on their ankles. Nevertheless
| thev prodig amount of jewelry. There
Is always thick band of silver ftting tightly found
the neck and never taken of. A dozen strings of
beads aud of silver coins hang down over the
br asst and in the strong hoops of the same
metal with loose ends fariDg .wldely,-a curiously
ungraceful ornament. Their dress is much more in
the European than in the Indian style. l vas sur
prlsed to find them so approachable. Since | had
left Askot, beyond which Europeans rarely 90,
every girl ! met along the road Instantly dropped
anything that she might lie carrying, and dashed
like n deer into the jungle. And IN all parts of
India, whenever a white man approaches women
leave the path and hide their faces If lose my
way. | never think of asking it Of q woman. |
might frightcn her to death by so doing. and at
least she would never think of replying to the
question But the Tibetan ladies were quite differ
ent They did not take any great share OF the con-
versation bnt they exhibited shyness in word o.
deed They made little Jokes about me among
themselves and they stared with all their eyes.
Phutia morality is generally admitted to stand at II
high level while among the lIindus Of Kumaon it Is
very low indeed. One incident, remember,
savOred of the simplicity of Eden before the Fall.
At Punala an old man came to my chuprasSle aud
asked and obtained permission for his daughter to
accompany us to Garbyan in Byans. where her hus
band was, three days journey without q single
house on the way | knew nothing OF this till
heard her singing in our camp that evening. Com
Ing out OF my tent In great surprise, saw the
coolies bulded about the fire, and little In the
background, in great measure cut of from the light
and warmth, sat this poor girl singing in rather
abOut the fire twangled twO-strin9ed guitar The
coolies were all Punala men, and they treated her
rs kindly as their natural bearishness and Keen
sense of their own superiority would permit.
hardly knew what to do, hut finally sent her q
blanket and pound of sugar The first was fail
lire, she said she quite warm enough-tho
ground frozen and n bitter wind blowing
down from the mountains above But the second
was palpable all Orientas eat sugar from the
cradle to the grave-and she muDched away with
great satisfaction at the small portion OF 1t which
her lOrdly protectors permitted her t. keep. In the
morning she quietly resumed her place at the end Of
our little caravan, wrapped in her sheepskin cloak
furnished with peaked hood, and open in front to
display her numerous necklaces of beads. coins aud
bears claws. Evidently this journey was an ola
story TO her and its hardships easy to bear. ]
did not see her again till some time after we had
reached Garbyan. when she brought me rope OF
mine which she said she had :" found" Now her
husband bad stolen this rOpe-l am sure of it. My
attentions 70 her on the road. though they had evil
IDENTIFY surprised heI had also pleased her, and this
bit of righteous restitution a sign that she was
not ungrateinl. And | have no do Ibt that on her
return her justly indignant husband gave her
sound thrashlng and came the very next night and
stole leg Of mutton that was hanging mp in my
tent. And when he got home, having escaped
bullet which sent in his direction with better in
ter ton than execution let hope that he forgave
his wife. aud that they ate NV mutton wl lth good
appetite aud lived happily ever afterward.