Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-24
A LIFE OF pIElS6s'
HAPPY EXISTENCE or -.
PorsNTAres IN l,,., =. lsp4

Native Royalty Under s,,.,
only husbsar Which H,,..
a'"h h"isr-Hotbsds Of ~.
Peep Behind the Scene. 'ss-l
or the dusky crowned ha..
the lie OF Hindostan kirs " As WI
happiest. They have literal,v Queer ID
burdens, either political or a. 10 ca,s !,
'ong as they content tbems.,. neatic I'D !
m m OF viciouspess, thew =. s''a sAsm
to regale their sensuous aprs,; 5 - psraAI
species OF sensual pleasure NJ. wlta wn
IN India Is essentially a pa,sa - sngliAn
Indian political agent is eenss.s a one
officer who has earned for h; , milan
aenc a's OF the government without q. 'as oai
ing run aay serious risk to eithss , =, eve hs
he Is invariably a very s.tr ,1 no crlIa
Variabiy enters into diplomscv Dd,t
with a large and shabbily -. p0r ~
but always leaves the serv;.. ayea faulb
I Tanse fortune and a considerable y. y
England. Sometimes the politics. lI 80. s'ss
Inc native sovereign do moi NJ. aseuta
Then trouble ensues, and ths "a; ~ sniss5
king or princeling goes to thu w.n ,naepsada
Briefly stated, the politic., ~
pected to do but two things a.. .ssnt q
keep the evil passions Of the kins !. 10y
court ne Is accredited. from stirrin, !, NJ
ana embarking in any hostils y 1ia
against the English; and the ssco.. slsssFa
accumulate wealth and be civil = y M,nsh
pean visitors Of good standing ~ kuH
THE IDLE LUXURY
LUIS, men, Is the only buebear th,, !,
.ne indian ruler. Otherwise IL i -. ~ mum
independent monarch in tha .a',s We NOD
true that he cannot wage w., u
treaties urea. nor enter into political ,s,. naI
with foreign powers, but the indi., n y
today has generally no inclinat;or J. lug
arduous undertakings. He bas .o,, ~ Rsi
forts and canons and improved ,ss, ssa 10
these are merely appendages Of ,oT,,. s ~
would he dangerous to him o.l. .aa! w
army is kept under control by his .l IT, y Y
English, who have a military c,n,0s'. -
conveniently near his capital Som .asa
there are military outbreaks no,.h,a ',uas
state OF Haiderabad, whose nizsu =, ~
pay one or two regiments Of Ar,h .' Nv
which frequently mutiny. The m, Is'sil
OF Gwallor is Individually the most d,Dr,,'. y.
OF these sovereign allies He IA a ma. !.
military instincts, and has an army h is.s i
that could in an emergency show 4 49,. !,
5oo,oOO men. After the Franco pruss;,1 I'm, ~ =
his royal highness reorganized bis srmr NJ.
the German system, completely diys,d;s Il.
that OF the French, which had befor. ~
his model, and so far did he carry ii, ~
tempt that he deprived some balf t,ss,
French officers of the positions thew bsH !,
his service, on the ground that . n..,s
which met with such terrible defeat II !,
short a space of time could not produce rad
soldiers. s'@
Inc early life OF native king Is not mar.
haps, the very best school in the world !.
foster the noble qualities that NAV h i,
herlted i'll mans character. The repsDaa
hotbed of intrigue. 1t is the part Of 4.
palace which is set aside for women. and .
there are few hundred Of these royal viva
each of them perhaps with one or more am,
and each Of them desperately anxious for hi
welfare. there is no doubt that the beir 10
parent runs more risk Of being strangld o.
accidentally sat upon when cooling in BIZ
cradle than children of meaner origin. When
he grows into manhood his father, who's
regular course Of immoralities makes him
debilitated creature when other men Of Bis
age are just entering into the enjoyment d
life, is jealous of him, and often as net tries
to get rid of his eldest born by murder and
as often as not succeeds, for there is hardly
a throne occupied by the original heir %
parent.
SPECIMEN INDIAN KINGS
1t has been my good fortune to have seq
several of these gentlemen, both in The spsn-
dor Of durbar and in private. In public they
are imposing. Their gorgeous dress, thsf
diamonds and their precious stones heapedh
the most negligent profusion upon their per-
SONS, make them most striking and impressive
figures Diamonds stud their sword bits;
they wear diamond Wristbands diamond
aigrettes, diamond necklaces, diamond sphn-
killed. shoes. Indeed, an Indian king in his
full regalia is the king of the childish inngE
nation. But divest an Indian king OF hbo'
namentation and seek him in the privacy q
his own apartments and you will find
meager man with a little white cloth about
his loins, literally smeared with grease, and
obsequiously waited upon by women who's
beautiful but scantily draped figures are f0'
grace of motion unequaled in the world.
Singular as it may appear that women
whose life is but an immoral slavery, should
exercise so powerful an influence over TIES
men, it is from tue harem that emanatesm@
of the mischief done in India Squatted upon
a pile of luxurious carpets, with bis hn.
hullah tube in his mouth, much bejeweledahi
diamond crusted, with women playing VIII
his hair or tickling his royal feet servlnsDn
with sweet sherbets and singing tohmasi'
ious songs, accompanied with the dance SUI
rounded with gossip and fattery, this SEQ
of former powerful rulers passes the no0noa
heats in the underground apartmen&-'a
Francisco Chronicle.