Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-18
A HOME IN INDIA.
WHARF Comfort, as We U"dersta"" ~ -
Comparatively unkaow".


Comparatively unkaow".
A mud-poyea court open TO the sky
.--that glorious sun-illuminea SKY Oh
India. that gives poetry to every thng;
h,t enclosed with walls and surrounded
by a sort Of arcade or verahaa "''n'h
IL three or four mountaineering the
,o,so trousers of the Mussulman woman
and colored sarces like the INDUS
and several young girls. Ihoy were
not handsome. being rather OF the
thick-Iipped Nubian type; but seVern'
If them, rs especially the elder women.
who teaches In the little school. looked
;ntollioent. and they received us with
courtesy and apparent pleasure me
children from outside were not present.
a circumstance for which the eiaer
woman apologized; but she brough.
f,,,v,rl her own children to be
examined. and they acquitted them
selves with credit. reading fiucntiy rom
IN Indian primer. and answering all tho
questions my friend put to them.
This family. poor as their surround
inrs seemed to be, enjoys moderate
prosperity. Comfort, rs we understand
il. is unknown in Indinn homes.
Our next visit was to Hindu
family of the poorer class. Our scram-
bic over rubbish heaps and drains
recommended aid landed us at the
foot of break-neck flight OF stairs.
which, when we had assembled, we came
II.
upon the funniest little corner OF the
world in which it has ever been my lot
to find myself. 1t was part OF house.
but what part of ii was, one found 1t
difficult to make out. To me 1t seemed
like a balcony or ledge hung on the
side of the house. On one side guarded
by high parapet, it was open to the
| .ky, and looked down on large bare
| court, while on the other side was
range of untidy-looking cupboards and
cells.
| In this curious nest little flock OF
women, young and old with few chill
tiren were gathered together. They
| .cceived us with the utmost courtesy
(a grace that never deserts the Hindu
ut honey set for us the wicker stools
that are kept for visitors. and, DRAWN 9
their sarces about them, squatted
round us after their fashion. One and
| another in the meantime. were pour
ing out little CALCULATIONS of welcome,
which my friend, who is fluent
| speaker of Hindustani. answered smil-
ingly. Presently there came out from
i small enclosure, which was more like
4 bathing machine than any thing else
can think of, young and very pretty
woman. with small baby in her arms.
The little creature who appeared to be
the latest arrival in the crowded nest,
VAS handed round, kissed. praised and
commented upon. while the young
another stood by smiling Learned upon
inquiry she was eighteen years of age
) tud that this was her fourth child.
The baby having received the fitting
amount of attention, bright it'll,
.ill, with EYES as brilliant as stars. wa'
brought forward to read her lesson
She was only seven years old, and hel
) readiness. intelligence and pretty. win
some manner made her one of tn,
most bewitching little creatures evel
lcheld, while l must say that no En-
slish child Of her years could have sur
passed her in knowledge. Other it'll,
ones. who We're not so brilliant, fol
lowed, and then the women took the
urn, spelling out the Indian prime
patiently Quiper.