Telegram-herald., 1889-05-26
TRAVELLING IN INDIA.
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says f8lr parcels; Il 30, thea % least -.
coolies, wa0 have Dl0Szea yo-r 1sor sl-l 81
1s4gor - h--1-e u ~ u - taAen o-t or
Ia car aad PIT 20 a x aarri, o. carriage.
Whel goa come - settle VITA them ~ -e-sr
.es VII want ~ BE- paid, ard a. crder Z get
away from Lhs 100 ,t0F I1ey W--- literally
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Ga arriving - yo1r hotel yea are booked
a. the 0fncs aaa shown 70 your room. when
tie same r-sa Tor your baggage . repeated
~ the coolies, oEly tas-r n4Ioer > less- Il
tle t.ne your four bLndles are safely de
posted u your room aud the coo.les h4ye
disappeared Now comes tine for re1ee-
ton and y0a drop into cne nrsE casir you
,Cne %. one of the first objects that a.
tracts your attention = the bed. N0u pro
seed 70 examine II closely and take al IA
ventory FIRST there IS hard mattress,
second, one saeet; and these comprise the
~Aols thing You put II an appearance az
the once aud make inquiries as 10 bedding
and room-oOy. lou are told by the clerk
with one Of hls most bland expressions that
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servants 10 look after your room ouL Ia =
quiet toae, just above whisper, he Will IL
fssna you that a servant Will DC sest 10 your
room, bat You must pay him. By this time
you are II condition 10 say ''yes' 10 any
thing, and you say: "All rigut, send him
Oh
Ine boy p0ts n an appearance and you
try 10 make hln understand your mother
tongue; but IL Is OF no earthly use. II you
chance ~ have little snattering OF French
or German you try them IN succession, also
10 no use. Then by motions and gestures
you make him understand that you wish TO
wash. Water is brought, but you have
neither towel nor soap furnished. But you
NAV have had Al inkling Of what you might
expect, 80 you open your valise and bring
them forth
IL is the samo with your rugs and bed
ding, aud after all are brought 10 light you
motion 10 the boy TO make up your bed and
he does it with alacrity. Your seven-o'r clock
dinner is announced and you proceed 10 the
dining room. After being shown seat
you naturally look around for something 10
eat, or perhaps more particularly for some
one % wait upon you; but no one comes.
w alters are passing and repassing on your
right and left and there you sit with ''cuss-
f=ff
and fast You can not hep it and you are
not 70 blame for wsat YOU can not help
Finally when you think for5earance has
ceased 20 Do virtue, you look about the
room for the head man. as be is called in
India. You beckon him to your side and,
IN tones OF smothered Indignation, say 10
him that you want something 10 eat.
he WI pleasantly say 10 you: 1--WE have
an abundance 10 eat but 90 net furnish
tablewaiters; l will send you one II you
ike, but il VIII be charged in your bill
The servant comes 70 90 your bidding, but
can not understand a word you say. How
/ everthe courses are designated by numerals,
I I. ,, 3, etc, on the men. cards, SO you say
7 bring this or that number. You ask for tea
/ OF coffee and are Informed that neither IS
/ furnished Gt dinner. Al the same time you
hear the report occasioned by the opening Of
wine, beer and champagne bottles, which,
/ by the way, Is quite suggestive TO One-that
! Il, IL be be a prohibitionist. In this manner
you manage 20 get through with y0cr
T several meas After remaining twenty
/ four hours you visa 70 20 10 the next OBJ
/ jective point or city, and in order 10 make
/ ihe most time you ride at night. You order
your OH sent 10 your room. and a. the sase
7 time you order Your "gbarri 10 take You
+ 10 the station in time for the eight p m.
/ mall train, which is always on time and IS
the best train 20 ride on in India.
As the room-boy comes in followed By
haif a dozen coolies YOU are made aware
tnat the '.gaarri" i al the door Now each
c0olie wants a JOB AID Will come for his
backshccsh whether he does any thing or
not, 80 you let the SIX coolies carry four
pieces OF baggage. You give the room
boy the amount thought necessary 70 pay
a. aud shout 70 the driver to 20.
The station IS Just reached in time, and
by the hel p OF the station wa;chman and a
large number OF coolies you are quickly
slowed away in the car, room eight by
twelve feet Your car door Is beset b.
coolies as wei Is the wrca1Eaa. al asSin z
I for backshcesa, and, after distributing a.
/ your loose chsnge TO those you think earned
I T.. they still clamor for more. For the lifo
I of YOU Il - impossible 70 tell one from the
other, for tbey dress, sr, rather, undress,
alike.
/ ID 20 this time no one else has come into
7 ths car. which - calculated 20 carry a
l least four persons. Tho train moves out OF
he station, and you fud yourself the sole
occupant You look for the bel rope in
case Of accident. and then FOR the short cord
on the side OF tie car with Which 20 set the
air-brsSe, and are unable % find either
/ Then the car doors arc locked on both sides,
! and you fad yourself shut ii with 10 Wis
iole means OF escape, and. as you have
nothing else - Go, you unrol your bundle
and maze up your bed or couch. Now, il
/ y0u DO your duty you VII commend your
spirit 10 the God who gave t. and retro q
. your virtuous couch. and ia the morning b
thankful tnss your Improbable life has bees
+ preserved through the niE1t
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tae proper remedies for them. Ch.orate O.
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