Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-23

most motley throng OF native men ID
beasts you will find in any city Here Is
little caravan of camcs-lonr-lc rmcd.
gaunt, bumped animals ridden by bare
legged men in turbans who bob M and
down as the camel rocks its way along.
Many of the camcls are led and the
drivers ride them with rope fastened
into their noses. They sit on the hump
and pound the camel with whip or Il
cloth. There is one camel ridden by Il
woman. Here is one carrying stones.
Great long flags are tied on both sides of
his hump and he goes along with his lip
dom, pouting like Il spoiled child Here
is another being loaded with lumber and
rs the rafters one after another are tied TO
his back he blubbcrs and cries like baby,
and as you look at him you see the tears
rolling down from his proud, angry eyes.
Here is one with turbaned soldier on his
back and there is another ridden by Il
boy.
On up the street you see an elephant.
1t belongs to the Rajah, and its rider is
one Of the servants OF the palace who is
taking the beast out for exercise. Hero
are thousands Of bullocks with humps
over their shoulders, the sacred COWS of
India doing duty as pack horses. Their
backs arc loaded with panniers, and they
are carrying along hay, stone and mcr-
chandisc. Here is one ridden by tur-
baned Alohammedan, whose long beard
ana long shoes turned up ut the toes ut.
tract your eye as he goes by. Here are
horses which prancc along. They came
from Arabia, and among them are some
OF the best stceds of the world. As YOU
look at them and their riders You have no
doubt of Jeyporc being rich city. What
gorgeous costumes These riders wear
gold embroidery enough TO fit out the
diplomats at one of our Presidents re-.
cep:ons. There are gold chains on their
necks, and their arms and fingers are
heavy with gold. They have gold GIN.
broidcrcd turbans, costly gold vests, and
the bits of their horses are often of silver
They sit very straight as they ride, and
by the stirrup of each runs a groom now
clearing the way for his master and ever
present for fear he might want some.
thing. Here is herd of donkevs loaded
down with panniers SO that only their
legs peep out, and the loads seem 10 be
walking away bodily. They are no bigger
than Newfoundland dogs, and their
drivers, bare legged, pound and yell at
them in ilindostance as they drive them
along without either bride or rein.
The crowd on foot is as gay as that ON
horseback, and your eyes grow tired in
trying TO catch and distinguish the
strange characters you meet. Here comes
party of singing girls dressed all in red
and gold, singing strange songs as they
dance through the streets. They arc not
bad looking, and their limbs are loaded
with anklcts and bracelets. Here conc
some Mahometan maidcns They are fine
looking women, but their dress is hide.
Gus. There are working women. and in
some places these splendid roads arc being
repaired. Here low caste women arc
breaking stones, and there YOU see &
dozen OF them going along with baskets
OF broken stone upon their heads. The,
throw it upon the road and n CORPS o.
browns skinned men are crushing it into
bits with stampers. AS they do so ,
water-carricr with skin full of waite
: upon his back land his hand OH the moutl
: OF the bottle, throws q clear stream upor
IL and the whole becomes mortar, which
when dried, is as hard rs the floor Of
cellar. You see these water carrier
everywhere in India, and they water til
- streets OF the country. They carry tn