New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-12
THE JEWELS OF JUGGERNAUE
DEFENDING THE HONOR OF THE IDOL

nrrrND1EG THE HONOR OF THE IDOL
From The Times Of India.
Many years ago was quartered AZ fuharaoSI' az
important military station about loo miles ron INC
Madras coast Unfortunately at the time was theIo,
gambling and betting were much IN vogue, anu M~ny
men plunged and came 10 grief over thelr ue".s VI
popular and better liked by both men and women Than
young Fiuroy but, unfortunately be n's money ss a.
but saIs1 GOT into the hands tho NarSsrreeS and
got deeper and deeper into the miro OF debt AZ Iengn
Be sod the narrator hat he intended % t nn bs
asked aGiye out that we have tAkon ep day, leaye
for some shOons and SEQ me Sow w 70 s grsss Mar
wSrrees' After some hesitation ] agreed. He sent
In his application for leave 70 Europe On pnT.S,
affairs and gave out thst was going On a ten days
Week later. with a couple OF tongsa, we had
started on our long ana ~ssry& Ioa'' 1 Ig m
steamer 70 lake him 70 Europe. On tho second day
wo met crowds OF people ran, sE 55 rSP rom
the great festival Of Juggernsn held a. Pur, no" only
some three days journey from where We Tefe; ne
ton Of the festival and Of the great gd. which
was especially remarkable for The WohdeltIl Jewels
It's lips formed Of the finest rbies IN The world, and
a neoklace Of priceless pears The sun va Nnnh i
sec the pnnSeles Of ti temples nse sboye The trees
which surrounded the place. Iialf mile te oiher
SSsr OF the S.6 SS9 p se9 nS m he night more
uncomfortable meal never ate tEAn the dinner ~hnn
served UP 10 Us that even nS 400 vas iuIus
would 90 on TO bed. Ny room Wa on the other
side Of the bungalow, and took my ppe aan sAt
smoking In the vorandh. The moon xss Jast rtIh TELLS
wheu thought the hgure Of E.fopean shsaI,
ing along the was Of the compound hiFange'
thought aud wondered what other European there
could be hero the une. An heS htF1S6 me-
and went to my companions rom LheTe
was nobody I'm n the bid was undisturted. ttseu
down my pipe. and rushed out into the moonlight
few seconds later was out 10 the roan AID 1urnea
lnstinctIyely In the direction Of the trmpls
| could not go tho young officer; but ran on untH
I reached the wall of the temple cOmpOuDd-an eHoT.
nous courtyard OF paved stone, on Wtach wefe gIn5
number OF priests, thor white garments wrapped
round their heads and bodies. In INC DS , r
trc stood one solitary shrine raised on thfee SpaAS
flights Of steps, and inside could see the great ol1nk
god raised on three other smaller hishts
ssonS s0O'G drce. P'''I on S iSo god snd If
up the emerald eye and ruby lips, while the pearl
Decklsce glowed on bis hinge black bosom TO my
unntterao horror saw my companion .aia1E T ign,
OF my mouth. dared not shout even II Goala
have raised my voice. CHASTITY horror took hold OF
mo the idea struck me that in bis madness my poor
friend intended to save bis honor BY the create ds.
honor OF robhing the idol SPECIFICS ! saw bin
Rim enter the sacrd shrine across the threshold
Of which no other foot but that Of the Brahmi eas
ever passed Nine steps led up TO the god lie
paused / tried 10 shout, but sound would come.
Ho raised his hand II 10 tear of the pearl neoA-
Lace 1t was stu above his ypch: His foot then
| tho sightl 10 the moonlight flashed out two arms
covered with q hundrrd-nsy, two hundred-dassers.
and elaspcd the daring youth To the black god 5
breast At the same moment the sound Of . gong
broke tho stiffness of the night and In moment
the priests Ind OF their coverings and were rush
ing 10 the shrine. Two mmutes later saw tho
body Of the dshonored Englishman, and turned and
fed.