The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1890-11-07
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Ar|imnlsi by Hind pos. q ia3 \ \
Ratwenn div ar,d aaya,, +lin,isa nh fact
above the le}yelso sof tho Sen III tho lower,
iiasna iasna Of Il Isssyl sSSnalayas, to tho north.
ofSisarci:;s, ssVatloyely4 lalSo and i've,
1yililli iatGti0 0t,;y. Mint :l,al. Besides the,
usual \ i1lsi,a floatihg population Of visitors
there isin this earthly paradise allarge
military dopEt, Or hall shnitarlum, where
officers md soldiers whose health has
suffered In Flo hot pluins Of Oude and
5Rohlllkund Dire soi,t up for; q ollango oi
air.. One Winter day, having been or
dered tc ntf'cli Y party down to Bareil!
", md afteS encanping for tho day
started ol,S to shoot ffancolin md hares,
which 3aro, IVORY plentiful in the neigh
5borrloods Dor y, Before l started my servant,
nm m, ssintelli lligeht lIindoo of higher caste
aFaih than usual, begged mo to return before,
sunset, 5as5 |lere Yas a.scurious d 'aralns
,nsiia, s. tho general expression In India
for 1t any shdw; Or spectacle, to DO seen
near camp Nh
ltalf;an hPlus before sunset ] returned
md asked 4 my servant what tile ..,Tnma5
slli' was. las. ST Is d forest temple, sahib,rS
was tho oli3sWor. It sounded quaint
SO. ! dcclded5 though ratler tired. to &c
,l1t md 4 see. &C. AIIgulde wns at hand. and Of
! started, ctjlling to some of the sol,
dieis q to c9mc, too, and cautIonine
them to be, client and do nothing to Of.
fond eid the iiatiyes in any way. After
,crl'ot'ssssng two or three. folds we ca,no TO
y great hedis Of bamboos, about 100.
yards long '|nd very donse. "A narrow
md tort,iohs path piorced this wall
which VI Sos at,o,ic twenty yards thick
md then wp found ourselves In an Oh.
long quadrangle Of high bamboos, at
one end of9jphich stood a littlo Ifindoos
temple. q 35 u
It was aislnple, clay built, white
wasled building, tho tall peaked roof.
OF straw bohg supported on q few ol
and lmassivp beams, whose projecting
ends were qlaintly carved. A Hight Of
six Or sevonly broken stone stops lcl up
to tho templo, In front Of whic,i hung.
on a. littlecross bar q beautiful old
bronze bell.
On eltlioE side of tho building u little
row Ct c.': s: simply constructed cells Oh
cnbiclcs occupied part Of the longer
sides Of the{quadranglo. Before each
cell sat q priest, naked, save tile
waistcloth end sacred Brnhlnan string,
and busy With the cooking Of cllupat-
ties, OF Yitg Siligularly thick and coarse
kind. 4
Tho settih .ptln struck shafts Of light
through Ntll{ delicate foliage Of tale tor.
most BAMBOO Tho priests SIT slont
and stolid teforo their fires and cakes.
as If ignoraht Of our presence. Then,
rs the last rays of the sunset died off
the feathettiss Of the mighty hedge
ro'1nd US, tasE%go Issued from the temple
q man man s3' Of ]E$Streme ago, clnd in white
robes and Ssosely slaven as to Ills face
and liead II was the chief priest, and
he began stoho oil the boil. Very sweet
and sonorou was It's note. Tho whole
glade rang 8itllI tho sound, the BAN.
boo feathers seemed to toss In SYN.
pathy, oldl tho now dusl<y tlliclsots
caught up Iand repeated the solemn
tocsin. N I'd li Il; Ssg AS %:s
'rhen5a no priests arose, as If for.
5Yyespers, II moved soleinnly and In
dead silerSe round i The quadr;ang glo, 4
bearing !, u " hem tllIeirs huge chupat
ii ties they; broke up aind depos
TIED on STONES and old ,tfso trnnlSs and
on the steps Of the temple. What
could itfallf (noanf Just then a rustling
sound anis a startlod exclamation from
a asoldieri behind nie inado mo look
down, All jackal, big and plump,
brushed past my leg, with an upward
curl OF his lips and ON upward look OF
surprise and resentment In tho red
bronze, cleaning oycsl simultanc
ously from every lane and passage In
the darlSling thicketcaln other jnclsals,
singly md In pairs and oven q whole
litter together and filed tho space be.
foro the tenple.
Soon tho feast was spread and the
head priest ceased to toll tho bell, and
thcn every jackol, on q w,lvo Of the
arm and q shout from the chief priest
trotted, without rivalry or snarling or
confusion. to what was evidently his
allotted place and feast, seized the cake
in his jaws, turned and disappeared
through tho wood. There was no fon-
ding OF the wild animals, no sign Of
worship OF them, no ceremonial, moth,
ing but t]tls silent, business liko al
monry.
The rite wns over, tho priestly Office
perforlned3 md one by ono the soldiers
moved back to camp. In vain did /
fee and Question the priests as to the
meaning ig Of this bounty. 1T had al-
,ways beer} so, D' was the answel,--tho
best arguilif ent Sand the most complete
raison d'otFo5for anything In tho cast. -
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