The Meeker herald., 1890-11-08
eoMeAY'S POLICE FORCE.
Du,i~s .ai Char>rtsri.tie. "f the "Fin~st"
IN India

Dusiss .ai Char.c,sri.tie. Of the "Fin~s,"
| ~ India
| Perhaps some members OF tho St
Louis police force would like to know
how their confrcres in India look and
how they perform their duties, writes a
correspondent of the ST. Louis G. o
Democrat from Bombay. The indian
police force consist of both white and
Scpoy members, the latter forming tho
rank and file and the overwhelming
majority OF the constabulary, As the
Europeans are mainly officers, II IL with
the Sopoy finest" however, that this
letter has to do, and picturesque figure
ho cuts. II not IN the native, 10 the
European eye. The bombay police.
man, for example, dresses in dark blue
uniform with bright yellow faain4s, ycl.
low cap and ouppais. He Is also pro-
Sided with brass number. = lcatheru
belt, . whistle and baton. During tho
nonsoons or rainy season. . human. gov
crnmcnt allows him an umbrella. GOV.
cred over with oii,kin of that peculiar
| shade Of green which would have de-
lighted the heart of Ianthorne; but yr,
. poiiceman's umbrella IL not . pretty
I aYtNlt. Mucu y ofuuA0u hoaNO
charged befOse . magistrate Tho remains
of an umbrella ar- always shown by tho
scpoy which III. ''rbs,S." is said u
have broken.
Tho "Sepoy fnost" 4, reluirci Ia do ;
good many ,hing,, and h. l, also en-
| ioincl n.'t u do goo-, many things; but
he .S"roIscs lis own sN.s, Will and
pleasure In keeping out Of ,rpGhi". Liz"
h,- American colleague, h" never ininr'
'vr-s IN ire" irhu b" shuns an inobrI'
atsi white mariner a, hr NJsli p'st'
house. and has tho sam. faculty Of APP
p-ar!ne ON III. scene sh-n tho trouhl"
4, al. over =, III. 81 i.suI, "nn.s,-"
Ssmr of III. restrictions placed an Ia"
~-,sy's ~, .0ns aru lnyiliogs in tho 90.
,.-m", and a proof Of his innate .rsl
nature lie, In the fact tina, hn ds-cs no,
complain o' them. bl, aor-p;s ,h1n ~i,li
appar-n, r-aiin-,,, while hn discover,
SONS mean, of rendering ,h.m lLor-Ta-
,is-. for instance the s-isoy policeman
~ ssfLldd.n tS purchase tho article. he
consume, =, dinn-r while b" IL dr-ssssi
In uniform. The authorities ~" s-ar-
that . native ha, = sr-a, s-si--, tot =
police uniform. and they Arr ai.s araru
iha, native l, ap, ,o Try AMI -In 'ho
projection Of such gifted t~inE.a ~i,h
ll,,la offerings In ;h" shai-c ~ th--,
IhaI AMI rl.-. Tho s-poY Dr., no, ~
.~n, ,hI, reflection on his class liz
make. no purchases When dressed In
uniform. bgrins the i.y. While In uni
form. he su~s fpuha 80 the shop sni
afi-f iniprv.sins thu shprkr-f-uf -iIh
his N,ric. And .s,.hsiE- f-su-rs SAYS h-
vill plfrhasr -LA, h- n"~d, an hi, -ay
hau-. TIT. he does sI,,' a. mech s.iss'
faction anil rrnf, ia himself a',r' bi.
uaissrra 1. aor'ri - ,ssa.a he sur- az
rAy-,. In hi. faIl panpply.
| it-sli-. soins on daiy. o' para" .
s-pny 1. called upon ,a .--rsarm iaahy
other sanrilpn. iio ha, 'o t~.s =
hs.,ii Whoa any thing special has ,o
h, communicated .. she puhils By ,h-
police as,ss'i,i-. . s-psy ts ia'fus'-.'
si,h . copper asrhsii ansi IL ,"la 10 So "
,se pssaeipAi pis,v> In ard sroIaa h,'
~>~ss..s. sseev. Afl>s e.lirrslsr % ia'v's
. ~rssd - t-,ssibls -ish i-sasias on bis
I espr-r plate. he Ia 10 iaar.Fs 81 st- =, ;h.
r-ql.si,- Information. Wbrn SsP7y
10 iH,rusi-a si,l. The bs.gin- - 4 ~,
. fs~s: ssiasss s~-Hs. :s al "srr ti'i-
ii- .al.s 18th hi, k.si beat isHn. sssl'
/ oopt~f s,sa.li under his arm SssiiF n =
h. .os-ns ,s '-eol;s., -h.; b. ia ~ si'sTi
:" do. AMI -iiA sisfs4ih.' sai Iran' = ''r'
s'ns h- .ahs hi' 'as''H'H' ~ h'a rH''s, :
8" A''~s' 'ho s''rh'ipH 81 '"sr h'ys s'''
sifl sb" ar rl.yin- ni.fhi"sa Nh"H
'hrs~ arr ss's"r'a s'"asi hia' he t-r,
rin' '-ciiihs IN H'en"'"a"s' Asl
-h"1ly sn'n'rllssihl" H1.Ha"f uhs' y"
ha. TO ssy. tn" boys ard i-iFls lis'gn :"
hstsl 'n' Tow '~u"'sls a71 s1"1 - hsds
10 'h"ir marbles Aad ~" Srf'"r IL lots
I 'n sai'-ss III" -s!l opposite :" shirh hn