The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-21
ADVENTURES In INDIA.
BARNUM'S AGENT GETS IN
TROUBLE THROUGH Courtesy.

| TROUBLE THROUGH COORIESY.
An Eaglish Girl on the Road-Ac
cepted American Attentions, But
Her Relatives Obi
From the PIttsburg Dispatch.
NEW York, June 12.-"The life OF man
who goes of into the highways and bYway;
of the world 10 search OF the new and curl
GUS" said Mr.. Thomas 81. Davis, sis full OF
incidents, sometimes Of danger, and not IN
frequently of romance. When was doing
this for the late P. T. Barnum met with
an adventure which combined more danger
and romance than l ever experienced before
or since. 1t was in India, where l had gone
to secure some natives for ths show. Ny
headquarters were at Secudersbad, about
four miles from Hydrobad, capital of Decca,
Mahratta province, the largest prIncipality
in India. 1t is the only state in India where
the natives are permitted to carry arms
"The prince is called Nizan, and he has
| about 200 wives and family Of some 5000
persons. IL is the largest military post in
India The English government keeps about
$1,000 soldiers there all the time. The
prince has little railroad some 100 miles
| long. The general manager of the road is
road, shops and everything. 1 lived with
him while taere, and during my absence in
the interior be took charge of my natives.
RAILWAY TRIP IN INDIA.
az had been down to Ceylon after curios-
ties. and returned by way of Madras by
boat-from there by rail to Secunderbad,
about 700 miles. When got to the railroad
station about 5 o'clock in the evening had
only fifteen minutes till train time. and it
hurried me 70 get my natives and other
stuff aboard. There was only one first class
| car on a train, and that was divided into
two compartments. one for males and one
for females. l noticed very pretty young
lady. an elderly man in a coloners uniform
and q youRg man also in the British uni
FORM standing at the door Of the female de-
partment. 1 supposed the men were going
with US, but soon afterward learned they
had remained behind About z O'Clock we
arrived at junction where several trains
stop for dinner.
"In India the traveller must buy meal
tickets in advance, the same as a railroad
ticket or a sleeping car ticket in this coun-
try. The agent then telegraphs on and or
ders as many meals as he sells tickets and
no more. No ticket, no dinner.
LADY TRAVELLING ALONE.
1--WE had half an hour for dinner, but the
attendance was very slow, SO hurried to
secure a seat. Every chair was finally o.
cupied-save one. It was next to surly
old Scotchman, and he had placed his tray
cling bag, ETC., on 1t. The way he eyed it
suppose the bag contained valuables The
old man had his soup when the young lady
mentioned walked in and looked around
helpiessly for q seat. She was alone, but
she walked up TO the Scotchman and asked
politely whether the seat was occupied.
YES it is, he ans wered.
"'But is it, reallyP she repeated, evil
IDENTIFY thinking he was joking. Can't you
81 felt like wringing his neck. But,
don't you know, not single soul interfered.
jumped and told her to take my seat She
thanked me very much and asked me where
then would l sit? told her to look and be
safe on that point. and at the same time l
stepped over. threw the Scotchmanis things
on the floor and took the vacant chair. He
glanced at me, but never said a word. After
the meal was over l found she had no meal
ticket.
THE YOUNG LADY'S STORY.
"She said she had just come out from
England with her father-the elderly officer
I had seen at Madras--and brother. and
that both were called suddenly to Bunga-
lore. They had sent her to her aunt, Mrs.
Capt. Kelley, whose husband was quarter
master at Secunderbad. Thinking she had
no servant. / sent my native valet next
morning with a small Observation-Disclosures
phaziri,' which means little breakfast
went atterward to her compartment with
her. Thus managed to scrape up a pretty
lady, who was very attractively
looking and proved charming trav-
cling companion. She gave me glowing
description of her home In England and of
her own antecedents. She claimed to have
written a couple OF successful novels.
though she couldn't have been more than 81
years Of age.
"In return for her confidence l gave her
my antecedants-as they ought to have
been; carefully emitting anything that any
friend OF mine would be apt to recognize IL
they heard it, She expressed a good deal
OF curiosity when acknowledged that was
an American.
A MAID LOCKED IN A CLOSET.
"'I have heard that all Americans
are like you,' she said-'chivalrous to
women
"They are said ], and thought of the
Manhattan elevated.
80 am going to confide in you further
Certainly promptly replied, won
| dering what was 60 come next.
81 looked around, and she laughed. Such
| a sweet, Innocent, back-country laugh.
have an ayah with me-
"'Where is sheP / inquired with amaze~
ment. An ayah is a female servant-nurse
You'd never guess, she Iaughingly re-
| piled.
| "'No-I give 10 up
In the closet-locked up
| "Then she must be skeleton in a closet
by this time, said ].
WAS CHEATING THE RAILROAD.
"But she explained that the avah had
been duly fed and watered. She hadn't
bought any ticket for her and was cheating
the railroad company. So far the scheme
worked, for In India the tickets are not
| taken up till the end of the trip. But She
began to worry about the windup. I told
her could Ak that il she'd leave Il to ma
Just before we reached Waddi junction
when we stopped to signal, 1 made the ayah
get of the train, knowing we'd stop there
half an hour, and let her walk in. No one
horse railway in India is going to get away
from an American Snowman. At Waddi
we were actually kept five hours waiting
for the down train for Bombay. At dinner
we had bottle Of wine, and for the first
time actually saw how an English piri
could drink. Those army officers women
| ran drink p7Unh q NAV Uks.