Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-12

sinners. Let us go and do likewise. We are neither to lose touch with the rich and great, with the gay and careless, nor sym pathy and genuine compassion for the poor and the fallen.
 After being honored with a seat at the private dining table of the vicroy every thing else in social way comes to a man tenant-governor and been to various re- captions and evening parties at both the beautiful BeIvidere and the government house, the last two receptions (evening parties), one each at the viceroy's and the lieutenant nt-governor's "To meet his imper- ial highness, the czarowitz." Of course went to see the future czar of all the fellow of about 21, with look about his eyes and jaw which suggested that he might be equal to any emergency which might arise in the future. I stood by his side for ten minutes in crush of two thousand people and so had good look at him. l am glad that I am no czarowitz and that he 1 is not my imperial highness But what in | terested me more than this young imperial | highness was the great assemblage of native princes, rajahs, maharajah, etc., with their magnificent and gorgeous at l jewels in all my life. These old and young princes had evidently decked themselves out for the occasion. One young maha- pletely surrounding his neck, six strands deep, no one of them smaller that large pea and running up in size to that of large hazel nut Besides such masses of diamonds there were pearls in strings (more beautiful than dia- monds) rubies, sapphires, emeralds, opals 1most beautifuD and every glorious stone the earth yields. It would have sent half the society women of New York and them. And to think of them being wasted on the men! Think of hundred diamonds around natives neck, and male native at that! Think of great strings of pearls dangling about their shoulders and sewed l into their garments alternately with dia- monds, emeralds, sapphires and rubies! Emeralds as big as half dollars, surrounded with two and three rows of diamonds (a dozen such) used to button on mans coat and sprawling over his huge breast when they might be flashing and blazing on some fair woman's bosom! ''What insolence!' I heard woman remark, and her eyes flashed brighter than the jewels she covet- ed with the fire of anger and envy. "What waste" another remarked-which might have been easily cured by handing them over to her, who could have put them to so much better use. am sure she could. But then many things are apparently out of joint in this world, and this is one of them, that other people have the things we want and we can't understand such order ings of providence. But I am writing too long letter. In another one I will give you some account of the work which brought me to India and in which am sure you are interested, and will be much more than in the things that have been maundering about in this. Yet thought ought to give you little glimpse of the surroundings in which am set to do my work. I will just mention that all my work is done here in the early morning and early evening, so that am free from meetings after ' o'clock. I say this lest you might think that in these frivolities have been neglecting work. l assure you am busy with two meetings every day and many interviews with na- tive inquirers during the meantime. The after evening is my time of recreation and for outside observation.