The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-10

PARK and noting the palm trees with all
thelr lower fronds shriveling up in the
arid heat and dust, we came to the bank
OF a sluggish stream where two
OLD men and boy of ten were Juggling at
drag-net probably fifty feet in length.
stopping the carriage, l walked to the bank
with the driver, both curious to see the haul
AFTER much travail it came into view, four
or hve bushels Of ooze and slime. a couple
CT Old tin cans, some fragments of drift
wood, and perhaps dozen wretched little
mlnnows, none exceeding two inches in
length, while ali could be easily held in
one hand. looked at the fishermen cues
uonlngly. They were hstless and apa-
tEetlc, appeared to have expected nothing
more, and recommended the weary round
again. Throwing the boy a coin. which
ensured all three at least one square meal
the carriage drove on, it's occupant won
uerlng II mistake had not been made in
leaving Ceylon for India, an island for an
empire.
CALCUTTA,
from whence this letter is written. is near
the SSth parallel of east longitude. and
comes very near being your antlpode. 1t
lies on the east bank Of the river Hooghlv.
one of the many mouths of the sacred
Ganges, about eighty miles from the sea.
1t IS the metropolis Of India and the seat
OF government, with population placed at
about five hundred thousand, principally
hlnooos and Mohaminedans, q few Euro
pean and Armenian Christians, and of
course some Eurasians, l. G., the ofTsprfnrs
OF an European father and native mother,
frequently met with in India II NAV he
as well be stated once more that in these
letters, as in all oriental countries. the
term European is applied lndiscrimin atelv
to all CaIcasians. Among eastern races
the term
AMERICAN Is NEVER HEARD.
The epithet "English'' embraces both
This confusion in the Oriental mind IS re-
GREETED as sincerely by the writer as by any
oil his countrymen: because of all insufTer-
ably conceited, self conscious and over
bearing asses abroad, your migratory Eng
lishman distances all competitors. Ameri-
cans are barred even in the consolation
stakes. met one on the China seas who
thought America was in the South Pacific
ocean, somewhere between Australia an d
Polynesia. When q few American facts
were reduced TO the level OF his CAPACITY
and it was explained that the Language of
the country was similar to that Of his own
indeed had frequently been mistaken for it,
and that the natives were nearly as white
as the English, he appeared dumbfounded
and finally declared his intention of visit
Owing to shifting sands in the bed of the
Hooghly, between Calcutta and the sea
navigation is rendered difficult if not dan
gerous. Ascending the stream very slowly.
with occasional full stops, and taking fire.
ouent sounding, sgave the passengers of the
Cathay ample time for scanning the
shores, said to be infested with
PRoWLING TIGERS.
About thirty miles from the mouth. the
river nerrows in, and cultivated banks
with occasional villages and native life.
country boats, from the solitary fisherman
in his canoe to large salt boats from ..up
country" in and outward bound steamers
and sailing ships in tow; resi-
oences of Zemindars, factories. etc.
mark the approach to some large CITY
until at last, when six or eight miles dis
tant, the first view of Calcutta is obtained
from the lower part of Garden Reach.
where the palace of the late ex-King of
Oudh is situated, a spot that for striking