Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
THE MAJORS BUNGALOW.

some three miles from the thriving town
Of S.owchestsr stood house which differed
very widely from those in its immediate
vicinity. and indeed from any other in the
reirhh1rhool Il was one-storied, white
washed building, surmounted by pvra-
midM shaped roof of thatch, the caves of
which came down to within eight feet of
the ground. after the manner of Anglo-In-
dian residences. The building was raised
OF a platform some four feet in height,
which was approached on four sides by
flights OF steps. and a wide verauda ran ell
round the building.
Had il not been for the smiling English
landscape which was visible on all sides,
and The absence of torrid sun and hot winds,
the spectator might have imagined that he
had been transported suddenly to the far
East and was standing in front of one of the
residences termed bungalows" and in the
latter part OF his surmise he would not have
Jeen TAR wrong, for the strange looking
dwelling had been erected by retired
Major Of the II. T. I. C. s, who had de-
clarei that if he must end his days in
England he would do so in house erected
after the fashion of that In which he had
spent the best wears of this life.
In addition TO the various large and small
rooms. all on the same floor, the Major had
caused & series of underground chambers to
De constructed, known in Indian parlance
dis "Ivhuaua' and used as refugees from the
heat, though Of what use they could be in
The cIima,e of Great Britain, it would be
hard To imagine
A. soon as the building was completed
Major Strangeways took up his abode in it,
and, after a spasmodic plunge into society,
Ted morose and solitary life. The fact was
that the Major, in addition 10 his military
rank, had held the post of political agent at
Jhe court OF a native Raiah, and had been
such an excessively great man there that he
could not understand why everybody in the
country did not bow down to him. As he
was of 4 touchv and quarrelsome disposition,
DE soon found what he considered legitimate
cause of grievance against some of the
snUarv antilles, and after much acrimonious
earresrondence and 4 proposal for hostile
meeting in Calais Sands with the Duke of
Falc.utowers (Which His Grace declined),
tile Major IN nigh dudgeon shut up the
BUNGALOW and returned to town, resolving
thar he would never set foot in Slowchester
or the ueighhorhood again.
Some months after the hegira of Major
StrangewayS, the London police were much
puzzled hv the Skill and daring of a gang of
cnrPcrs. the members OF which appeared 10
defy detection Not only was their spuri-
ous money of such excellent make as to i'm
81 So upon the most practiced experts, but it
wa> uttered in such iudicious manner that
the worthlessress of the coin was seldom de-
--cteQ until it had passed through various
hands, rendering recognition of the original
holder almost an impossibiity. Heavy re-
wards were offered by the authorities, and
IL. nes,-known and most skilled detectives
So To- work, but the coiuers still remained
.. .ar-e and as uudiScayerahIe as the philos-
..lcr stone on the land ot EldOrado.
Some SIX months had elapsed since the
N.iar Lad, metaphoricaly, shaken the dust
.I N..wcaeSter from his shoes when, to the
surprise of its Inhabitants. he suddenly
r..0. his -cappearaGce in that town, and
r- line not alone, but accompanied by
-nHu- and pretty woman, some four-and
-.-..v wear, his junior, whom he addressed
-- Ms ~ rou-yv-ayS
.-tirr short soiurn at one of the princi-
IA Otels in le town. the Maior and his
Spouse NJaA Lr their quarters in the bunga-
ltE.
And now q fresh, and very uncomfort-
1.h.e phase appeared in the Majors life.
Mrs S..augeways. being Young and fond
or pleasure, was naturally a good deal
cha-riaed at finding that her husbands
uaarrclsame disposition had debarred her
from rlc endowment of the balls, concerts
ana Giauar parties with which the inhabit-
ants ur -.awgheSter and its environs were
....rst one. 10 recruit themselves, and spoke
-..r ..iuG pretty freely TO her husband Oh
-.. subject.
The -.ryauts, those unlicensed purveyors
.. scandal anu the source from which SO
many society papers draw their revelations |
.- 60 lae &,iu-s OF the fashionable world, |
r.r.gieI terrible scenes Of recrimiuation be- |
r.r.a -he husband and the wife, he alleg- |
..- .a. she had married him entirely for |
..- I.uuev, aud She assertin" that she had /
-.ul entered into the bonds of wedlocb for |
r.a purpose Of being buried alive in a |
.-a.Aeuisu house with a quarrelsome old |
.-'t any rate, 50 said the irate lady, eff I
r.a 500 lao one else, presume L may have
SOME of u.y own relations down 10 visit |
-.%a You may not, madam" snapped the |
7E.tar 1T was a part OF the bargain when |
! sarri.3 vou, that You were to cut yourself |
81 r.t. from all that low crew, who were |
r.t.r'v unfit TO associate with an officer, and |
s. -..-. -.amau. who has had the honor to hold |
-..e pos, of Political Resident at the court |
ai raa Eaiah oi Nawaballagangt.
..NEnv. according to your own showing no |
.I. seems fit 10 associate with you, sneered |
The Iadr. 1T seems to me as if people had /
-n- same idea about you, and l am not GER |
-.fg that TN V are far wrong: at any rate | |
....s moi roing to be mewed un in this dull |
hole. and If [ can't have "a and ma down to !
-.a me. I suppose there will be no objection I
I'D brother viii; everybody says he is quite |
tile Gentleman"
quite the gentleman" snarled the
Major "A fellow with the look of bully, |
the manners OF prize-fghter, and the 1
language Of tout. No thank you, madam,
lo brother viii for me"
''y,u weazaned old humhug," retorted !
lie lady. placing her arms aGimbo, ''you |
would be- dad enough to be fine young |
fellow like VIII; but YOU were not anything |
nuf beggardlv Swaddy, all red cloth and |
1maclay: and only sham one at that, for i
H. iud Won never were in the regular |
3rmv after all
This was TOO much for the Majors |
patience. He had great faith in corporal |
punishment, and making for a tavorite |
bamboo which stood in the corner Of the |
room. and with which he had chastised I
rnaav peccant khitmaghars, Syces and |
bearers. Le proceeded to lay it over his wite's |
shoulders.
Tie lady, however, was not disposed to |
submit tamelv to marital discipline, and as |
this alteration had taken place at the |
breakfast table. the Major, after deluge OF
scaling Tea, Was compelled to beat retreat, |
followed by a weli-sustaned fire of buttered |
mullins. rumbled eggs and tried bacon.
Mrs Sraugcways had achieved decided |
virtorv, and the Major never atterward at |
tempted manual correction, contentlng HIM |
self wiki violent obiurgations, accompanied |
i5. torrents og abuse in Hindustani.
Even brother VIII was permitted to pa- !
Z 1, ,trit Il a