Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01
HINDOO KING ON BOARD
The VESSEL STOPPED THREE HOURS
THAT He MIGHT PRAY.

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! There wan great stir and excitement
among the passengers OF the steamship
Bewa when we heard nc Madras that his
highness. the maharajah tgreat kingl OF
Vizianagram was coming on board our
steamer with sixty attendants. bound for
Calcutta
We were also told that his highness had
paid several thousand rupees To the steam
ship company TO have the steamer stopped
for three hours the first night, on which
there was TO be an eclipse OF the moon.
this being an event OF very great import
ance TO Hindo0s. who celebrate IL with
many ancient and curious ceremonies.
Now the Maharaiah OF Vixianagram Is
one OF the richest and most important OF
the native princes OF India so we were all
delighted at the prospect OF seeing him.
and crowded round the gangway all the
morning. neglecting for once the luxurious
Angio-ludian deck sofas. and even lunch
con Itself. so anxious were we TO catch the
first glimpse OF the famous maharajah.
But like all eastern niagnates, he evil
IDENTITY liked style for u was long after the
appointed time that the guns were mt last
fired from the fort announcing his depart
ure from Madras. and the royal boats were
seen coming from the shore.
ROYALTY on IT'S TRAVELS
We were not disappointed. for when the
maharajah himself stepped on deck we ali
thought we had never seen such hand
some man.
lie Is tall and very finely built, and has
a most priHcely bearing His skin, much
lighter than that OF the ordinary native, Ia
soft and fine, and his features are hand.
some and regular His magnificent black
eyes aud thick mustachc complete the
beauty OF his person. His highnezs wore
loose drawers Of fine Indian muslin, and a
vest, tunic and scarf Of the same soft and
pretty material. On his head he wore q
silver cap. and had beads around the neck.
The attendants were dressed Ia all sorts
OF gay colored costumes. and many OF
them wore very handsome Jewels, and
seemed 10 be very important personages
Our captain was OF course at the gang
way TO receive the maharajah, and to in
troduce the first class passengers to him.
His highness shook hands with US all. and
was most gracious and pleasant. The cap
tain then showed him into the cabins pre-
pared for his use. and we saw him no more
that day.
well, I've been to sea near forty years,
but I've never seen such goings on as this, I"
said an old quartermaster with whom we
often had a yarn, this ERE ships got to
stop three mortal hours tonight Just to let
a Niger king say what he calls his prayers
He's a-rSIng to draw up water with a
bucket wa his own hands, and pour over
hisself. and hes to chuck three bags Of
gold and three OF silver into the sea to
please the gods or some sich nonsense. I
only wish | was shark TO gobble IL M.
that dor
Sure enough, at midnight we were
awakened by the engines suddenly stop
ping, but as no one hut the maharajah
and his attendants were allowed on deck
we never got to know exactly what the
ceremonies were.
TALKING WITH KfNe
We heard next morning TINT steamer
OF another line passed us in the night and
thinking we were in disabled condition,
eignaled To us 10 ask whether she should
take us in tow
The following evening we had a concert
on deck, and the maharajah was among
the audience. After IL was over he came
up to me and paid me several kind compll.
ments on my singing, aud then we had a
talk about music, and he told ME that bis
native singing was quite on a different
principle from ours. He said the sound
was produced entirely by the throat and
nose. and upon my expressing wish to
hear It, he Immediately sent for his first
singer. who, although In bed and asleep
when the message came, appeared on deck
In few minutes
The poor man squatted down before IA.
and began singing away to order. The
performance consisted OF trills and shake.
wonderfully well executed. but a. there
was no tune II soon became very monoto-
nous Knowing that eastern concerts go on
for hours and even days together, after en-.
pressing my admiration, suggested 70
the maharaJah that the singer looked very
tired. and asked II he might not be allowed
10 go TO bed again, and his higness cour
teously assented
A day or two after this. one OF the lady
passengers persuaded the maharajah,s
Jewel Keeper TO show rs his highness'
lewelry. and we all crowded into the deck
saloon to see the display. We were shown
several diamonds In rings and bracelets
which were larger than a quarter. and one
or two emeraids ESPECIALLY one in a gor
eeous bracelet which had belonged to the
Emperor AnrungzebeI were, | am sure,
nearly as big "A half dollar There were
ever so many necklaces made of sapphires
and emerslds and rubles strung together,
and many more OF enormous pearls; and
these. think. were the most beautiful Of
all
The Jewel keeper told us that these were
only few of the maharajahis ornaments.
which be took with him when travelling,
and we heard afterward that at a bali
given at Government House his dress,
which was shiaze with diamonds, was the
topic Of conversation IN society at Calcutta
for weeks
Toward the end OF the nine days voyage
he began to look very weak aud III, and we
were told that he was forbidden by his re
iigion 10 eat any cooked food while at sea.
50 be ate nothing but dried figs and herbs
the whole voyage.
Before we parted the maharajah begged
US to let him know when we should return
70 Calcutta, for we were en- route just then
for Burmah. And when we did come back
he entertained us most Hospitality, and
begged US when we returned to India to
visit his palace at Vizianagram.-Mra
David ker In New York Epoch
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