Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31
CHRISTMAS IN CEYlON,
TRAGIC STORY or AN ENGLISH
CAPTIVE,
A Romance From tho Trorios-How
savage Monarch Made ,sor-
Gcous Christmas pemnnstra-
ton III Honor Of chris.
tiau Prisoner

II VAS Christmas eve Did YOU evor
spend Chrlsnias owe In the tropics9
Did sou ever finish dinntr and then seat
yourself on the palm shaded ycranda
Of Chinese mngaloo near the seashore
and muse away ibc Daylight Tho expo.
renco 60 u son Of Tie ireid North Is one
newer 20 be FORGOTTEN. Slout native ser
wants clad Ia The picturesque garh Of the
sea-sirl land of spices, comr and go, their
| NNnhy iaces and inky boards aal eyes
IN strong contrast with the sphtless white
| Of their grVnt WrhanH, aud as YOU study
| tlcir strong Oriental faces you cnnnOt
but think how different did these ramo
| natives appear before thu land hunger VI
| Great Britain caused the hlood rid han.
| ncr " old Albion to wave fum the ilAg'
stan Of the government huusc,
! The lnug shadows Of Tie royal palms on
| the lawns nr' swallowed up hy tho grow
| ing darkness. ana the natives walk into
| the rinsrol a street lanlp aud disappear
| like Ycfltthlr ghosts Now the scarlet
| Jacket nt an English soldier or the long
| blue robe vt Moorish dealer IN precious
| stones adds hii of color 10 tle process
| sion at The cnd Of the garden while The
| dipping OF MI oar or the ripple around the
| PROV of nptlye Ashing boat leaves q
| myrlads OF phnsplnrcscont atoms that in
| habit the tropical spa while the fish
/ swimming IN the shallow Wator ncar
| whrn The surf makes a wall Of fire on
the ponrly sand leaves The trail oi the
| sea serpent bcAind which flashes aud dis.
| appears Ike the TAIL Of q swiftly moving
| small comet
A CHRISTMAS IN CAPTIVITY.
We werr seated n long sleeve chairs
| with the numiprcscnt hfandy bottle and
| q chaiie OF water 0u a small table con-
| yorcully by Ou the Ycrauda OF the Grand
| Oriental hotel AZ Colombo. We II say
| we, my companion John tAppnr, one Of
| the oldest European rcidenta Of Ceylon,
| generally made the other huff Vt the nftor
| dinner had just lighted our rhcmuts
| ana had been looking OUT upon the sWung
KUN aud watching the tiny sails Of iFing
| craft melting away In the distance Until
| lost amid hrrcy clouds on the huriSon.
| John Iarpor, the author of "Dld Coy.
| lou,' the editor IN chief Of The Times Of
| Ioylon. and tho conceded authority on
| az things Clnrnlrse, was won't 10 talk
! when he lad lincd we'll, and 4 was FOR
| thlg talk That ! waH whiting
You were speaking vi knndyi' said
| The AuEp well, one Of the HAddost stO.
| rips Of that ancient home ot the Kun
| dynu binga " the tale OF Capt AlunHon,
the captain OF Tho English brig Altuson
| WINS inkvn captive while trading ihmnd
and hia fato was thus described by Tho
blaiorian It was Cbrislmes day. 10.
meath 3 spreading lamarind trcn ne cgp
nAe ~ lue Nhnls W lnpiin,'l ' w, k,alng
| OUT INTO me WoNli lhmklng 81 ,hfil tinhs
| GU gll HhElnnl' WHIT wv we lnk hlNEh
and where those WHOM ~ never more
Ngnl9 tre played, laughed hnd Wph1ofod
| WY ne dln MOI come.
THE plilSDNGltS COMPANION,
"'rhe enpllvo was moi nlana. Al hlg
| fcet lite n pctted enanipl sat a vounr
! rlh with folded hnhds content 70 III
| Rim link and gaze IN silence. I.ennn
| knrw thp duy. the ChriAtiau's RrDatogi
| houiny Six vanrs Ind passod slnce t,e
| iragndy which had llacod Inc enbilvo IN
| tte kandynn's hand rive years In thr
tolit,i,ie ~ n roynl prison. ms r0nGnN
! nient. AT firat gl0sp. Ind gradually relaxed
| ,tnfil he was unmiaf,lHi ljy doRreos h.
had acquired the native tongue from TINT
| ilpa
'yi'hc young daughter % lbc chief took
| pity og ne loneliness. she loved the
| iaWny haired prisoner IRON ber hN had
| lpnruei iNN NfNh NufuN 81 hNlifN lNnNuhNNi