Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-31

..,ofisrs. flcr. 80. Continuing his
Is. !, rountl the world sermons through
r's ,,...s Row. Dr. 1alnneo today choss
" X. subject 'palaces in India,' the
- ring Amos ~, 10, who storc IN
w 'ns,ncc and robbery in their palaces"
p Y. ,hhsday, when vast sums fmoney arc
q rIvcn Tor tho redemption Of India, I
r .a II increase tho interest IN that prcnt
Unity and at the same timn draw for all
s ''..cs AZ CDR people practical lessons, ana
vfr,,eesit this lfth sermon IN tho round
III sfarid series. We step into the an
", ", sspltal Of India, tho iepronuncia-
VI. n ia namc sending ~ thrill through
lhcas. mind and soul OF nil those who
,.,sescr read Us stories Of splendor and
s,sa..9r and prowoss--Delhi.
j,e,orc the frst historian impressed his
a., word IN clay or cut his first word on
.,.,kle or wrote his first word on papyrus
n,,bl stood In India. contemporary Of
| p,hrlon and Nlneych. We know that
| nsi6i existed longer before Chrlst's timo
nan NO live after bis time. Debit Is
! i'sljt on the ruins Of seven cities, which
.,,r. cover 10 miles with wrecked tenn
r,/broken fortrrsses, split tombs, tum-
~ lawn palaces and tho debris Of ccntu.
~ An Archaeological could probably
srsnd his 10 hero talking With tho past
! tbnugh its iips Of venerable masonry.
A ratnous Gate.
There arc a hundred things hcrc you
onsht 10 sec In this city of Debit, but
,hfec things you must $40. Tho first thing
/ wanted TO sec was the Cashmere gate,
ior tbat was the point at which the most
Y wondcrful deed Of daring which tho world
has ever seen was done. That WINS tho
rrnins nolrt Of the mutlny OF 1857. A
iy nj Delhi put into my hand an oil
inting Of about IS inches square, pie.
lru well executed but chiefly valuable
whit Il represented, IL was scene
fof the ilmu Of tho mutiny--two horses
be full run barnossed to cnrriagO in
(which were four persons. She said;
"Thosc persons on the front side arc my
Athcr and mother Tho young lady on
no back scat holding IN her arms baby
II ycnrwas my older slater, and tho baby
|wns myself My mother, who ia down
with a foyer ia the next room, painted
thst years ago. The horses arc in full run
Pbacause we arn fleeing for our lives My
mother IS driving, for tho reason that my
father, standing up in thnfront OF the car
\you there sec He fought our way out and
Dn for many a mile, shooting down tho
epnys as wo won't We had somewhat
Suspected trouble and had become suspi
pluus OF our servants. A prince had rc.
0uesled q private interview with my in
Nher, who was editor Of the Delhi Gazette.
The prince proposed 10 como yelled so that
mo ono might recognize him, but my
= ..
Interview did not take place. a large fish
lad hccn font to our family and four other
antilles, the present an Offering Of thanks
" the kings recovery from recent sick. I
pes But we suspected poison and did |
pc eat the fish, Ono day I'LL our servants |
Rtamn up and said they must 60 and SEQ /
what was the matter. We saw what WIS |
intended and knew TINT II the servants I
nsufned they would murder all Of us.
Things grow worse aud worse until this
Ysrene Of flight shown you IN the picture
tocs place. You soc, tho horses were wild
Yvlih flight This was not only because Of
'he DISCHARGE u guns, but tho horses were \
s'nek and pounded iy sepoy s, and ropes +
VEN He'd across Tho way, mud the savage I
hllro aud the shout Of revenge mudu nj
davny q our tlielit horror
The hoosa have tally recorded tho horo.
lna displayed ht Delhi and approximate
n nsons, but make no mention Of this
hnlly nf Wagcntgoipars WHOSE flight
menuoning But the Madras Athe-
ram ptlnicd this;
Y 'Anhnowl ATo not the deeds oftho Wag-
Gtitlburs, though he wore n round hat (
,aa slia crlnollnc, ns worthy Of imperish
'Ne ycrsc asthoso Of the heroic pRirwhoso /
III 1nnfl
\ mop touching picture than that Of 1
" Bravo man eantending With vol nerv- 4
dorm against the bf<s aud threatening (
nNimpendlng over his wife and child we |
az never spen. Hero was no strife for (
slo,sy OF physical prowcss or the spoil |
Alnlng arms, but a oonquest Of tho lin- I
atamlnd an assertion Of tho powers OF |
ss'ieet over the most appalling array Of |
s1s1'nnsteneos that sould asSnil human |
'.us Men have become gray In front |
y pnden and unexpected peril, and IN
Shnt days 50 much was courage a mat
WI hcioics aud more instinct that We
Win immortal verso OF heroes struck
w panic and fleeing before tho enemy.
w iee savage sopoys with their hoarsu
ANY and swarming like wasps around
& Nafantleihcrs struck no terror Into
:. etayo man honrt, His horoism was
''lto nero ebnllition Of despair; hut,
~ llnt Of bis wife, calm aud wise, stand
suptight that he might use his arms
Desrnratc Times.
@an Incident Will sometimes more i'm.
~ cne thar generality Of statement
yassAht the flight Of this one family from
-r.i Mercly to illustrate tho desperation
~ Times. Tho fac. was TINT the So
9snhd taken possession OF the city OF
.ph nnd they woio. with ell thor artll-
henting back this Europeans who
Ky ~ tho outside and numbering MI tho
s&,sutp.ans who were inside. The city OF
f.'li Lrs crahulaiod wall on three sides
II an Nah bls mixes iune--nnd the fourth
q the city MdcfendJ by tho River
smne, In i.tuz tu;.heAo two deienscs
Xe1'all md water there ,yt,e "a. 600 10.
I sn I'll nrined. Twelve hnnAred Dritisb
y1,ss = Nyers TO take thateity, Nicholson, |
,,ss,aninorial general coiainnndeds them,
lles9p must visit bis graxs bofure, you
M" Dolhi' He fcli leadluahia troaps
l eennsanded them oyon aftpr being
Na'ly wounded You will read this |
ksilllon on his tomb;
seln Nicholson, who led tho assault
spehi bat fell IN thu hour uf victory
m, ~ Wounded and died e9d September
r.. aged 90 yenss.n
K rith what guns and mon General Mich
IN eV2iu muster 10 had laid sicrc to
r%'e0 city iill0d with deyilH What
LII" ouis' Twelve hundred British
~. Vncayond by any military works
tAku a M, aur,,,nnd,5 la. tts,,, .,A