Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-17

ten,nto ~ e1"S NaiA up and down tina
arm, rr,,,, mere stood fakff, with rishs
ba ~ up, upail'ed and Tor SO long timc tbas
NJ .Sulu Pot take It down, and ,he ns,,s y,
sno nand had grown until they loohcs III, -
~ psn's winding In and around tho n,I,,
- no 500 OF the Golden temple Is silva =.
nv poison god. Devils wait nnon ~,
ny ~ ,he god Of war, OF famine N 49,,
.enoe he Is tho destroyer IA ~.
around his neck string Of skulls pefor,
nini DOW men whose hair nover Lr.,s
.oinn. ihey eat carlton and tbas ,sbI,h
Is worse Bells and drums here "a, ~
racket Pilgrims come from hundrct.p ~ Z
nlies away, spending their lnst No. =,
aioney ana exhaustlng their last tom ~
suensth IN order TO roach this (;oldcn
temple glad to die In or near 1, ana hs,a
Ghnges VNH 'i'o inc
Respect For MONKEYS.
4, we took carriage ard wont st,,i ,,r.
tner on TO SEQ the Monkey tc,nria :,
sa.ieu because In and around tho building
Au1'Aeys around md are kept as sacred
~ eYoluuunists should visit this temple
ueso.ea to the family from which thelr
ancestors came. These monkeys chatter
ana Wink~and climb and LOOK wise and
Iuok SHY and have full possession OF Tho
p'aee we were asked at the entrance AZ
tho Monkey temple to take OF our Shoes
because of tho sacredncss Of the place Ind
small contribution placed in tho hands
OF an attendant resulted In a uerp,lssl,n
TO enter with our shoes on. As Inc Golden
temple is dedicated to silva tho nelson
god, this Monkey temple is dedicated 10
Slva's wife, a deitcss that must he nro.
pitlated, or shO will disense and blast and
destroy. For centuries this snlt0ro bos
peen worshlped, She Is the goddess Of
hooid and slap and tormngancy. She 4;
supposed to he supernatural Xuntippe;
hence to her arc brought flowers and rice.
ana hero and there the flowers nre spat-
riflce
AS we walk today through this Monkey
temple We must not hit or tease or hurt
ono OF them. Two Euglishmen years ago
iost their llves by the maltreatment OF
monkey. Passing along one OF these In.
uian streets, n monkey did notsoon enough
get out OF the way, and nne Of these Eng.
lishmen struck 1t with his cane. Immedl-
atcly the people and tho priests gathered
around these strangers, and tho public
wrath Increased until the two Englishmon
We're pounded to death for having struck
n monkey. No land in all the world so no.
yeres tho monkey as India, as no other
land has n temple called after IL. One OF
the rnjahs Of ln6ia spent 100, 0OO rupees in
tho marriage Of two monkeys A nuptnl
procession was formed, In which moved
elephants, tigers, cattle and pa
lanquins Of richly dressed people. Bands
OF music sounded tho wedding march.
Dancing parties kept the night sleepless.
II was IL days before tho monkey and
monkcyess were free from their round Of
gay attentions In no place but India
could such carnival have occurred; but,
inter all, while we cannot approve Of tho
Monkey tomple, the monkey is sacred to
bilarity defy any one to watch monkey
ono minute without laughter Why was
Tho mission OF some animals
Is left doubtful, and we cannot see tho use
nf this or that quadrupcd, or this or TINT
Insect, but the mission Of the apo Is Ger
ain. All around the world 1t entertnlns.
Whether seated at the top Of this temple
IN India or cutting up its antics on tho
op Of hand organ, II stlrs the sense Of
he ludicruus ticklcs the diaphragm into
topples gravity into play
md Rccomplishcs that for which It was
treated. The eagle and the lion, and the
Iazollc. and the robin no moro certainly
nave their mission than has the monkey,
but It implies low form Of Hindooism
when this embodied mlmicry Of tho hui
man race Is lifted into worship.
An Interesting colloquy.
In ono of tho cities for the ltst time In
ny life had an opportunity Of TALKING
With fakir, or Hlndoo who has ro-
bounced the world and lives on aims He
lt under a rough covering ON platform
i brick IIo was covered with tho ashes
4 tho dead md was at the timo rubbing
moro of those ashes upon his arms and
egs, He understood and spoke English.
said to him, "How long have you been
eated herosn He replied, Fifteen years"
Have those idols which ] sec power TO
ielp or dosroyN He said; "Noi thoy only
'epresent God There is but one God"
Question. When people die, whore do
hey so toy
Answer, THAT depends upon what they 1
laye been doing II they have been doing 1
rood, to heaven; II they have boon doing /
vii, to hell.
Q-Dut do you not believe in the trans
Migration Of souls, and that after denth |
70 20 into birds or animals Of some surti
Ayes, Tho last creature man Is
linking Of while dying 10 the ono into |
which he will GO II he Is thinking OF 1
,lrd, no will go into bird, and II he Is
linking Of a COW he viii 60 into COW.
OIL thought YOU said that at death tho
oul goes 10 heaven or helli
A.-Ho goes there by gradual process
L may take him years and years.
Q.-Can any one become a Hindooi
Gould | become lIindooF
Ayes, you could.
Q.-How could become Hindooi
A.-By doing as the Hlndoos do.
But as looked upon the poor flthy
yretch, bedaublug himself with the ashes
Il the dead, thought the last thing on
,arth | would want to become would be
Iindoo. ] expressed to missionary who
the conversation between tho
aklr and myself my nmazement at some
4 the doctrines the faklr announced. The
missionary said. "The fakirs nra very ao'
and suproslng You TO be
rlond OF Christianity he announced tho
heory Of ono God, and that Of rewards
md punlshments,'
There arc however, alleyiations for Ben
ms. | attended worship IN one OF tho
christian missions. The sermon, though
delivered in HInloostaDcc, Of which
ould not understand a word, thrilled mo
Slth It's earnoatnees and tenderness o.
mo esneolnlly when tho missionary told