The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-01-04
IN RUINED PALACES.
aEv, DR.. TALMAeE AT the CITY OF
DELHI. INDIA.

Among Wrecked Temples. Broken For
tresses and the Debris of Centuries At
tho Cashmere Gate-Ths City Of Amber.
A vivid World picture.
BROOKLYN, Dec. 80. -Continsing his
series of round the world sermons
through the pres, Rev, DR.. Talmage to.
day chose for his subject palaces In
India" the text being Amos iii, 10,
who store up violence and robbery IN
their palaces y
In this day, when vast sums of money
ire being given fer the redemption of
India, | hope to increase tho interest III
HAT great country and at tho same time
iraw for all classes of our people practi.
cal lessons, and SO present this fifth
sermon in tho round tho world series.
We stop into the ancient capital of
India, the more pronunciation of its
name sending a thrill through tho body.
mind and soul of all those who have ever
read its stories of splcndor and disaster
and prowess-Delhi.
Before the. first historian impressed
his first word in clay, or cut his first
word on marble, or wrote his first word
on papyrus, Delhi stood in India, con-
temporary Of Babylon and Ninoveh. We
know that Delhi existed longer before
Ehrist,s time than we live after his
Time. Delhi is built on the ruins OF seS,
en- cities, which ruins cover 40 miles,
with wrecked temples, broken fortresses,
split tombs, tumble down palaces and
the debris of centuries. An archmologist
could proftabiy spend his life here talk
ing with the past through its lips OF
venerable masonry:
4 The fihtiay In India:
There are hundred things here yott
ought to see in this city of Delhi, but
three things you must see The first
thing wanted to see was the Cashmere
gate, for that was the point at which
the most wonderful deed of daring
which the world has ever seon was done.
That was the turning point Of the mu-
tiny of 1857. A, lady at D,lhi put into
my hand an oil painting { about 8
iiiohes square; u biottife ", / tSecuted.
but chiefly valuable for what it repre-
sented. 1t was scene from tho time Of
mutiny; two horses at full run, har-
messed to carriage in which We're four
persons. She said; ''Those persons on
the front side nre my father and moth
or. The young lady ON the back seat
holding in her arms baby of year
was my older sister, md tho baby was
myself My mother, who is down with
fever in the hext room, painted that
years ago. The horses are in full run
because we are fleeing for our lives. My
mother is driving, for the reason that
father; standing up in the front of his
carriage. had to defend us with his gun,
as you there Sec He fought our way
out and on for many a mile, shooting
down the scpoys as we went. We had
somewhat suspected troHblo and had be:
Some suspicious Of our servants. A
prince had requested d private interview
with my father, who was editor of the
Delhi Gazette The prince proposed to
come veiled, SO that no one might rccog-
tize him; but my mother insisted on be-
ing present, and tho ,intorvisw did not
take place. A large fish had been sent
to our family and four other families,
the present an Offering of thanks for the
kings recovery from recent sickness.
But we suspected poison and did not
eat the fish.
One day all our servants came up and
said they must 60 and see what was the
matter We saw what was intended
and knew that if the servants returned
they would murder all of us. Things
grew worse and worse until this scene
Of flight shown you in tho picture took
place. You see, the horses were wild
with fright. This was not only because
Of the discharge ofguns, but the horses
were struck and pounded by sepoys,
and ropes were tied across the way,
and the savage halloo and the shout Of
revenge made all the way of our flight
a horror
The Savage sepoys.
The books have fully recorded the he
roism displayed at Delhi and approxi-
mate regions but made no mention of
this family of Wagentreibers whose
flight l am mentioning. But the Madras
Atheneum printed this:
And now Are not the deeds Of the
Wagentreibers, though he woro round
hat and she crinoline, as worthy of
imperishable verse as those of the he;
roic pair whose huptials graced the
court of Charlemagne? A more touch
ing picture than that of the brave man
contending with we'll nerved arm
against the black and threatening fate
impending over his wife and child we
have never seen. Here was no strife for
the glory of physical proves or the
spoil of shining arms, but a conquest Of
the human mind, an assertion OF the
powers of intellect over the most ap-
palling array of circumstances that
could assail human being. Men have
become gray in front of sudden and un-
expected peril, and in ancient days SO
much was courage matter OF horoics
and mere instinct that we read in inn
mortal verse of heroes struck with panic
and fleeing before the enemy. But the
savage Sepoys, with their hoarse war
,ry and swarming like wasps around
the Wagentriebers, struck no terror into
the brave mans heart. His hcroism
was not the mere ebullition of despair,
but, like that of his wife, calm and
wise; standing upeght that he might
use his arms better. y
AS an incident will sometimes more
impress one than generality of state
ment, l present the flight of this one
family from Delhi merely to illustrate
the desperation of the times The fact
was that the sepoys had taken posses
sion Of the city of Delhi, and they We're,
with all their artillery, fighting back
the Europeans who were CT tho outside
and numbering all the Eulo! ears who
were inside. The city of Delhi has a
crenHlated wall OH three sizes wall
5H miles long, and u, fourth side OF
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