Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-31

81 W oAuU years ago LhOSe VINO IN
1ured IT in Ceylon were put to death.
But that which was once jungle Of
cinnamon is nov park of gentlemen's
residences. The long, white dwelling
houses are bounded with this shrub,
and all other styles of growth congre-
gated there make botanical garden.
Doves called cinnamon doves hop
among the branches, and crows, more
POLITICALLY styled ravens, which never
could sing but think they can, fly
across the road, giving full test of their
vocables. Birds which learned their
chanting under the very caves of
heaven oyerpower all with their grand
march of the tropics. The hibiscus
dapples the scene with it's scarlet clus-
ters All shades Of brown, and emerald,
and saffron and brilliance; melons,
lines, magnosteens, custard apples,
guavas pineapples, jessamine SO laden
with aroma they have to hold fast to
the wall, and begonias, gloriosas on
fire, and orchids so delicate other lands
must keep them under conservatory,
but here defiant of all weather. and
flowers more or less akin to azaleas,
and honeysuckles, and foxes, and
fuchsias, and chrysanthemums, and
rhododendrons, and fox-gloves, and
pansies, which dye the plains and
mountains Of Ceylon with Heaven.
| The evening hour burns incense OF
all styles of aromatics. The convolvulus,
blue as if the sky had fallen, and but
terfies spangling the air, and arms OF
trees sleeved with blossoms, and rocks
upholstered of moss, commingling
sounds, and sights, and odors, until eye,
and ear, and nostril vie with each other
as to which sense shall open the door
to the most enchantment. A struggle
between music, and perfume, and iri-
descence. Oleanders reeling in intoxi-
cation of color. Great banyan trees
that have been changing their mind for
centuries, each century carrying out
new plan of growth, attracted our at
tention, and saw us pass in the year OF
1894, as they saw pass the generations
of 1894. and 1894.
Colombo is so thoroughly uncovered
in foliage that if you go into one OF It's
towers and look down upon the city OF
one hundred and thirty thousand peo-
pie you cannot see house. Q, the
trees of Ceylon! May you live to be-
hold the morning climbing down
! through their branches, or the evening
tipping their leaves with amber and
gold forgive the Buddhist for the
worship of trees until they know the
) God who made the trees. wonder not
that there are some trees in Ceylon
called sacred. | wonder not that be-
fore one of them they burn camphoi
flowers and hang lamps around Its
J branches and hundred Thousand peo
pie each year make pilgrimage to that
tree. Worship something man must
7 and until he hear of the only being
worthy of worship, what so elevating az
tree! What glory enthroned amid III
+ foliage! What majestic doxology
2 spreads out in its branches! What
J, voice when the tempests pass through
4 it! How it looks down upon the cradle
4 and the grave of centuries! AS thu
e fruit of one tree unlawfully eater
= | struck Lne race WIFI WIZ, "ie' WAY = +
h lifting of another tree brings peace t.
n the soul. let the woodman spare thu
d tree and all nations honor it, II
j through higher teaching, we do not
S like the Ceylonese, worship it! How
S consolatory that when we no NOR
walk under the tree branches on earth
t we NAV see the tree OF life which
i bears twelve manner OF fruit' an'
It Yields her fruit every month, and tn
e leaves of the tree are for the healing o
e the nations"
S Two professions saw in Ceylon with
r in one hour, the first led by Hlndo
e priest, huge pot OF flowers on M
f. head. his face disfgnred with holy lac
il erations, and his unwashed follower
IS beating as many discords from VIVA
i are supposed to be musical instruments
/ as at one time can be induced to ente
e the human ear. The procession halte
# ~ the door Of the huts. The occupant
i came out and made obeisance and pre-
q sented small contributions In retur'
IL therefor the priest sprinkled ashes upo
"a the children who came forward, I'M
;: evidently form of benediction. me
"a tho nrocession led on by the prizes
/ started again; more noise, more ashe,
q more penufection. However keen one
S. sense Of the ludicrous, he could mn
$. nothing to excite even smile IN IN
IS movements Of such procession meal
il inpless, oppressive, squalid, filthy' sac
e Returning to our carriage, we rod
,e IN for a few moments and we came Q
% another procession, kindly lady ieae
ii inc groups Of native children, al clear
is bright, happy, laughing. Ihey weI
; rbr;stian school out for exercise
n There seemed as much intelligence r.
5 fnement. and happiness in the reg
ment Of young Cingalese as you wonl
" find in the ranks Of any young iaoie
Il seminary being chaperoned on their a
90 ternoon walk through Central par
n Nav York, or Hyde park, London. IN
rs Hindoo procession illustrated on a sma
scale something Of what Hlndoolsi
: can do for the world. The Christla
:, nrocession illustrated on small sea
a something Of what Christianity can 9
re for the world. But those two proce
sions were only fragments OF twogres
oAo ,,,arohinU across OF