The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-16

pOlY nlSnt rope or the SleSplHS BldlltI o glow of glory rested upon the snoWs, changing into mingled gold, ruby and purple, and as the king of day kissed the white -turbaned peaks good morn- ing, brief smile spread from summit to summit, and leaping down the stair way of snow, the early morning light spread veil of gold upon the dewy lap of the valleys.
 To see Mount Everest, tho highest mountain in the world. is the supreme desire of every one who visits Darjeel- ing, and in order to have this pleasure one must take an early morning ride to Tiger Hill, a distance of eight miles and frequently, after taking the ride the desired object is not attained. Accompanied by two gentlemen and break, and we all agreed that this de- l lightful ride up the Himalayas (which means in Sanskrit Halls of snowy amply repaid us for the inconvenience of rising so early on cold morning, al- | though we might not see the king of mountains. Our path at times led | about the mountain ranges, with only few feet between the perpendicular granite walls and the gorges of thou | sands of feet in depth; but our sure | footed little ponies, with the exception | of one slight accident, did their work | we'll and in due time we were standing on Tiger Hill, two thousand feet above Darjeeling. A deep mist enveloped us, | and after Straining our eyes in vain to | get a glimpse of the part of our globe | that reaches nearest to the skies, we were about to descend when our lady | companion, whose munitions are
 worthy of her superior sex, insisted
 upon a delay, declaring that there
 would be break in the misty clouds, and we would be rewarded shortly Of
 course she was right, and of course we were wise in following the lady's ad- | vice
 | Far out and up in the direction of where our guide said Mount Everest was located 8 brightness appeared, | then a patch of blue, and as speechless- | ly we watched for the appearance, the
 pure dome of Mount Everest, twenty ! nine thousand feet above the sea, stood | against the deep blue sky, unsupported, apparently, by any base; and a mo-
 ment afterward it was wrapped again I in the clouds. The picture is as impos- | sible to forget as it is impossible to l paint.
 l Accepting the invitation of an Eng
 fish gentleman, visited his tea planta- | tion and factory and from his gardens, | covering about two hundred acres. j.
 was informed he ships over fifty thou sand pounds of tea leaves every year. | rl,; ;,, l,o Ia hoc 1 dis | tinct flavor of it's own, and with the eX-
 ception of that tasted in Ceylon, have 1 found none so delicious as this.
 The peoples that are found in these
 mountains are of peculiar interest, 1 The Lepchas of the Silxkim race, who l have no religious rites; the Limboos,
 whose outdoor temples are seen on the | hiIltops: the Moormis, of large stature l and originally from Thibet; the Nepau- | lese and Cashmere people, with short, | stout frames, and the long-haired un- l named men of the hills, present types
 and habits of mankind that cannot but l elicit attention and interest.
 | The native bazaar here in Darjeeling | is one of the sights of the place, and at
 noon the noise of the peddlers aud
 more important tradesmen can be
 heard for squares away
 The old saying that "it takes t"o to
 make a bargain does not apply here,
 for before a trade is closed scores of
 merry women and children gather
 about you, shouting pushing and gfs- | ticulating like so many lunatlcs.
 The open market place is crowded
 with traders, many of whom have come | from Thibet, Cashmere, and turtner
 distances, and heterogeneous assort- 1 ments of goods, consisting of brass
 Buddhas, ironmongery, pottery sk'ns,
 flashing jewelry, coins, curlos or every ! description, besides tanned snakes,
 birds and monkeys are offered for re-
 n,arkablv low prices To stand pn an
 eminence overlooking this bazaar and
 watch the brilliantly colored costumes
 and excited manners of the people as l tfey mingle in great labyrinth or
 noisy confusion is wonderfully inter-
 esting study.
 The most attractive person in all .he
 tfrcng is theBhutia woman, with
 great circlet round her head formed ct
 Iare. beads of coral and turquoise. four
 necklaces of amber, agate, coral ana
 n,constones: enormous earrings, rull-
 ing down the lobes of the ears, and a
 massive silver grdle about her loosely
 worn garment, with hanging orAa-
 mcnts like a chatelaine. After all, is
 not the most charming creature in eve ry land a-woman?
 | A Child's Prayer-A little girl went