The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-11
>lnE MARK OF VLSNNU,
By PEROY RUSSELL.
Copyright, 1890, by tho Author.]
CHAPTER [.

very HilCItIIt IIlaN NllltSp "tIC IL
mminatcd more or less by earthcn vcs-
sells containing oil and wick. Not only
did these lights bring out into relief
against the growing darkness tho out
lines of the various buildings, but they
had been placed, with that patient,
painstaking and Indifference to individ-
ual labor peculiar to Asia, in tho clefts
Of trees. They lighted up tho great ban
yan troc the special pride Of this Tamil
or Dravidian region, for it was Il trco
of more than 1000 trunks, sent down
from tho enormous branches, covering
acres and forming a sort Of natural syl-
van temple, and they were to he seen
glowing amid tho fragrant flowers Of
its tamarindS that shaded the bungalow
of Suhib Karncy, the indigo planter,
aud some of these lamps were even shin
ing out starlikc from the distant hill
tops and shedding iilful light over tho
dull blush green and pale rcd flowers
of his indigo plantation. Ear on tho
right, too, the lamps brought into strong
relief the stately gopurams, or towers,
ut the entrance of Il temple, all covered
with strange and grotcSVur figures, ana
presently came u burst of fireworks, fol
lowed 10y anrthcr and another, which
for an instant brought MS TN" whole
landScapr into clear view, showing nero
and there natives in their picturesque
white dresses, and then fading abruptly
into gloom, lighted only by the many
twinkIing Starlik" lamps. In u word, it
WIS ''.' ".l"'.'' !" i''H' "' i'e"'
ana III II i'"u .ro"%i'' many S,r",'S''H nv"
'f"llah'''''' "ll'l'' '''o"Nh ""' '''' III
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VI ''i y WV anu ''''''''S III ever!
1''i' ,,I H,''h', .,
r"n!!>h oFf"h": lelI''d ms part
h'r' ""nll You u" quite prepared to
81! a' inHrh u MISS Llllah h"rrlf?'
l'"SS WAS great contrast to his COM
r''hloh' Wl'h ms broad, open, genial
c""nt'hanc", warm, expressive eyes,
ANA goo" tempered mouth and chin.
II d"ni know,' rrjoinrd karncy,
Sml!lhy '"luIN, 'hUt its foolish all tho
same. liorr ann tollng III this hcustly
climate, to say nothing Of the visitation
to the boiler house, where we beat up
the indigo, while she disprnScS tho
product among $"mc of the biggest ras-
Gals and greatest wrctchcs in tho uni
verse.
Som" of tho products, corrected
the other. "DOn t cXaggcratc, whatever
You do.
'Too much, anyhow" WAS tho reply.
And karncy went on: II can't divine
how AL this folly began. Why should
not Lillian be liko other young ladies in
this place? What are tho people TO her
or she to thcm?"
RoSS smoked on without replying. lie
looked rather tiNcdly at his friend ant
partner, but said nothing. After awhile
ho"eVcr, no asked, 'Of course, sho dit
hot Z" 'Hohc:
oh' no. N'Nipah won't with her. y
sosS s''"rN AZ" 'h' 'anl" AT ms elho'
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nn =" n,o l''' "'''i"''' III
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