Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17


with jewels for eyes: its gP|leriesL where
delicious spot of color against the creamy
marble; Its wonderfully decorated chapel
where two Hindoo women were sQuatting
on the floor, placing offerinss Of seice and
flowers in q huge brass platter. while they
all compel one to realize how FAR one is
from western civilization.
Ninety-Nine Cents 4 Day.
The ticca CHARTS at Ahmedabad are amaz-
ingly cheap. We took one for. the day at
rupees (o9 cents), giving the DRYER from
/ to o'clock to rest the horse and take
his siesta. They were very dilapidated. and
the horses thin and overTorked, poor
beasts, and we went at far from killing
pace. but still managed to see good deal
and find much enjoyment. The country
about Ahmedabad abounds IN small dOmed
tombs and in large gray monkeys or ba-
boons, and the tombs make 1t picturesque
beyond words, the monkeys amusing. They
sit in family groups on top OF the low wall
which runs around the Kankariya lake, or
roam along it's pebbly beach, or they chat
ter from the tops of the MIN as one passes
underneath, or simply sit leaning up
against the wall by the roadside and watch
the passersby. They appear to be very
tame and are said to be great thieves.
On the night before we left Ahmedabad
as we were driving into the compound of
the Oak bungalow we heard great sour
rying and rushing, and found the Oak bum
galow goat being chased all over the place
by a large monkey, which finally leaped
upon its back, and from there, as We ap-
preached, into a tree. 1t was evidently a
game, for the goat had not the slightest ap-
pearance of fear. Jackals abound in that
part Of the country, as, In fact, they do
all over India, and our nights were made
noisy by their bowls, which very much
resemble the barking Of a coyote In the
hills Of the west, or the hysterical walls Of
an excited dog, and are far from musical
We had. unfortunately, in a large tree In
front of the Oak bungalow horrible
brain-fever bird, whose maddening note,
like the sharp sound as Of hammer strik-
ing on brass, made our early morning
hours hideous. However, between the wane
of the yaps and the walls Of the jackals
and the beginning Of the horrid note Of the
brain-fever bird, we found few restful
hours, and were very glad to have only the
noises Of the country to endure.
The Morning Toilets.
As we drove through the town early in
the morning, on our way to our train, we
found the inhabitants just arising, or still
stretched on their rope beds. placed out
side their houses, and SHOCKING peacefully
under the many folds Of their chuddars.
Those who were already up were either
pouring cold water over their brown clothe-
less bodies as they stood in the middle OF
the street, or perhaps diligently cleaning
their teeth with a stick; brown babies
crawled over the backs of the buffalo which
lay at the house doors chewing the cud or
between the legs of the household goat, q
strengthening animal with very pro-
nOunced Roman nose, and the town water
ing trough was surrounded by tiny dom
keys, loaded with sugar cane or vegetables
for the market, or tobacco leaves. or huge
bags Of wool.
Ahmedabad was difficult to leave and we
fo1$ euro ho
town so entirely eastern" and satisfac-
tory MARGARET STERLING.