New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08
BABOO-ENGLISH FUNNY,
The Typical Bengal Oddly Mares
Things Up.

A -oo free use Of a dictionary often leaos 10
6,verting results as. for instance, when a native
wrote TO an English missionary, apologlz'hg TOT
m. coming 10 see him: Had not distance pre-
uouderated, 1 should have approximated 10 see
you"
Much Bsboo satire penned il a style rAIei'
couaIIed. was flung at the late Sir George camp
-, onca Governor of Bengal, who had not
-,ad. himself popular with the natives Sir
George q will be recalled. entered Parliament
., his return TO England. but was not bril-
liant success, earning. indeed. the nickname q
the great bore OF the Hooghiy." The Baooos
If Calcutta overf7owed with Joy at his discofn-
future. and among the many shouts or e1ulta-
ton in THE Anglo Bengal Press" was the fol-
lowing:
The articles re are printing IN another COL
1,rnn show our readers whole English press T1tu-
perating Sir George Campbell certainly Bore
Of House OF Commons. When Sir George was
1o-5 Of ReTve5ere he pretended 70 be surDnun
t,ouurn and the Triton among rinnoTs. He
vas indeed the Cactus Grardihoras Of Bengal.
end also houted native gentlemen with con
tunslious pranks. But though he Haunted him
self clothed In gaudy tinsel. Il not for ever
and a day. for the House Of Commons have torn
of every rag and latter and exposed his cut
bono in all its naked hideousness"
Many letters are sent 10 the editors Of English
rapers in India. and some If the more unusually
quaint ones are published The following ap-
peared in The Upper Burma Gazette few
years ago:
Honoured Sir: should like % bring 70 notice
Of public through widely scattered columns OF
your valuable journal a pera6venture that over
took nv personality whilst taking nocturnal per
an1bulations on the West Moat Road IN order TO
caution fellow-citizers against simultaneous
ing my way
said thoroughfare in the evening OF the I'D
uitirro and pursuing a course as crow flies
towards ny humble donIcile. I was suddenly
snd fnstantaneously confronted with monstrous
Kissing and much COMPOUNDED in immediate vi
cinity
= first remained soto voce. and then apply
inE close scrutiny Of my double optics 70 spot
whence proceeded above said disturbance was
much Mortified and temporaneously paraiyzed
70 10, and behold q mighty enormous reptile Of
Cobra-de-Ca pello making frontal attack. My
pedal sppendages being only clothed in wooden
sandals. l thereupon Immediately took to neither
limbs and beat nasty retreat las stated in war
telegrams). or in other words. made rapid retro
grade movement or IocomotIon Of lower works
though personally much coura geous I should
Ike 10 Indignantly question-what are newly Sc
lected city fathers cogitating that they should
not take commensurate steps TO relegate such
carnivorous animals 10 limbo oblivion and insure
safety Of pedestrians and footpads? Please an
swer ne this inscrutable question. famous sir.
Praying for the welfare and increase Of hlial
bond ! am am most obedient sir, your ever
obedient servant, Babu Chowdry Bose
~. B.-If this epistle is consigned 20 waste
paper basket and no notice taken 1 shall memo
rate other papers"
lnnumerable letters are received by govern
ment officials who are pestered TO death by pc