The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Warren Eastin9ss=11is Career.
In cbree Parts-Part One
II.
BY G. R. H.


his life and hasten to the struggle SO
near at hand. He was the beneficiary
of his Uncle Howard's liberality for
eight successive years when an event
occurred which abruptly altered the
aspect of his future. His uncle died
and by the terms of his last testament
assigned Warren to the care of dis
tant relative. This gentleman vetoed
at once all propositions implying fur
ther schooling for the boy, notwith-
standing the brilliant prospects, and
after subjecting him to short CON-
pulsory course in bookkeeping anu
arithmatic, shipped him to India in
the employ of the East India Co. 1t
was in the month of October, 1851, that
this forlorn English lad not yet eight
cen years of age disembarked in a
strange and heather land far from his
native home. Yet in this repulsive
place was his hope. Here in a pagan
environment beneath the heat of q
tropical sun, amidst the wiles of sub
tie and mystic people, he was to rise to
supreme height by the force of his
genius, he was to enblazon his name
on the immortal scroll and what would
be more dear to him, he was to make
it possible to return to Daylesford at
the end.
The two years Immediately subse-
Quent to his arrival at Calcutta were
spent over desk in the Office of the
company's secretary, then came ad-
vancement and Warren was sent up
country about two hundred miles as
manager of q small factory owned by
the company at Cossimbozar, where he
conducted the business for several
years advantageously. There had
/ been nothing remarkable in his foreign
residence for these years other than an
exceptional adaptability to his work
and a commendable energy in its exc
cution. At this point, however, dis
tant clouds began to gather, and after
|
and in the crisis genius, like Minervs
of old, was to spring full armed and
full born into wonderful life. Fifty
million pagans were to rise up, and ont
of the greatest crimes the Christian
Era has known was to be committed
A civilized nation was to oppress al
innocent people. They were to b.
butchered and hung, to be beguiIet
and defrauded, to be plundered AM
robbed and finally reduced to starvin,
want, to die or live, it mattered not
Yes-truly Warren Hastings was ia
cling the threshold of weird career.
Just one mile below Cossimboza
was Morshedabod, the residence of
powerful Indian Prince, Surajah Dow
, lab. He ruled almost exclusively tn
Province of Bengal as well as those o
, Orisss and Bahar. At this time thi
: arrogant and worthless nabob suddenl
= declared war against the Engiisl
seized the defenseless settlement Q
f Cossimbozar, transferred Hastings as
: prisoner to MorsEedabod and move
4 on to Calcutta. The city was imme(
q lately abandoned and those i'll fate
q Englishmen who were taken prisoner
a perished after horrible suffering in tt
g famed Black Hole. Young Hastine
: show of ability during this danger0r
8 and trying time was prophecy of tt
a greatness to come. 1t was at this col
J. juncture that the brave and gifte
Il Give who had been conducting tt
q war of succession far below, in soutI
J. ern India against the aggressive Frenc
"a arrived to rescue this band of fug
a tives. Give Immediately perceived
J. young Warren indications of great q
J. ministrative ability, so another turn
IS the young mans destiny occurred al
lc he was appointed agent for the cor
"a pany to reside at the court of the ne
4 nabob who had been selected to Till Il
II office of the defeated and dethron,
Dowlah. In 176i be became memb
r of the Council and was compelled
s. reside at the company's principal pla
a. of business, Calcutta.
d. Let us pause here and take bri
IF survey of this youth as he stood cal