Show THE GOVERNORS SPEECH it waa excellent but bearr understand a word A correspondent of the times of india tells the following story which will doubtless fit in with the reminiscences of a great many americans of their experience with french waiters cabeen cabmen and such 1 I heard a capital story the other evening which shows how sometimes the most high flown and choicest hindustani culled a it were from the rarest flower beds of the bag b bahar is thrown away and wasted on the soldiery of the more southern presidencies cies when the late sir charles trevelyan Trev clyan who will always probably be remembered because he married Macau lays sister and not because be was an indian bigwig big wig was governor of madras he had to give away some order of merit or other reward for distinguished service to a native officer of sappers the occasion was a great one and the sappers mustered strong to see one of their number decorated sir charles accompanied by a large and brilliant retinue all in full dress rode up to the ground and then in the purest and best urdu that he had learned in the bengal presidency congratulated the native officer about to be decorated on the distinguished honor the government was doing him dwelt on the valor and loyalty always displayed by the madras sappers and miners and recounted the particular services now about to be recognized the addres was given without a pause or check in faultless hindustani and when it was finished sir charles turned to the colonel of the sappers and said do you think your men understood all I 1 said not a sir wa the unexpected reply then please get some one to explain it to them was the not over pleased remark of the governor whereupon the colonel called out a native officer who in very excellent english explained to his comrades the flattering remarks which his excellency the governor had been pleased to make |