Show I i C G Q Q E EI C I I cr G J r S PS P 6 F FU a Ii Ii I il I f rr LL iio Ol JU Jr M E E RA l i rr i l l U i S Story tory OF IN INDIA CHRISTMA r l 11 H 0 n I i I J 4 19 j 11 II I il It r I II r 1 It A JJ nJ J J 1 J 1 i n 1 j n J 1 J i 1 h l s I J truthful laying that not t thIn ill Uj It of o the tha world knows Lii I how hW tho other half halt lives In II It R might bo 1 said addition B 1 with r veracity that not noton notI f wih of ot the world knows klo I I Id on half tlC alI I how ow Us IH UI neighbor of one fl children O I tt t live An All U f b I grat Eternal Parent 1 t how hov t neglectful we VO nN at LU lt 1 oud of ot tho I I that exist t tI or orI ori W I 1 between us UI for lor black baek bond or O freo froc are flO we W W WI I white bont Cro i tilO tho objects of Hla il ilg I not still Mill tl Ia Q C solicitude Since I Paternal g I fj 0 Hu lb who vho could not flOt lie 10 has assured us Il that not n spat row IR our ground without to the tho Fathers rAthers anti and a k Aro yo ye thoU than tot not of ot more 10 value nilo many nony I had hoil In tn India about five fo years 4 y f d by h 1 and my lY dwellings u nato natho home by iy the their of rice raw Ignorant yet ct I was as 18 tt g their hopu and alil aspirations 8 e If 1 I Imd hlll the th time on Fifth 11 New York city Out Our servants av tiu wo ye o almost In 10 II tho light of or furni furniture Curl animal for fir although ture or W tre we always Ir treated them kindly apart from thou their th p an PiM I necessary mem mn l m here hera com of or the household hOI holl took no lit I r In them 1 In December U 18 my Ono One 1 1 hoiland anti I 1 1 wore IWI vur from from a U In choir practice which Imd Leon been held dur ur Tin timm na 11 tho ho neigh won on to call our OUI little lOrl lr tp r w sere r 11 IUlo I Iron In Sprung pore My M who O Ua choir lead Iad leaL lMa ct t C Imd hn hIL ben been Borne for Cor CO the coming morn I and aM we wi wore vors full ful of of on cn j ln m at Ut tho the prospect of at a n linn Ino him pro program gram gramIt m mt y In It t wAi WAS one on of or thoo brilliantly clear clem nights such luch OH I n nto aro seen sen except In Hie thie orient and Ind we In company with wih B of or the tho choir sauntered hum humming hum homeward contentedly hUI ming nt ot tho time on wo vo hind had Ild been hn and watching time tho fire lus dancing In the ow of ot tho tha trees treen At n a bend of tie the road nn nil exclamation of delight broke from ench elch of ot UH ua simul ehm simultaneously Inn na n n we gazed upon one 01 of thip th most manet glorious cenes It has hns over been Leen ean my Privilege to In lii tho the IY white light of tho moon lay IlY thin the palace of tho the of Its ht Is marble domes lorMs and Ind with wHit their glided gilded pinnacles oles out like 1110 Ile a U 1 bas baa relief n the dorp dep dOI of the sky oilY Built nult upon a t alight elevation In tho the do dc light It I appeared without foun foundation oun dation as Lu if suspended ed In air Instinctively If I recalled a stanza from fromI I Tho Holy 1101 CItY And nd o ce again the scene was changed bo ho boI bolow hoI Now No earth there thoro seemed to 10 I low saw the Holy city tho tilt sea Sel The light ht of od ol was on un Us lie ls streets oe I Tho rho gates were opened wide And nil all ni who would might enter I An Anil no one WM waa denied TheM last lant words dispelled mv rover Ic he ns OR u 1 t t that Into 1110 th Ih beau acre of or palaces me 10 a 1 Lu Iu u rOllen foot IB he II larely marel permitted to tread tren trenI It I has hM Leon been said ahil fall There hore Is nothing jo 0 sweet us lS the unattainable In an ancane In tins cane from that time Ume forth I wac wal seized CIBe with wih n a I burning deMro to see seo tim the In Interior tailor of tho the home homo of this mighty In tn Indian dma dian n prince I 1 wondered especially how time the women romen occupied their time auth If they could possibly be he as 18 happy as n 1 Although I knew them thom to 10 bo be d bv h b every errY luxury they were wore Kept In such utter If It ono one might ml ht ludlO from re 10 reports reports ports that they were cro little bettor better h than thon It seemed to mo tue Occasion nily ni we WI met one Ol of the Ihl ladles TadheM of tho the down lown to the hinges flanges to 10 perform her ceremonial hut but hit Rile nhe was cloudy concealed In her which was IS covered on nil all 1 sides shIps by hy thick curtains and even oven then th n sho abe would be carried Into the water waler In her chair and return to nor her home In her wet clothes rothes so eo 10 Immodest would It be for forI or I her hor face Iee to bo be seen son however closely u veiled I I tried trl 11 to gain a Information 4 1 from froni my or native lt I ant but she could tell me tue nothing tho the F ci dally daily lives el of these great creat being I t M as u from the tI iZI ns os those of a n royal household In In connection with wih the tho military lies hoi i at itt It Is It II a 1 corps nf of do de el devoted voted voll nurses who make n a of or orI visiting I tho the native nat women In time of and while It would l h be p absolutely Impo for n a male mall to obtain admission rich natives often ofen I send for these theMe ladles ladies to attend their and children thus thuR making nn an In opening for work I The Tue following day ulay I called upon Miss Cook the tho president pe of o the M d I lent Ical and unc In the course of con conversation expressed my I curiosity curlo lt to 10 visit the zanana She wai wat highly amused nt at my m end and Kindly promised to call cal for tor me mo on the occasion of ot her next visit 4 Truo True to hor her word ord a 1 few feu day later laterI I sho ehe came As In it II usually lull the nape case rul the I hI time could not have been more Inopportune l L It I was the duty dl before Chi hlll hut st mae mas and she aho found me busily In preparations for tor n a large children party which was to be b held heM at our house that evening evelln but hut the desire was Wil irresistible and I would woul allow IIO no ob obstacle dade stacle to stand In the way of Its iA Krati I i I Accordingly we marled oft off ar In a 1 liMi bight state It te of excitement so 80 fiu an tm a I 1 WI M concerned concern d and soon coon on reached the en entrance Il entrance trance to tho the palace The t grounds were surrounded by hy n a 1 high t I cactus l dl so no that hut but little coull bo be bl nen of the gardens rarden from the road I I but the Ibe gates were a modern i t II i i then tion beautifully formed if of lt t i braes brais brats and Ind Iron I had hall often oden caught r i glimpses s of ot the park m jn panning 11 lu l I entrance but haul had hll no Idea Iden of Iti It I extent 7 i I or beauty until this visit and II naturally It I would be still sll f 4 more attractive In the l lance Ince of ot Us Its II summer v the dl Kate gate Mood too n a majestic senti tI nel rl r I who received us UI with wih great ant fr h ty of ot manner m but hut his hi courteous A exterior I fancied I could detect a ten sen tent t 1 of ot distrust t AR as al If It In hl his hll opinion I PI I U the tha had already made i t U Inroads upon their territory k without Invading the sacred limits of ot their princes domains domIns i t However en enI I Urine t his little I he lite il beat j upon a n metal gong emir when In I answer to his summons two natives n nI ap op I peare n Jil who ho S Rt at lt hi request us 1 u t rough S the grounds by b running on r elch ach side of ot o our carriage carriager u If r The gar were wen lM out ut with broad broadn brod n and 1 flower IbI 9 t 4 n the he Inter latter were now blooming r ry ot cut n 4 amid nUl l tit j 1 1 j jl F Fi I Ir i r t t If I l I the til gorgeous bi Is la ix n shrub n a blossom to tho thio Passion with wih a I brown Irown con contor contor contor tor with pink Ink yellow urn ll uk wih which Tho Tue hu seven tread brond loaves from front the tho cent center r are arc vaie 1110 whon when they first open olum butt but ut ly ml I sumo a it brilliant ud hue hul similar In out col color tl or luro to Ow I leaf loat In II tho t I Ito ho tutu fall nt at homo hOle Ail Aut Al these theBO are often ofel nine III Inches In II tIme tho effect leet Is ha II very or Hide Dv by JY side with those tholo and atul nn 1 vi vl Md bl In color were cro the tho cunter rosc rOCC rO cn an nn 11 other othor winter shrub bearing an nn of Huffy fluffy bright yellow bios 1108 If HOlt which lutty resemble the tho th yellow er ulan elan rose Contrasting with wih these bright rI hups lutis hu s w were ro time the shades of time the th III big citron ciron trees ee and the tho shading tho lie avenues through IlnI which wo we 0 drove while nil ni tow tote rOI tho tM feathery trovo tops of or the end cocoanut palms Studded about the th grounds and amid aid nM aidIng lug Ing not It n little la to t the painted blue green yel YLI yellow SOl low aud red The Tho smaller of Ir these be being II IIII lug ing II ten pl to tl various gods and others occupied by hy the tho rajahn Im of ot animals birds amid Our gulden told UN ha H tint lie io of hind Imd n a number numb of ot time tho I elul than thal could be lie found foul nt ot lily other Place 1110 In II tIme the V A A peculiar 0 11 html hobby In II I em my opinion 01 1 for COI that with 8 B pirn of at India Is l Infested Interested and amid 1111 we yoro yero oro In than their ire prcy but hu a It I HOH HOI dul m lut rho vory very anxious for us tin H to visit the and but we iSe as IR Ml Mils Miss a Conk had bind Koen On them tWI and amid 11 as tin a I laugh laughingly anxious to tor told her hel I 1 was iVAK more moio 1100 see r the tho th human within time the rho rajah mirth l Wn also very fond Cond of ot pin pig rI 11 of ot these dainty lit little l the tle II creature wore were flying Hying about BO no 10 tattle tamo te that as n a thuy thoy thu around tm they almont touched our ou r horses homos hendsOn On Op tho th Kind we gassed ton ten elephants richly ole which our 0 guides told us vuro being vent sent to a a neighbor neighborIng Ing lug town t WI to In a procession In honor hUl I of if ono one of tho the gods They hey vere w re reniE Hue niE hum animals and added not a n little lo to tho time general effect Dotted here horo and there thoro were email or lakes In India called calCI so o tame tamo that they OK ate nl from the tho hUI of a native who wn IS feeling thorn while nt at the time vaters edge edre stood several and Inu adjutants gravely watching tho the proceedings as asIf I asit If it wondering when ichien their turn tur would come conui cOl Our Interest was now concentrated Upon tho palace which wo we wore ivere ap approaching It I Is IK built but upon a n hill bill hi and ap Fit appearance presents an tIll extremely picturesque c an nil n tier upon tier ter rises Its Is succession of or domed and watch towers lowers In bewildering contusion The Tho entire building II Is of white stone exquisitely curved white while In place of windows are rows of or arches lending out on to vo ye 0 ro 11 or tho the flat roofs roots of tho the build buildIngs tugs Ings below elow Our conductors Ud ld us to the tho principal pal pul entrance where our took charge of or tho the carriage while wo we fol followed lowed our guides through an tin 1 archway Into an au ni open courtyard paved with wih tiles of r various i colors In tho the center of which was wan wn a n largo large lar o fountain and mil tank surrounded by palms and ferns Hero I ro were seated several native gentlemen reclining In bamboo chatting ng and smoking their hookahs who eyed us I curiously but hut did not attempt to rise rIfe The however upon observing us UI advanced with many salaams and protestations of pleasure Iea uro at our visit time the thE rest mat continuing their smoking ns as complacently uty ns an over Ho Ito 10 walked with wih ut us to tho the further ful her end coil enl of or tho the courtyard making m enquiries after the health of different members of or the mis mission mIssIon sion elan whom ho lund hall met and begged our acceptance of two long lome ion strings of unpolished amber beads bend which gave us grant gront pleasure not only on account of their value but as an 18 of our IBI Taking 11 1 leave leno of or tit us I ho he returned to hits hla I companions while we wo followed our guide up 11 a n light flight of marble marblo steps Mels lab Into nn atm In Immense reception hall hail hal The Tho ho floor 1001 ns as In the tho case cn o of tho time outer court was paved lIet with wih mosaic but of still tl finer marbles The Tha coiling colling tho the center of which In lii II the tho form of a n dome domo was WOI built bui of carved sandal wood omitting emitting an nn exquisite odor The roof was sup supported ported by h square pillars composed of eight Ight lender columns of different kinds of stono stone In contrasting i lora the time base baso end nd nu cap stones being alternately of ot black and pure white marble Upon the Iho walls wore hung reed mitts mats of va various VI rious designs and from the this coiling colling coing largo large lamps of ut curious Inlaid with medallions of different glass gli This auditorium was surrounded by arches lending Into Inlo smaller court smite ante rooms The fhe to the latter Inter covered coverall with curtains mantle made of roods or bends At A I 01 of or tiu o our guide Gullo stopped and nn his hil hands Immediately ly a n young OUI man appeared a eunuch who led us through n a 1 long winding Into a 1 smaller court courtyard yard Ard around which were situated the tho meats ments melts or On entering one ono of these thele a most pie pic picturesque e scene must met let our view nc ll Ing In upon thin tho floor foor on Turkish rugs rug und and cushions covered with tiger ler skins len en or twelve beautiful girls gins gorgeous gorgeously ly attired 1 In soft silks and Ind handsomely satins latna Upon their heads wore gauze veils worked with they velB gold goldthread goldthread thread beetles wings and even pro pre precious elena cious Stono They Thoy lay Iny with wih a 1 grace iraco peculiar to eastern lem women with Ith one arm resting upon Un a n Urge large hoister bolster time the richness of their attire ItUre and surroundings adding not a little to the time beauty of their lus Ius lustrous trous trou dyes ioe 1 long silky hair and 1 rth complexions The Time air mair of the room rom was a redolent with wih perfume and nd through an arch Mch on one erie ole side could be bo seen RICI n a I conservatory con can a 1 choice collection of tropical plants In 11 this title a I fountain was n playing the gentle splashing of or the water seem In III to 10 lull lul our senses Into harmony with wih the tIme restful spirit of the place Krom the coiling colling hung lamps lam IS of dif lf treat ferent shades dundee casting a roseate rosento huo hue over oer tho the entire entro apartment so eo fO undefined In tone that It Reminded me rather of n a sunrise than thEm any an definite color 1 nn on ebony pedestals Inlaid with wih silver aliver Ilver arl stood containing palms and lowering flowering shrubs und 1181 In tho the birds were Hy fly ing in about nOlt as as l It If It were ly n R part of or the beautiful garden of or Eden AM As AI we approached the ladles ladle rose with wih exclamations of or Joy and crowded 11 round us UI clapping their hands hanl gleefully and andall all sih al talking at nt once onI I J being a n stranger was I jm naturally an of or curiosity and after asking my may I name they repent repeat repented ed el U it one after another Ol I laughing mer mner merrily lily rily riy the time while whit some Ile of them adding mIschievously the word adding pret ty as a a I Then when they thought my m attention was WI diverted they touched my m clothing with time the tips of or their fingers laughing like children when Thien they thoy found I |