Show Do DOMESTIC HAPPINESS IN africa capt grant in his maik walk across africa thus describes the home of a wealthy indian a benevolent old man who had an establishment of native men and women around him at three in the morning Moos sah who had led a hard life in his day would call out for his little pill of opium which he never missed for 40 years this would brighten him up till noon he would then transact business chat and give you the gossip at any hour you might sit by him on his carpet to us it seemed strange that he never stopped talking when prayers from the koran were being read to him by a Bo 11 or madagascar man perhaps he haa had little respect for the officiating priest as the same reverend and learned gentleman was accustomed to make him his shirts after a midday mid day sleep he would refresh himself with a second but larger pill III lii transact business and so end the ray say day the tho harem department presented a more domestic scene at dawn women in robes of colored chintz their hair neatly plaited gave fresh milk to the swarm of black cats or churned butter in gourds geurds by rocking it to and fro on their laps by 7 the whole place was swept clean some of the he household fed the game fowls or looked after the ducks and pi pigeons eons bons two women chal chai chained by the nee neck neek T fetched firewood or ground round corn at a stone children would would eat together without dispute because a matron presided over them all were quiet industrious beings never idle and as happy as the day was long when any of Moos salis sails wives gave ave sll sli birth to a child there was universal rejoicing j jo leing icing 1 the infant was brought to show itse itle its s sex e lc and when one died the shrill laments of the women were heard all nightlong night long iong when a child misbehaved we white men were pointed at to frighten it as nurses at home too t do with ghost stor ator storks les lei v |