| Show no white man carries own parcels in india outside tho the bazaar in calcutta you observe oSa erve as you pass in certain lenh little men in loin cl otlis each having a targe large circular basket with two handles one of them promptly follows you padding along noiselessly with hit his bore feet and you are aie half ilav wnm through tho first alley before yon volt hp be come conscious ot of his presence tell him to go away tle he d does 0 t not go EO you try to shoo him as 08 you would an over affectionate dog noth ing as doing aels lie la thero there to carry par pan cols cels for or buyers in the bazaar and ti it la Is not within the range of his under ot anding to conceive of a foreign arelinn or elinn sahib all done up in white clothes clot lies and shoes and pith helmet to bo be anything else thau than n prodigal buyer so he abides with you and when you havo have bought one small brass ten caddy nad and a carved box bos 8 3 by 4 inches ho he insists on putting them into hl basket to bo taken home with you after trotting around with you for na an hour or so and padding along with you to your hotel where the lie anek ages are delivered to a house boy he receives four annas about 10 cents and he Is content this system prevails throughout in dla din where no white man Is expected to carry a bundle however small the carrying of burdens Is the duty of tho the classes hence tho the firm ness with which the carriers of the bazaars maintain their particular lind ot of special delivery from the ocean forry ferry |
