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W13? matters ii aborut {ha ha- zaar`-.fol.k, ,0 King, yel-led: "a. sepoy. VV;e{ want food-`, -not a sermon._ ; .` ,A 1:L_.. .v........ ............l .1... 1:... ..... "U wauu .|.vuu-, uvv a UV:-I.u.I.vA.n . 1 -Thue.Empem, seemed to re up with indignation at the taunt, but he sank-into-`thseehaiir an the throne. 'He raise}ed*.'a_ hand to quiet the mob, a.-nd~ at last they allowed: him to 'oontinueL V e V ' ~ 4 'I` and: 11'en1[p1ess, he said _ I haive V-to ""`":.'i`:.:'.."*....,"'..." 1:::..... s . . k atw "lungs. Loy, uuu L0` 110 u.vau.. Heawas interr_up1;ed.` with:-.Io1.md 3. Law A _...`l to _ the yo-f my`:-life in -service acceptable Allah." I my title} and? take the garb of a moulilaah. I; am going to the shrine of Khmaja C1-'L_'I_ _.._`I .LL.....-- L- 11"---- ....L~.... T . IMLLI. $,\lL_LI.I5 UV U511) 9-ALLA!-A\ `U1 .LL..l.J|VI|(.lAJ$U S9.-bib, and thence to Mecca, where I; hope to end my sorrow-'fu.1' dsays. i ` ` This was not the sort of consola-. tign that`tbe mob expected?_or want- i L-_1 -1 ....-........a...-... L-...~4.` 0 H115 JJ.L'U'|J \a1I\.r'\.IIf\I\J \{a. IVSQGA-V | :3 h0vW11 of exsear.ation' bursts fo1*.t:h-, but it was srta.-yedby the ern-I t-rance of two people from the pri-v-' ` Tlgqre Yvas _no need: that `(Mal-oolxm 1 A1` 1 1 w ___]_L__ LIJCITS WED Lil) .I.1EC\N vxuwu .Ll.|.l.MA.\.l\I.uLAll I should ask who the pale, haugwht-y, be'a-utiful woman was who came and` stood by her. father s side. Roshinnara 1 Begum; did not sshare the Emzpea'or s! dejection. She facedthe rebels now! wi-t.hA1the air if one who knew the. . . -_A __-_-- 11-1. ;_L..z. ,VV..|~h;l.` uuo a..I..I. U1. vusu vv,u.u 1\.L.I.\xvv 1.-U... for the canaille they were. But that`: was only [for an instant. A consxuzn-1 mate actress-, she had a part to play, and: she bent and. .whispered- some- thing to Bahazdm-r Shah with a show of pleased Viv-aacit.y. ; A ..._.. _.L.. -..........-gnu},-.r1 `an... cf-an-n- LLUWV' _IJ'L yLGauU\L vuywpu.-J. A man who accompanied her sberp-'1 pad to the.fro nt- of the throne, and his Words 90011 revealed to Malcolm that he was listening to the Shah-. zada, the heir arp.pa1'ent, Mirza Mog-1 L__'I - . lbI.u'U but: .I.x_1u5a gurus u...\.w.u... ..... -... he cried amgrily. You were bette `employed at the batteries, where your loyal comrades are now ring a salute of twenty-one guns to cele-g brute the capture of Agra. by the I Negmuch B1;igadeu f l TT .. ,.L.-.4-nvnnv-.4- xv-no J.VUuLuIu\;u. J)J.1su\.l\.\ , ` He His statemeiit Was! news to all. present, as, indeed, it` well might be, seeing that it was a lie. But his half petulant, hair! boastful tone was convincing, and; several voices were raised? in` a cryi of Sha-bash! Good hearing! I This is no time to create mis-i chief and disunion, he {went on, lsoudlly. Help is coming from all; qusaxrterrs. G-.wa1ior, J hansi, Nee.-I much and: Lucknow are sending troops to aid .us. In, three or four days, if Allah be willing, the Ridge will be taken, and every one of _the base unbelievers humbled and vru in- ` ` ~ -~ 4 1:4 LL. ` uux. - V . _ [ --Vvhy dooyou oqme h1th<=:-r tp d1..,-, [ urb the K_1ng s p10uS' med1ta.t1ons? I ' - `I -_- -._:1_. T7,.-. c-unnnn 1`\.fx++()'IV \"\.I. Idnlla hegzi) en." . The. had the a.ct0r s= trick of! making his points. Waiting until an! exultant roar of ' applause had` died away, he Vdel-iveredr his most effective 't. 3 ,, . . - I ~`-- 1-:4-- - ----- ,1.`-n.r1 +r\ I 111 In At the very -time you dared toi burst in. on the Emperor s privacy he was arranging a -loam with oer-, 'tz"1`in` local Vbanlgexs that will enablei A-C --..-. 4-,` LA -rvanrln 11-n, tall]. .LU'L'u.L Ua.u.Ip.\:1a uuau nu. \,.........,.V all arrears of pay to be made up.` To-day there will be a free issue of I cattle, grain rice. Go t:hen;' Tell tzhesethings to all men, and` trust to the King of -Kings and his: `faithful ad.visers,, of whom I `am at} once: the nearest and the most obed-` ient, to lead you to victory against] 1 `KT_k___ .....-.n.~. A\.-.5. v: me .LVlu.zza,rauww. . For the hour these brave words `sufficed. "T he slespoyso trootped out and Malcolm went with them. A bauckwaard glance revealed the prin- cess `and her brother engaged in a convrersgtion with Bahmdur Shah and- -- J---A 'l`rInn;s- n'noH'11`I`DQ| Collversauuu wu.-u_ uu.u..M..,. ..,-..,.._ ..__._ a courtier or_ twog .T'heir ges*tures and meamler of arg'u.ment did not: bear out the joyful t.idingE bvougllt. to the oonclawe by the Shahzada. Indeed, Frank . guessed that they A H-.. .11-- ....+:.n... Han 1nQnrn:h1r- 1` '1` H1111 g'LlCDB'L7U.1 I.uu~u.v MAJ-\'y were scoun-dly ratmg, the m1se1-able self speak so plainly to his beloved momacrch for having allowed him-! 1 s11'bjeIe ts~. J/Ialcolm [knew there was not ai w0rd= of truth in "Mirza M0ghu1 s I brief speech The Gwalior co11t.i-113% gent had` gone. to Cawnupore. All the I men Bareil_1y.ha.d to send ha al-' ready arrived, with Bakht. Khan, the, h-,a.vi]:da.r of earti=l'1ery, who was now 5 the King s right hand man. Jhansi, Neearrmch and Luinorsv had enough; yrouhles of their o.wn without. help-i `I'\ `II ' A- 1..- 1r\n1117n1 P0110188 U1 LllR.'1`1' U.wu. Vvlulxvuu J.L\,'L.lI - ing Delhi, `and, as for the bankers . aid, it. was easy to guess the nature of the loan that the Emperor h0p- - ed to extract from them. e 1 ' 1 \ Indeedgi W_hile Malcolm in(1 . Chum- - -1-A .. __-..... , VVLLLLV AI-A.uI.'L\/\IA.n;:. gun:-Lt \/--~-..-_ and their new associates 'were| - N I c All letters from Canada must be addressed . ` A to our Canadian Correspondence Depart- I ment in`Windsor, Out. If you desire to " 1, soiially c_a`11at' our Medical Institute in Detroit as we see and treat ti ,Wind'so1j:_oces which are for Correspondence and ` "1' ` ' ' idhusiness only. 1 Address -all letters as follows: I II1I\Il v, IPEKIIIQIIID IIl9_. J- __. x..- VARIOOSE VEINS GURE . 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When I worked hard the aching would become - severe and I was often laid up for a. week at a. time. My family iihyslcian told me an operation was my only hope-but I dreaded it. tried several specialists, but soon found out all they wanted was my money. I commenced to look upon all doctors as little better than rogues. One day In _boss asked me why I was off work so much and I toldhixn m cond txon. He advised me to consult Drs. Kennedy & Kennedy,as ehadtaken treatment from them himself and knew they were square and skillful. I wrote them and got Tm-: New Mmrnon_TnnM'MnNr. Myprogress was somewhat slow and during the rst month`s treatment I was somewhat discouraged. However \ Icontinued treatment for three months longer and was rewarded r withacomplete cure. I could only earn $1.`: a week in a. machine ghogttlzefore treatment, now I am earning $21 and never loose a. day. w all sufferers knew of your valuable treatment. - HENRY C. LOCUST. ,making; the` of the` Western. * gnfall, theme was another inzci-pientq {riot in the fort. Delay in issuing the promisesd rations en-raged` the- ihungry tm)s,D A nu1X:Ler' 1hurried `again to t i.wan-i- , c `armored- gfor the king s presence, and` told [him mxlllndy that he tught to im- Iprison is sons, who, ey said, had Estolsen their pay. ;;u-. .u q . n ' _ If t.he[`Trt;asvury does not nd; the money, was theTth1-eat, we: will kill you -and all your family, for we iare masters. l_ This later incident came to Mal- calm-. s ears while Ch-umru, was per- suading a grain-dealer `to. admit that he` had some com hidden away. Thue sight of money unlocked the '!m*9T\ s lips. lift?` ,,`I1 11 _,, _ 1'1 I `6Voul;I there .Were more like yoix .in* the King s service, he whined. I have not. taken a rupee in the way of `trade since the huzoors were 1 ! '|,driven fort . E It was easy enough to interpret the unhappy. trades:m:an s real wish-- =.cs. He was pining for the restor~ lation of the British Raj. Every man in Delhi, who had: anything to- Ioee mourned the day that saw the downfall of the Sirkar (the govern- ment). ' `fAiairs_ go badly, -1theI}. f er3KI1_a100`1%n put in. Speak free y, `r1 '. 6 `are strangers`, and are mlnded to go `back whence we came, for them 16 hmught but misrule in the mty so ifar as we can see. i ` W'hat can you expect. from an Iold man who `writes verses when he fshosuldi be pimishing mazlefactors ? }said the grain-dealer, bitterly an- `xious to- vent his wrong. If you .act wisely, sirdar, leave this be- ,witched -place. It is: given over to devils. I am a Hindu, as you know, Ibut. I am worse treated by the Brah- lmins than by men` of your faith-. 1 1 - 1 feeling against them? Mayhap you have qua-rreled with some of the sepoys and have a s'0'x`e - 11-r1 IAQVULJ Lxlkflx.-|1'(l..1l.|, 111.. LAM. Llcnucuul LC` u; my mind, and I have suffered iess `than many, for I am a poor man `and have no faml-ly. mm lHl_\\'ll\_?l ulu. Luu ;x..ov. .a.u\./J vwy Iurml llw ;.-nus, carried the seirai,` nml lwlu-.41 the ying rebels with` 1l.i:- mvn :11'ti11e1'y. The 1st Pun- _i21l:i< hm] 21 Stiff ght before they '1\-illml 4-\'<-1`y n1zn1. in the village ofi .\'I1juI'u':11'11 01]. the left, but the. bat- 11<- \\'u~` .\wn. pract.i-callv in deapce of vw-1'_\' 1m1(3t, of anilibary tactlcs, \\`l1<-H 1ln- forced their way `Vin-; Think not so, sirdar. \V.h~0 am I to make enerzmes of these lords? Every merchant in the bazaar is of ..-__ _-__'..J _-_,J T 1.---.. ....1n.....1 l'..\.~n i - In response to Churmru s requeszt ithe gI`ain~dea1or iallowed the men. to lcook their food in an inner court- yard. While Malcolm extra-ctod ad- ditional details as to the chaos that [rei-gnedi in the city the ne.\vc.ome.m from Gwalior consui.ed among; ithemselves. 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FiveAPo'int`s. _ L THEQREDYEAR A Correct Nar- ative of the In- dian Mutiny IS REFLECTI-1D%B%Y OUR CAPITAL 1s $3,984,000.00 000 RESERVE E000 7,475,000.00 TESIIFY . "Author o! A "Wins`o! the Morning. Etc. . LOUIS TRACY ' LIIU If men; like him are obtaining ~ commands in:.De]1hi` tfhey` will prove- a.WkwIa.1~d',` *.was his brief comment, and` Frank did not rea.~1ize wh~a;t his `chief was revolving" in his I'nin_.d', `until, three days? y]a,te.r, the Brigadier |asked him to don his disguise again, `ride to the soiuthward, and endeavor '}to fall in with a batch of mutineers `ion the Wayto Delhi. Then he could Iiemter the city, note the dispositions wtfor the defense and escape by. join- _'\ing` `an attacking party during one `i of the many raids on` the; ridge. C ' uxr,,, ___:11 `L- ...._.,1l,...2...... .' -.,.+:.-.....-.1I IJJ JVJ-:(v|J\.l\lAAlL D Iv \lL un- staff, Niclxolson comrmaentxad on. the skill shown in the enemy s disposi- tion. ` g I? asked? a. \_V-O1lI1dBd h8.V'i1(1`_&1` who` it wxasz that led the column , and he [told me the commander was a. new iarrival, a subadar of the 8th Ir.- reg'u`lar Cavalry, named Akhab Khan, he said. ` ` V I I `. I -5'4-|&\.l\lC-ILL KIVIJIII V`/\LI V A ..L&JICrl-ll {was the young siowar w ose. I1fe- he! ihad sparetl at Cawnpore when Wini- fwd: and` her uncle and himself were escaping from ' Bithoor. I" an 1 ____ _. 1__-_._ ___--n -_-_.n 1-- -__-1.1| V-"\4C\.I` `4V> \./Iiluilllb `L\ -III. uIJlUlI\.I\JL'I I k ,_not_he1p- saying. He was not` a lsubadar, but a l`ancee-corporal. `_ He was one of a small escort that an- new him well, sir, he `could c.0mpa.nied me from `Agra. _ to the: south, but he is a smart. soldier, and `11ot;a.t. 1111 of the out.thro=a.t type. \T 1 _' , A _1____ 'l,_..I__.1 . _L 1-!_-_ .Q`.--.J'I-- .lJ'\l U 7 `UL l-|'LI- UL l.4ll'\-I \JLl IJU-LIL \.lI.I'U VJ 1J`\4O _ Nicholson looked at. him xesdly. He see.omed- to` be considering some `point suggested by MaJco1m s wmrds. gsan-A L2-. .n.~nt\ r\J~. Lu. Luv uuaug .lV.LL\..l\3 uu. vI.I.\_,- ;u.u5\,. . | ow will be rendeping a; national service by your deed, said Nichol- Is0n:, gazing into Frank s {troubled eyes with that niagnetic` power that lbnent all 1111011 to his will.. I kI110.W it is: a distastefu-1 business, but ,you 2r1.reV21Lb1e. to garry it fhro-ugh, and ---.--. _L--......:,..- ..'H 'ct1'U `nun: LU ua.11_y LU Lu1.Lvu5;z, u..uu ,ve hours of. your obseervation will be worth -ve weeks of- native." re-' ports. Will you do it? \T...'. ....`.. 7 o.-.l..-I '\rfn1nn]rn n-11n1z1n0 ports. VV1.L1' yuu uu Lui , . A Yes, sir, said Malcolm, choking back `the protest on his lips. He could not trust himself to say more. He refuwtl e-ven to -allllowgy his thoughts `to dwell on such , -a. repell- Qllt subject. A spy !- What soldier 1'ikesYthe ofce? It srtiesn amubitwion, Its `robs war of its glamour. It may call for a, display of . the? utmost bravery-that. calm courage of 1 fan- ing an ignoble death la-lone, uIrhed- 1-3 .c,........u.,.n_7 mlsink `la. H10. rnpf. llng an lguuuxu uutu-u |u1u.u\.~, ........w.. led, forgotteny which is the mest test of chivalry, bud; it can never` conmnend itself -to .9. high-spirited youth. ' ' V 1;`--A--. 1- 1-: n ti n1'IO1D.r111 I youm. _ - . Frank` had already won distinction tin hne eld; it xvashand towbechosen `now for such a: djoubtful etntne1'~pi-iste`. T`. ' '1 --' -----`A ---LA. LA a`I\I1l`;h+ `LIlUU'UDL U1.` C'1l.UL/'11.!` awn . Hls worst 'hourTcam;e when he sought Chu1nru s `aid? in the matter A of iwahrut-.juice.T T . ` AWha.t is? toward, sah-ib? asked . tl1:e_ Mohanunedian. . Have; we not `seen enough of India that .we must I l'-_.J_1-' -...;..s'.m 'S'L"L lL tnuu'uy,u U4. .LLu\.touv ......... ...- ___,_ lset. forth once. more? A h _ l T-11is_timeI go alone, said` Frank sadly. ` Perelman-c I shall not: be long absent; You will remain here in charge of . my baggage and of {certain letters which I shall give- yomii > o , - v , Why am I cast aside, Sahib? | Nay. eSa.y_ not so. V Tis a_'1'nat- Iter that I must. deal . With, myself, `and; not of any "own wislh, Chum-ru. `I obey genera -sahinb sa order. _7_ `V _thee, for time, presses, Ch`umru-3 w_ent.io.i A Ii1e.`redsurned 9,; ndf 2`. - Maicolni % A1ha.b. `_{{h2_1n = ImEETxot* as `I.-. `I...`.;.. L. J. SABTER, Manager A T-hrillingstory of Romance 3 : Love and Ad- venture : : : x wagon gum M0,. 5.. .........._.......__ L-.. __.-_J..... T-'l.... .. av L 5& A.|IvAnnn.ra.v-v- jm%%}m.,m psi? hi? a faithful he .w:asA_not [to be shak-A en off, and in his heart of hearts,` was glad :of it.- A ' `. "I` ' L1- N-N4 ; 01` " Their mild with the `utmost seemeey. *'The _samza men who sold `Bajhadur Shzalfsa. .cause to the Brit-islh were also the professed spies: of rebels. They wvetre ut- ter]-y_ unreliable; yet Tthnecir talIe-bea.r- ing in Delhi might bring instant. disastef to. Mzalcovlm and his native ._Nejdi was in_ good condition again afbr the tremendorus exertions un- dergone since he carried his master A` Maloolrny Ivggsv in `VW II A54 `two .mind_s wh.etliei' to him 0. 10 1:0 V -`LI:-lLLl\.l VVIlCMl~I\4L Ill` IKIDC ` ll-LIAN not-, ` `but "the echarnsce. that his life might on a reliable horse, and, perhaps, a touch: of. the .gamb.- leu"sz belief in luck, swayed his judg- ment, and Nejdzi .was_ sadxliled. Chum- rurodeastpmeclxaargiarwhzi-chMal+ .co]m hadsupurchased at a sale of a dead oic-er s. effects. Fualily.equ.ipvped in their character as rebel non-com- miseioned officers, the two rode forth, `crossed the J umtne, reached the Meerut road; unchallenged and .L.__._._ J: ;JL-!,_ `L--_._-..7 `L-__'I_ J..._......J Provided they met some stragglers on the road they meant to enter the city` with the dawn. By skiiful ex- petnditutre` of` money on Ma1co1m s part and the exercise of Cbum:r'u s `peculiar inventivenruss in maintain- ing a ow ._of lurid they counted on keeping their new-found comrades in tow while they made the tour of the city. The curiosity of strangers would be quite natural, and Malcolm hopezi they might be able to slip out again with some ex- pedition planneds for the night or the next morning. f\ _-__.__- L__2_... ___..1_._.;._`l--_- .. IlUll'L|J|al.Il ULIIJILL LJILILDKAP J,A\.I.lI\AD VLI` vv 9.: \u the bridlge of boats that _debouched ben:ea.t.h the w.aills- (of the King s palam. - I.-IIVQ` auuuuu uuvuu;u- ' Of `course, hayinvg undertaken an! mlpleasant duty he ` i-nten-dende to carry `it_ through. If he did: not learn the nature" and extent of the ,enemy __s b.a.ttenries, the general dis- iposritions for the. defense and the {state of feeling among the dieretnt gsections that oomcpose-d! the mebeil garzrison, he must .perforc-e remain longer. But. that, was in the lap of fate. At. present he could only plan and contrive to the best of his abil- ity. ` ' `U ,. For~tm1e favored the adv_etnt.u_re.rs at. first. They _e-noonmterv-d EL score of rufans who `had cut `themselves adrift from the Gwalior continge!nt. |A~1}1ong these,` Chumru was quickly .__._ TT,; 'L-..._-:1.._] 4`l-..- ---..-. -..:4.l. ILIIIJKIIIE Ill\.\3\, \./lllllllsl lI- VI ttkl \.l\IJ\.cns-.1 a hero. ` He begtliledthe` way with talesv of derring-do in. Oudh ~aa1d~~ the Doab, -and discussed the future ovf:-1.11 u`nbe-lievers with -an amazing gusto. }\Iaicoh_n,' vvhose head was sh-roud-ed I -._._1 1_1-_,1 -;.-:...-_1. 4.--- 1 _._ .A-_-A__ _ pgana v .\.| s. x9 I +uu;u\..'v_'suun, VIJlX\IIJ\/ JI\\l'\-U 'lV_IA'~l M in a. gig.a:nt.ic and blood-stained` tur- ban,` hstened mth .interest to Ins 7sbrvam1It sz account.` of the actions put- side Cawnpore and on the 1-0-ad to Lu-cknox . It \vas excellent` fcboh-ng I11 '1, A '1` L`- , _,,1_ -1- Tho (ilst made a, ank 1n:a,rch,{ fmlx- the branch can~a1.u11d`cr rei and \\'-re +01'de1`ed: `to lie down. Nic- 01.-A011 rode up to them, a. command- ing gure on a sevelltseell-l1ziI`.ds~ 1*Ing1isl1 hunter. ' ..\' ..-1-1.77 L- ._..:.J tn" -.._.._.L ----_ I .l.4l|\.}-J\1l\I\V AU V! LILY L\\.\.IAv\..AAv ;v\:;Aa.. to hear Chumru detailing the whole- sale slaught-er of the. Nazamemes, while the victors, always the sepoys. found it advisable to fall back on a st1~,a,tegi`c position many miles in the rear ater leach despe-rate ernreounmr. ".1, - `L .31 13.1 ! -__ .__..11 ..._._;. .,.,..... I I CPLIL (:ll'l`\IL \..(l.\.JL \.'\.'~Ik.l\, I an \.\` \,u|.2\ v u - |'I.'\-'| . In, this hail-fe11o.W-`well-met man-i nierv the party crossed the bridge. we-re interrogated` by a guard .=at.V the \Va- tc-rr G-ate and adzrnitvtead ' to the for} trees. It ch`ance.d- that a. rst-rate `feud Was- in progress-, and tho; oicor, who'se duty it was to . ques-tiomv new |arriwa.1s, was taking part. in it. I r~-* `-- ---`~ -1-A-5 :1` 510-` --l\.-tin] -`nan- tl11l.V'll1D, VVGD \-ICIJXKJJS 1Ju.1|.- ;;; gs. Money was short. in the rQya1trea- sury. Many thousands! --of sapoys. ihvmdi neaither be_en.V`paid nor fed; there was` `a qusa:rre._1 ` bffxveell. Mohamme- dans and Hindoos. becmlsc the for- mer insisted on slmxghterin-g cattle; and the more Iiescpectableu citizemrs were, clamoring for proatection from the rapaity, insolence. and: lust. of the ,s'waggering.s01d-ietrs~. ` fIL'_-J. __-.._- 3-41. ..-.-nL3~n'u.~. 1-.4-`,1 vnnlnn-.11- L116 _'5'Wllg5t:1u1Q5 - :3-uxuumu. That very day 1m1t ters' had reach- ed .a `c:1irnax. 'Maz1co1'm found a brawling mob in front, of the La- hove -gate of the palace. He caught Ch-umru s eye. and the latter appeal- ed -to` a sepoy` for inform-a.t.ion ms to. `the ca.us-e of the racket. urn` 1'7.` 1` T."_'__ _- L;A.`L _ ......-.;. I _L-uu uwua-U `U1 t11\z A'aru1\\, In `.`The King -of Kings hath a. qu-ar-T rel `With `his son, Mirza M0ghu1,.who is not over pleased with the xjeoent. division of the c0mInland, was the answer. /1117` A aIlS.WL`.`L'. I What, them? Is there? more than` one dhief? h _ . //rn T__` J.1_`-..,. MAJ. LL: uue. cum; `.' To be sure. Is there. not the I; Council -of the Banrah Topi? (Twexlrve Hats). Are mo-t Bakht I{`.hsa11 and Akhab Khan in ..cha.rge of brigadew? Where hast thou; -beetnl, brothetr, that these things are not known to thee ? Be ~.pna.tient with me, I pray thee, friend , I and twenty more, whom thou sneest here, have ridden in. with- in the hour. r We come to join the- J chad, and we are grieved to nd a dispute. toward. .When we expected to be `led against the imdels. The se150 1aug.hef1' sco-rnfulily. ~Yo1_1 will see,as*m1a;ny ghts here as ouotstide the wall-ls, . he mrutterevd`, , and moved Off, for. men were begin- ning to guard: their tongues! in Im- :'p'eri:ail5 De1'l.1i' '_ o I _ _ wA""mWd'y~gaI,1g"ooA. fu-1'1 v hun- . mob `ght left "A;ia._b': a*wa.v.stoo Gate.` ` nwuwluuvo _-Mu-7 "'1-:11 -`""*----'0 W. good! to belost. Malcolm dismount! gave the reins to Chumru, and told; him: to mat his retum% some trees. somewhat from for Akhab Khan sharp ,."__ ";.;.J' LL . -|'..\1ui'1uvununn|;su`unl-I-|,a (9 Luis I ' .uu I-r ------u---- 4-0 -"-'--'2' the Mo_hamm:adain s g1'0_w" quefa.oew:a_a.:wve]1 knownbqhxm; ..`ChuIn_a'u ' 9, fearsome gm!-ace, -.b,ut;;ma1ohn a __ t`o_ry`.` Squmpnmg a~;fnut-se]3l.`.. the " men to -,=~*the_,. 2'..:,~ "l._ ._4,u? VA, IV Deawur uuua DIE \...Iwuu.u.u. 33,741; up uuw -' ~ `:.`.;:.;;.'...;I L a.!|...- `~ ..'-.-.'.;~.1; TH: +1.- Ac; "Nu\\', 61st, he said-, I want you tn mlu- that 'SCs1'.i and the guns. You all know_ What Sir Colin Camp- Ix-Ll told you at Cllillianxwallah, and you lmw h-Carl that he S_a.i(lI the .<;m_uu thing` a.t the battle of the A1--t mu. `Hold your re until you see; the. wlnitos of their eyes, .he`said, `mul then, my boys, .We will make sl'1m't, \\'u1'k Of it. Come on! Let follow his advice heme! . ' .\`wi1n;.:in;: his horse around,.l1e rode` str:1i;_"h11 at scrai and -battery. Grape` slum. um] bullets sang the death-so=ng of mzmy a brave fellow, -but Nich-l olwn was mltotxcllod. The 61st` l<`:1p<- to their feet with a yell,l 1`l:. :1 Her him, and did not. re} a} .-h..1 until they were VVi:t:hi11 twenty y:m1.< of 1110 enemy. A ~v0.llc~y and' Ilh` }|ll_\'(lll4t.l' the reSt. 03413 ! . I I _' ] ' LL .. ._ W - I ` N .po:.rba-ls `of the` magnicent gate. A long, high-sroofe arcade, spacious as the nave ofa. with misr esd marble platforms for merchants on each side, g~a.ve' access to. a quad- rangle. center a. foun- tain, and round: abovutv were gnassy lawns and beds of owers. V The suevpoys t-ramped on; heedees `of the destmwtiom they `cams-ed: in the garden. V They through the noble Nakar KhsanLa., or music- ,, ___.J `I__.__ IIIIV pnavuc ~\l.L uauunv roam , an:i larg- 'er sqi1`a.re,h at the furthm end of which stood the Diwan-i-Am, or Hall of Public Audience. . NM even in Agra, and certainly not in gaudy Lucknow, had Malcolm seen any. atarucst-ur: of such striking .......'l..A.,...-.L___..`l ........L . 'I"I.-V. .\.'|.,....-4- 5\7\1l~l> ul `L`J`-`LL10 '\l'4l- 9\-l\\l-It K-YUL|L\-I-15.5 ect.* The e1~eg\.ai1t roof was supported on three rows of red sandstone pilxlars-, adorned with chaste and srtumor-won-k. Open ._ ;.L....._ ...'.J...- 47!... _...I2.-.........-. ..Lm.m_ uwauuu suuung u.uu.= wvuzvuvl vvuunu vyvu on tehreeT sides, the andiexmce chamr bar was backed` by a. wall of white marble, from which a staircase Led L- - ;L..-..... ...`.I......J ..Ln.-.I- V-L...` 341.4-` The throne .was empty, but an at-i temdant appeared through the door at the foot of the stairs, and an- nounced that the Light of the World would receive his faithful sIol:d'iers' in a. few minutes. V The impat.ient- warriors snorted their disapproval. They did not like to -be kept waiting, but carried their resetntment no further, and Ma]- colm, .With alert eyesand; ears, mov- ed hamongthem, as by that means he hoped` to avoid attracting atten-t.ion. I Eyen in that mdtnent or deadly I-I-IQLIILLC .L.l'\J|LLIl VVILJ-\.AlL Kb CIR-|wLL\.lKlh7\f du|\J\.A to a throne raised about `ten. feet from the ground -and-L covered with a rarely beautiful marble canopy borne on. four: small p-illars. Di` 111 it .word had ? . . been: 4`-q11ra.1 in c,ourage $3:(1lIllee11;`: the British me ~ ` 6 ` Pb: the restlltaam a %- .1:-` tack Inust have ended ' ' failure. ' I In d1S*a3't.1`011S eyes~and~ ears, avoid Even of *pe.'ri'l- he could not help wdImiring the exquisite skill with which the great marble wall was decorated With mosaics and pxaintings of the fauna and! ora of India. The mosaics were wholly composed of precious` stones, and the` paintings were exe- cuted in rich tints that `told of a master hand. There .Was nothing bizarre or crude in" their conception. They might have adorned some Athenian temple in the heyday of Greece, and were wholly free from.- the stiff drawing and amboyant coloring usually seen in- the East. He did not then know that a rene- gade Venetian artist, Austin den Bor- ldeaux, had carried out this work for Shah. Jeohan, that great patron of the arts, and in any event, hiss asp- p1*ec.ia`tion .of their excellence was spasmodic, for the broken words he heard: from the excited s-oidisery warned him that a crisis' was imr minent in- the fortunes, rD1eJhi;1 /11111 lllIIL'\.`lI L` LIE VII`; .L\-I` IILIAILV-E `IL CJQILLLLO ! Who is he, then, this havildar I of gu.m1e.rs from Barellly ? s-a.1di one. u A _- .1` LL .. -4.L.... A I-L,.L TIL-.. | RI]. EIJIII-lL\.4'l .l.1\.IIL4IIA .I..lo|..L 9115'] 0 '(AL\.A \.ILI.\ I And the ot-hser, Akhab Khan. They say he fought for -the Naza- renes at Meerrut- Mohzammed Latif swears he defended, the treasury there, chimed in `another. As for me, I oar not. who leads. I wamt. my pay. ` I. too. I have not eaten _s-ince s-un.x*ise V yes-telday. 44117.- .-I__11 ._.,.; --..:`L,... .L`..n.J -.-..-... D'lllf|l l3\: JCQ'LCl\J(IJ I . . . We shall get ne1t.her food nor money ti-ll someone clears those ac- ('11-1'S*0(1 Feringhis o the hill, lg'row1edV`a deep voice close behindV | 1%.-oam.. .1 -, 1-,,,,,-1'1"--- :... JJI llJ`\.7'\J\.l..l.1l-`o - T-here was solnething fazmiliaur in H110 tone. F1-an-k edged away and g1_anced- at. the speaker, W-h_O1m he recog'nize;d1 i11s.ta11t1y as .9. subadar in his own old. regiment. - But now` a craning of necks} and a Asvuddeul hush of the -ani*rn1a.ted talk slxowed that. some .development was toward. Servants enterred with cue-hions, which they disposed round the foot_.of the -thnome and at this- base of `its canopy. A few nobles and: court. functionaries lbunged in, two "gorgeously appareled gtlamds - LL -_ .. __ ._1... L`... A .-1n r\10I*v-r\ `IV .nn1.11< kl). ow U gum 5C`U`uDLlJ a-yvyu-A uu,-u. 8 Ll !/Ill .4 came. through the doorway, -and be- hind thiem tottered a feeble. old mum, robed in white, - -and Weari-ngA on, his head `an aigrette of Bird. of Para.- dise plumes-, faste.ned1' with a gold clasp in which sparkled an imtmetnse _ emxerald. Malcolm had seen Bahad.-ur Shah only once before. He remembered how deco-rous and; dignied mass the _._1_ ._ - `D'..24...2.. - 'V\.4'I:.I1` .u.U'w , Vvyau u. vua.u5c'a .-.uv uauu. . ermzperror had to lift a. trembling hand* to obtain a _heaa'i11g, ever and anon`, "even; during his short address; `belated officers; - aznud` troopersy e1at oeredl in on horseback, -amid did not dismount; within the precincts of ` the.--sacred. Hva of Aud- ience itself. . _ " . `He began by explaining. ti:morous- I 1y tlmt while -aairs. remained in their presem. unsettled consdli-t.ion; he co-uldi mot arrange matters `as he would: have wished; He knievw `that there were `of pay anti that the food sustmly was irregular. 4:11-; __-__ .1- _."`.;. L...1.. ....-... 77 ,1...` ....:..J.' uuw l.UUC'U1UuD uluu: -\.u5uu_.n.-u. mu Mogul` court When [Britain honor to an, -ancient ~d~yn'as-ty. now, wh:3`-t a ` change! The . , , ,, A J- -Lanny; Lu- IIIJ. (I `L-uu LUUU. buIuIuu.,_y wan .1-.u.u5-uu.u. I But you do not. help me, he said; with some display `of spirit. Re spctaibd citizens tell that you plmxnderv their houses: 7- andj d`abauch their wives and.` (laugh-ters{. I have `issued? -repeated .injun~eti prohib- iting robbea'y_ and oppression in the city, but to no avail! . . `LT- __'.... ,:..............4....:l: ....:4.1.. Tm...-1 mufrmns. ll-1"I TI But Xic.11o1`so11 was a leader who! took the measure of his adversaries. Above all. he did` not shrink a battle b(>cz111.. it was risky. 4-. - - I