. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . tire congregation of an English churchspent the larger part of the day. There was a suggestion thatI would be invited to ride there on an elephant. But I gave noencouragement to the proposition, not having forgotten my ele-phantine experiences in Haidarabad. On one large elephant inthe procession were seated a fine Bible-class of young ladies. One of my evenings in Lucknow was occupied in a visit tothe charming home of Mr. Lewis Ingram. He, in addition tohis legal duties, serves occasionally as a lay preacher. His wifewas kind enough t
. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . tire congregation of an English churchspent the larger part of the day. There was a suggestion thatI would be invited to ride there on an elephant. But I gave noencouragement to the proposition, not having forgotten my ele-phantine experiences in Haidarabad. On one large elephant inthe procession were seated a fine Bible-class of young ladies. One of my evenings in Lucknow was occupied in a visit tothe charming home of Mr. Lewis Ingram. He, in addition tohis legal duties, serves occasionally as a lay preacher. His wifewas kind enough to exhibit some of the gold-and-silver-threadcostumes which had belonged to her family for many is a native of Delhi, and these rare objects gave me a goodidea of the rich robes which the Mogul aristocracv wore in thedays of their splendor. As a type of what Christianity can dofor the home, of the happiness it brings with it, in far-off India,as well as in England and America, one might well stop beforethis door, and go no farther in his BUDDHIST COLUMN PROM THE NAHAPANA GROTTOAT NASSICK. CIIAPTEK LXVII. MEMORIALS OF THE MUTINY. The historic Residency is not far from the house of the Waugh, where I was a guest. Whenever I had a few sparemoments I went over to it, and always with a new delight. Theleisurely visit with Dr. Waugh, when we strolled over everypart of the picturesque ruin, and climbed to the top of the hightower, was enough for a general understanding of the famousplace. But I wanted to catch the spirit of those wonderful eventswhich had made the siege of Lucknow famous. The sun wasin its bright, winter blaze. The vegetation was luxuriant, andof every possible color and fragrance. Here was a vast en-closure, where the English Resident, or representative of Eng-lish authority, had lived in the bygone times. His palace wascalled the Residency. Lucknow, being the fourth city in population in India, andthe capital of the old kingdom of Oudh, was
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