. William H. Seward's travels around the world. like better than any pony wehave seen in Asia. Madras, February 11th.—We accompanied Lady Napier to-day, at three oclock, to an examination of a Hindoo were distributed to one hundred pupils, all under twelveyears. This is the age of marriage in India. Jealous and ambi-tious parents anticipate it, by marrying their daughters to theirappointed husbands at every stage of infancy and childhood. Wewere surprised, although we ought not to have been so, in seeingthe children in this school quite black. They have, however,straight ha
. William H. Seward's travels around the world. like better than any pony wehave seen in Asia. Madras, February 11th.—We accompanied Lady Napier to-day, at three oclock, to an examination of a Hindoo were distributed to one hundred pupils, all under twelveyears. This is the age of marriage in India. Jealous and ambi-tious parents anticipate it, by marrying their daughters to theirappointed husbands at every stage of infancy and childhood. Wewere surprised, although we ought not to have been so, in seeingthe children in this school quite black. They have, however,straight hair and regular features. They are slender in form anddiminutive in stature, with extremely delicate hands and have a sad, pensive manner, entirely free from the content-ment and abandon which are noticeable among the colored childrenof the United States. Though of many different castes, all weredressed in either bright-colored muslins or gauzes interwoven withgold. Their fine black hair, their ears, their noses, their necks, M, ^T:. llllllll m
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