. William H. Seward's travels around the world. sborne, a former governor-general. We visited thisgarden yesterday with Lady Mayo, at sunset, for evening begins atsunset here. Brilliant gas-lights sparkling through the dark foliageof mango, palm, and cypress trees, with music from a centralstand beneath them, lent their strong attractions. It was a gayscene. We walked on the green lawns, and for an hour listened tothe music, surrounded by beautiful English ladies dressed fromboxes just out from London and Paris; happy children glad ofrelease from confinement of nurses and school-room, chasing
. William H. Seward's travels around the world. sborne, a former governor-general. We visited thisgarden yesterday with Lady Mayo, at sunset, for evening begins atsunset here. Brilliant gas-lights sparkling through the dark foliageof mango, palm, and cypress trees, with music from a centralstand beneath them, lent their strong attractions. It was a gayscene. We walked on the green lawns, and for an hour listened tothe music, surrounded by beautiful English ladies dressed fromboxes just out from London and Paris; happy children glad ofrelease from confinement of nurses and school-room, chasing eachother over the lawns; army-officers in full-dress for dinner or theopera; stately baboos in white cambric; dusky Sepoy guardsin white-and-red uniforms; rajahs in jewelled turbans and gold-embroidered robes; and, in the back-ground, parsees, in their fun-nel hats, were seen in earnest converse. Mohammedans on theirknees, with faces toward Mecca, were repeating their prayers. Hishighness the Maharajah of Putteeala, of Northern India, was one. THE MAHARAJAH OF PUTTEEALA,Grand Commander of the Star of India. THE MAHARAJAHS CONCERT. 361 of the immediate circle around Lady Mayo. His family is distin-guished for loyalty to the British Government. His father renderedgood service during the mutiny. For these considerations, he hasrecently been invested in great pomp with the order of the Star ofIndia. In acknowledgment of that high distinction, he gives to-night a concert to Lord and Lady Mayo. He is a very athleticman, appearing to be thirty years old, but is, in fact, only twentyyears. He speaks English imperfectly, and seems to have but alimited education. Mr. Seward asked him what were the produc-tions of his estates ? The maharajah answered: I am not likethe people you see here in Calcutta. I am a prince. I have manyzemindars. I have power. I can hang the man if I like, and Ican send anybody to jail for all his life. The Star of India is an order of knighthood which was pro-jec
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