. Reminiscences; the story of an emigrant. rranged so thatevery guest had perfect hberty and sufficient time to followhis own taste. The following may serve as an illustration: On Wesdnesday, De-cember 7th, at half-past seven oclock, ahigh school was in-spected, and the gov-ernor of Bengal distrib-uted prizes among thescholars; at ten break-fast in the large dininghall; at twelve the in-stalment of the youngprince; at tw^o lunch-eon; at three theopening of the races;at hall-past seven il-lumination and py-rotechnics ; at eightgrand dinner; at ten aball in the palace for theIvuropeans; andnautc
. Reminiscences; the story of an emigrant. rranged so thatevery guest had perfect hberty and sufficient time to followhis own taste. The following may serve as an illustration: On Wesdnesday, De-cember 7th, at half-past seven oclock, ahigh school was in-spected, and the gov-ernor of Bengal distrib-uted prizes among thescholars; at ten break-fast in the large dininghall; at twelve the in-stalment of the youngprince; at tw^o lunch-eon; at three theopening of the races;at hall-past seven il-lumination and py-rotechnics ; at eightgrand dinner; at ten aball in the palace for theIvuropeans; andnautch^ dancing and music by -^--^~- — - ^^—-_^ ~ native women in a pa- NAUTCH DANCER. vilioH in the gardcxi. One day a canal was opened and dedicated. It was twentynnles long, and built for the purpose of supplying severalcities and country districts with an abundanci of the streets and roads in and around Burdwan were in asplendid condition, wide and macadamized wi h crushedbrick. From the railroad station to the palace and two. 188 Story of an Emigrant. miles beyond to two villas, as well as along the principalstreets in the citv, and along all paths and roads in thepalace garden, bamboo poles forty feet long were erected onboth sides, and about forty feet apart. These poles were allwrapped in red and white glazed paper, and had flags at thetop. The poles were connected b}^ lines along which coloredglass lamps were suspended six inches apart, and these wereall lighied at six oclock. I was told that there were overforty thousand such lamps, and that it took five hundred ^^—-. .^f-^-:^ r?:^-=^^^ «^%^
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