. A tour around the world by General Grant. Being a narrative of the incidents and events of his journey . s, and built this as a tomb for himself and as a also visited the great Imambara, or Home of the Prophets,which in its time was the most noted building in Lucknow, andeven now surprises you with the simplicity and grandeur of itsstyle. It was used as a mausoleum for one of the nobles ofOude, and in other days the tomb was strewed with flowersand covered with rich barley bread from Mecca, officiatingpriests being in attendance day and night, chanting verses fromthe Koran. It is
. A tour around the world by General Grant. Being a narrative of the incidents and events of his journey . s, and built this as a tomb for himself and as a also visited the great Imambara, or Home of the Prophets,which in its time was the most noted building in Lucknow, andeven now surprises you with the simplicity and grandeur of itsstyle. It was used as a mausoleum for one of the nobles ofOude, and in other days the tomb was strewed with flowersand covered with rich barley bread from Mecca, officiatingpriests being in attendance day and night, chanting verses fromthe Koran. It is now an ordnance depot, and when GeneralGrant visited it he was shown the guns and cannon balls by asergeant of the army. We drove through the old town, the streets narrow and dirty,and as we passed we noted that the people were of a differenttemper from those we had seen in other parts of India. Gener-ally speaking, a ride through a native town means a constantreturning of salutes, natives leaving their work to come andstare and make you the Eastern salaam ; constant evidences of 566 AROUND THE PAGODA OF CHILLENBAUM—INDIA. courtesy and welcome—of respect at least for the livery of yourcoachmen, which is the livery of the supreme authority andsignifies to the native mind that there is one whom the authorityof England delights to honor. There was nothing of this inLucknow. The people are Mussulmans, of the fierce, conquer-ing race, on whom the yoke of England does not rest lightly, INDIA. 567 who simply scowled and stared, but gave no welcome. Pleasantit was to visit a mission school, under the charge of Americanministers. The clergymen directing the mission received theGeneral and his party at the mission, a spacious old house in thesuburbs. The scholars—all females—were seated under a tree,and as the General came to the gate they welcomed him bysinging John Brown. The pupils were bright, intelligent chil-dren, some of them young ladies. There were English, nativ
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