The cross or the poundWhich? A talk on the modernization of civilization in India with application to the Hindu and Hinduism . concern of mine. I foundhis disinclination to look at. me, or have me viewhim, when caring for the wants of the inner manwas by no means confined to his class or caste, butextended to the very highest, even to the throne. XI. THE WAY OF A MAHARAJAH. When in Caslimere, or Kashmir, as the Englishauthorities have decided to be the proper spelling,the Maharajah—Hindu ruler—in the course of thefirst formal audience I had with him, invited me toreturn the following week and
The cross or the poundWhich? A talk on the modernization of civilization in India with application to the Hindu and Hinduism . concern of mine. I foundhis disinclination to look at. me, or have me viewhim, when caring for the wants of the inner manwas by no means confined to his class or caste, butextended to the very highest, even to the throne. XI. THE WAY OF A MAHARAJAH. When in Caslimere, or Kashmir, as the Englishauthorities have decided to be the proper spelling,the Maharajah—Hindu ruler—in the course of thefirst formal audience I had with him, invited me toreturn the following week and become his especialguest at the great reception—dabar—he had ex-tended to the Governor of the Punjab, it being anannual honor paid the highest European official innorthwestern India, and therefore a most importantfunction. In his highness eagerness to have me accept, andin evidence of the royal favor my acquiescence hadinvoked, the Maharajah created a dickens of a timein his court by ordering pen, ink and paper to bebrought him, that, with his own hand, he mightindite and sign the invitation. In vain he was told. 84 IHE WAY OF A MAHARAJAH. this would not comport with his dignity as asovereign, and especially in the presence of Euro-peans, who knew how such things should bemanaged, he ought to be careful and conform hishigh and mighty doings to the proper standard—have some style about him, so to speak. But writeand subscribe to that invitation he would, and hedid, and among all my mementos of the kind I havenone more unique. Its general aspect reflects the man who in oneway was a nondescript, and yet no fool, as acquaint-ance with him proved. Given to European imita-tion in some things and adhering to the native inothers, the conglomeration was peculiar inasmuchthat in his course of conduct, as in his dress, onecould not just place him and be satisfied he wouldstay as placed. With it all he was most kindlydisposed, and the soul of hospitality. What he didnot know to a
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