. India and the Indians . ning punctuality. Christianity only a partial and punctuality. Indians unpunctuality atmeals. Parable of the Marriage Feast. Patient waiting. The inveterate unpunctuality of almost all Indiansis a serious obstacle to the progress of the and days are wasted through their failureto keep appointments, or to do work at the propertime. The Indian takes long to understand, andnever appreciates, the Englishmans craze forpunctuality. Because the Englishman grumbleswhen the Indian is two hours late in keeping hisappointment, the latter thinks that i
. India and the Indians . ning punctuality. Christianity only a partial and punctuality. Indians unpunctuality atmeals. Parable of the Marriage Feast. Patient waiting. The inveterate unpunctuality of almost all Indiansis a serious obstacle to the progress of the and days are wasted through their failureto keep appointments, or to do work at the propertime. The Indian takes long to understand, andnever appreciates, the Englishmans craze forpunctuality. Because the Englishman grumbleswhen the Indian is two hours late in keeping hisappointment, the latter thinks that it is only partof the formers natural unreasonableness. This Indian habit of unpunctuality would soonproduce confusion and disaster on the this reason English station-masters at theprincipal stations, and English drivers and guardson most passenger trains are, at present, anecessity. Subordinates, working under Enghshsupervision, are obliged to hurry up. Parsees,who in many ways display great business capacity,. The Kindly Hindu Neighbour, his Sons and Gkandchilhren. I To face p. 4S. THE SLUMBERING STATION-MASTER 49 make reliable engine-drivers. But they are them-selves only settlers in India. It is difficult to get subordinate Indian railwayofficials to realise that minutes are of trains, especially on some of the lineswhere the number of European officials is notgreat, are frequently held up through the careless-ness of native station-masters at roadside remember an express having to wait more thanten minutes near a wretched little country stationin the early morning, the driver whistling franti-cally before the slumbering master, who was theonly station official, could be roused to lowerthe signal. When at last the train moved slowlypast the station I saw this Indian official inprocess of being withered up by the scorchinglanguage of the English driver. But in spite ofthat, the probability is that he soon repeated theoffence. Such car
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