This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xiii. Visit to the Rajah of Puttiala.--City of Umballah.--Road to Puttiala.--Oriental magnificenee.--Short ladder and tall elephant.--Difficult intercourse.--Polite inquiries.--Oriental officials.--The Rajah's person.--His jewellery.--The Puttiala army.--Military salutes.--A summer retreat.- ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xiii. Visit to the Rajah of Puttiala.--City of Umballah.--Road to Puttiala.--Oriental magnificenee.--Short ladder and tall elephant.--Difficult intercourse.--Polite inquiries.--Oriental officials.--The Rajah's person.--His jewellery.--The Puttiala army.--Military salutes.--A summer retreat.--Ample justice to an ample repast.--The city palace.--The Rajah's durbar.--Two little princes.--Trays of treasures.--An Arabian horse.--Close of the durbar.--Parting salutations.--Policy of annexation.--Aid beyond price.--Our claims to allegiance.--Rudeness of the English officials.--The outbreak at Meerut.--Hatred and ill-feeling. October 9th, Saturday.--Ere the dawn I was up, making preparations for my visit to the Rajah of Puttiala. They were brief. Simon fished out a black frock-coat from one of my portmanteaux, which, with black waistcoat, white trowsers, and a white cap, completed my court costume. Mr. Melville was equally plain in his attire; and an officer of the station who accompanied us was dressed in mufti, so that, altogether, we presented by no means an imposing appearance when, stepping out of the verandah, we offered ourselves to the gaze of the Rajah's horsemen, who were drawn up to escort us in his carriage, and who received us with many salaams and a military salute. They were tall, good-looking Sikhs, tolerably well-mounted and armed--some with carabines or pistols, all with tulwar and long lance; but there was no attempt at uniform on their part, and each man was dressed in his own white cotton, with turbans, shawls, and cummerbunds of colours varying as the wearer's fancy prescribed. The carriage was a large, open barouche, with four places, of English or city of umballa. 231 Calcutta manufacture, and it was drawn by four...
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