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 and burnisked gold became very dingy gilt.

During the two days spent there I visited many vely intercsting places, of which I have space for only a slighisketch, With an {uteliigent native who epoke good Hng- lish for a guide, I draye fret to the Dilkeo« shah Palace, or ‘‘Gleart’s Delight,” an im- poring, cquare edifice, with flznking towers anda gilt dome, It was built by Sadut- Aly Khan, and was a favorite country resi- denee of the ladiea of hig harem. Whe en- trance is a reble portico, as high as the building, to which leads a grand flebt of steps. Thisplace was the headquarters of Sir Celin Csrapbels force at the final at- tack avd eapture of Lucknow, during tha mutiny.

Not far from the Dilkooshak is a whimeical pile of buildings of every species of archi- tecture, called the ‘Méartiniere.” or “Con: stantia.” The front is adorned with ex- travaganS figurey of animals and gods, enor-~ mous tious with gaplug mouths, and lsmps in plaee of eyes, goddesses with shaking heads, and fantastic figurea of heathen my- thology. This building wes erected about seventy years age by an eccentric French adventurer named Claude Martine, whe came oni to India se private goldier, amassed immense wealth, and died a Mejor General in the service of one of the native princes, Efe left five hundred thousand pounds ster- ling to endow schools in Lucknow, Calentta and Lyons. In this buildicg one bundred and eighty hoys ara provided witha good education free of expense. The interior contaizs acme handsome ayartments, with richly ornamented eoilings, which whan new musi have been strikingly beautiful, bui now they are dingy and defaced.

From “Constantia” we drove fo ‘Secun - der Bsgh,”’ a garden ona hundred and twenty yards equare, surrounded by a high brick wall with a gateway. It was laid out by one of fhe eid kings of Oude for his invarite wife, and ia now intezesting as the place where 2,000 Sepoys took refuge during tae siege. A bresk was made in the wall, aod it was carried by storm, and the rebels slaughtered to a man.

Oar next visit was to tae “Kaiser Bagh,” er “Palace ot Caesar,” the title adopted by the Kings of Oude. Thisimmenee pile of buildings is of marble and cecarated in the mozt extravagant manner. lt waa built by the last King and finished in 1850, The cost is said to have been eighty lacs of rupees, or forty million dollars. Its shape