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 marble, and the reflze.ion pon the water, which has 4 biuish-green tint, is moet ¢u- rious aad weord-like, cepecisily when seen by moonlight. Even at mid-day the utter atlence and solitude of the spot—ak if the spectator were left alone with the Nerbudda jn her marble dwelling— strike the senses with a sort of ave.

Phe streets of Jubbalpsre are wide snd well kept, and its many pretty bungalows, surrounded by gardensand grovesof mango trees, make if an attractive piace ef reei- dence during the hot season to the Kuropesns from the plains. Here is located a prison quite famous for the manufacture of tente, carpets and other fabrics, The workers are almost exclusively Thugs and their families, wany of them villeinous lecking fellaws, heavily irened. They sre the remaants of that race of murderers acd rebbera that one2 iufested Indie, and were tho dread alike cf catives and Europeans. The strong hand cf government bas put an end fo thar atrocities, and the few hundred here are strictly guarded by soldiers, snd xoade to work to tarn their own living.

From titis place to Nagpore, oue hundred asd sixty-two miles, is tho connecting link of the railway between Caleuita and Bom- bay, and has beea opened but a short time, The passengers snd msils were formerly con- veyed across this gap by Dak gharries, oc- eupying thirty hours of most fatiguing travel. The ststion housa hero is not fin- ished, sud while waiting for the train, which wasan hour iste, I gould but notice how uncompisiningly the passengore, ladies ag well ax gontlamen, sat upon thelr bag- gage on the stone pintform, the mid- day sun pouring ite tropical heat upon their heada. A few only were protected by white umbrelias heid over them by coolies. Itoceurred to me that in Amorica there would have been terrible growling over auch s matter; buito these Auglo-Indiana, who have been longzin the country, the railway is auch an Infiaite improvement and luxury in traveling, compared with the dak, thst this little annoysnes was not considered worth making 3 fu3a shout. But the sun was too much for moe, notwithstanding my solar toupem or pith hat, and leaving my ‘traps’ in charge of a oative, 1 waa glad to take refug’in the shade of tha unfinished building. The train came up at last, and with neariy a whole compartment to myeelf where I could stretch out at full longth on a cane seat, I enjoyed the cool breeze that