Peeps at Many Lands-India

rtion of the Great Plain, and this portion has a name of its own. It is called the Doab, or Douab, the Land of Two Rivers, since it lies between

is enclosed by a fine stone screen, and over the gateway is carved the words: "These are they which came out of great tribulation." In the centre of the enclosure, directly over the well itself, rises the figure of a beautiful white marble angel, and the well bears this inscription: "Sacred to the perpetual memory of a great company of Christian people, chi

e massacre, the railway will soon carry him to Lucknow, where the most deeply interesting memento of the Mutiny is to be found. This is the Residency, the gr

iddle of September two-thirds of the gallant defenders were dead of wounds or disease. Still the brave remnant held their own, and kept the foe at bay. Among the earliest losses was the greatest of all. This was the death of Sir Henry Lawrence, who governed at Lucknow. By the foresight and prudence of this great and un

eged in safety. The rebels closed round the Residency once more, and the siege went on. In November Sir Colin Campbell a

d of that terrible six months. The walls still bear the marks of shot and shell, the shattered gates show where assault after

e native quarter is packed with bazaars devoted to commerce. This part of the city was once famous for the excellence of its steel weapons and the beau

ficence of Delhi or Agra. The European quarter is of great importance. Broad, smooth roads run through it, shaded by trees and bordered by turf. On either side of these pleasant roads stand the large, handsome bungalows of

red stone fort which is the chief object in the place. The fort looks across the broad waters of the Jumna, here about three-quarters of a mile wide. "The appearance of the Jumna, even in the dry season, strikes one as very imposing, with its enormous span from shore to s

oos. Great numbers of pilgrims resort to it, above all at the time of the melas, or religious fairs, held every year at the

holy city. It lies below Allahabad, and in the fort of the latter city the mouth of a small subterrane