The bright side of humanity; glimpses of life in every land (1900)
Pell, Edward Leigh, 1861- [from old catalog] · Richmond, Va., The B. F. Johnson publishing co · leaf 272
ance. The Bev. Charles Acland, in hispopular account of the manners and customs of India, tells astory in point: When we are going to travel, he writes, we pay the money for the bearers into the hands of thepostmasters beforehand; he then orders the men to be readyat each stage, and he subsequently… … A HIGH CASTE BRAHMIN GIRL. (--IT) HINDU TRAITS. 249 probable I promised to speak to the postmaster, and also of-fered to carry a petition from them to him. This I did. Therehad been a fault somewhere, but not, I believe, with the post-master; however, the poor men got their money. Since thattime,…
Ethnology · Manners and customs · Temperament
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