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253 Story of an Emigtiant.
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mv arrival in Calcutta I became acquainted with the two
Princes Tagore, especially the younger of them. They are
titled princes, and enormously rich. They have many
palaces, hundreds of secretaries, workingmen, servants, and
pensioners, and, as is the custom among the Hindoos,
whose families are ranked according to the principles of
patriarchal life, they all live together and get their support
from the common property. I visited
them several times, but mostly the
younger prince who was at that time
about forty-five years old, and a great
admirer of America. Although a man
of that age and rank he never talked
in the presence of his elder brother
until the latter had by a word or a nod
signified that he wras allowed to
speak. A son is never allowed to talk
in the presence of his father until the
latter is through. The eldest member
of the family is its highest ruler, and
even the Princes Tagore would never
take any important steps before
obtaining the consent of their aged
mother.
Many prominent Hindoos and
Mohammedans, some of whom were
native rulers, came and visited me, before they invited me
to their great fetes. One of the frequent visitors was Dr.
L. N. Maitra, a Brahmin of the highest class, and one of
the most intelligent and clever men I met in India. He used
to sit with me for hours, telling about the life, history
and religion of the Hindoos. Having become acquainted
with each other by several months’ intercourse, one day
he sat a long while at mv house as if absorbed in deep
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DR. MAITRA READING
SANSKRIT.
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