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192,
Story of an Emigrant.
prince, and made a short congratulatory address to him.
The minister of finance brought a silver basin filled with
Indian gold coins, which he handed to the governor as an
emblem of tribute to the English government. The prince
now resumed his seat, and two chamberlains brought gold
\ easels 011 silver trays containing attar of roses, and two
others brought spices in similar receptacles. The attar of
roses was sprinkled over the audience, and each one of the
native guests received a small quantity of spices wrapped in
a palm leaf. Finally the band struck up a march, and the
whole retinue returned to the carriages by the road side and
drove back to the palace. One of the carriages of the
procession was loaded with silver coins, which were thrown
right and left to the thousands of poor and beggars, who
crowded the road 011 both sides. I11 the evening, again,
pro-\ isions and clothing were distributed to about fifteen
thousand poor, who had Hocked in from all parts of Burdwan,
but who had not been allowed to enter the city.
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