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240, Story of an Emigrant.
from curiosity, partly in order to sell flowers, garlands and
fruits to the guests. On the river bank were thousands of
Hindoos and Mohammedans sitting or standing, in white
elothcs. Here and there was a penitent Fakir, bareheaded,
his half-naked body partly covered with ashes, his eyes
riveted 011 a point at the horizon or on the water, without
being in the least disturbed by the noise and the festivity.
From Ximtoolaghat a dozen small clouds of smoke were
seen ascending uniting into one column of smoke, above the
roofless building. A number of unkempt, half-naked
Brahmins were carrying ashes and bones of cremated bodies
from the crematory down to the river. Stately
carriages with murky coachmen and fore-runners in white
garments arrived in long lines at the pier with the guests of
the day. When all were onboard, the steamers whistled, the
band struck up "God save the Queen," and the little flotilla
steamed up the river amid merry chatting and deafening
hurrahs.
STEAMER OX THE GAXGES.
We first passed hundreds of Indian river boats from twen
tv-five to seventy-five feet long, with roofs supported by
bamboo poles and loaded with grain, cotton, fruit, jute,
goats, etc. The crews consisted of men, women and
children who live 011 these river boats for years. They take ad-
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