The defense of Lucknow, one of, the most heroic and thrilling in history 67 The only flag in the British Empire that never comes down at night 68 English missions and education are guaranties of permanent British rule in India 69 The Isabella Thoburn College, under Methodist control 69 We see the "mango trick" under favorable circumstances 70 Agra, and the Taj Mahal, a wonder of the world, seen both at sunrise and at sunset 70 The Pearl Mosque and the Jasmine Tower, surrounded and protected by the Fort 71 A flowering out of art, like that of cathedral-building in England 72 Moslem architects "designed like Titans, and finished like jewelers" 72 Delhi, the capital of India before the reign of Akbar 72 The British respect ancient tradition by transferring their central government from Calcutta to Delhi 73 The progress of India under British rule in the last fifty years 73 Indian unrest due in part to English mistakes in educational policy 74 The Friday prayer service in the great mosque of Delhi 75 VIII. JAIPUR, MT. ABU, AND AHMEDABAD 77-87 The native states of India distinguished from the presidencies and the provinces 79 Their self-government a reward of loyalty in the mutiny 79 The rajas influenced by Western thought 79 Jaipur, the capital of a native state, called "The Pink City" 80 "A rose-red city, half as old as Time" 81 The maharaja's town-palace and astronomical observatory 81 A visit to Amber, the original metropolis, and his summer residence 81 An elephant ride up the hill while hanging over the precipice 82