Though possessed of a lively imagination and all his race's sympathy with what is vast, though he saw nothing extravagant in the Hindoo chronology, nor aught that was monstrous in Hindoo mythology, Karlee yet served to illustrate the arguments of those who contend that Hindoos need not necessarily be all boasters, servile liars, and flatterers. He was not forever saying, "Master very wise man; master all time do good; master all time ispeak right." He never told me that my words were pearls and diamonds that I dropped munificently from my mouth. He never called me "your highness," or said I was his father and mother, and the lord of the world; and if I said at noonday, "It is night," he did not exclaim, "Behold the moon and stars!" He never tried to prove to me that the earth revolved on its axis once in twenty-four hours by my favor. "What! dost thou think him a Christian that he would go about to deceive thee?" No, he was as proudly truthful as a Rajpoot, as frank and manly as a Goorkah, and as honest as an up-country Durwan. Good by, my best of bhearers. To the new baby a good name, and to the faithful ayah enviable enlargement of liver! _Khoda rukho ki beebi-ka kulle-jee bhee itui burri hoga!_[24]--I owe thee for a day of hospitable edifications; and when thou comest to my country, thou shalt find _thy_ Heathen at Home. FOOTNOTES: [3] A long, round, narrow bolster, stuffed with very light materials (often with paper), and not for the head, but embraced in the arms, so as to help the sleeper to a cool and comfortable posture. [4] Body-servants. [5] A salutation of particular respect and well-wishing. [6] Waistband. [7] Destiny, fortune. [8] A table-servant. [9] A spiritual teacher. [10] Writer, clerk. [11] Banker, merchant in foreign trade. [12] The fourth caste--originally laborers. [13] A native gentleman, of wealth, education, and influence. [14] Hostler and footman. [15] Washerman. [16] Sweeper. [17] _Lit._ Fan-fellow. [18] "Good! Bring the Europe-water,"--Bengali for soda-water. [19] Showmen and puppet-dancers. [20] Little shells, used as coins by the poorest people to make the smallest change. [21] Text. [22] Dined. [23] Pig, sot, and jungle-animal. [24] "God grant the lady a substantial liver!"--"the happiness and honors which should follow upon the birth of a male child being figuratively comprehended in that liberality of the liver whence comes the good digestion for which alone life is worth the living."--_Child-Life by the Ganges_. * * * * * A FRIEND.