IN THE EAST INDIES. 57 
time of the Indian mutiny. We went all over the 
ruined Residency and saw the bullet holes and all 
the other old buildings. From most points of view 
Lucknow was not as interesting as other places we 
have been to. Amir (our servant) took us to a fasci- 
nating but filthy India embroidery shop. I was dis- 
appointed with the embroidery and there were no 
dress patterns whatever and no shirt waist patterns, 
nothing really but handkerchiefs and doylies. We 
saw a good many elephants belonging to some native 
prince, most gaily painted, and got some photographs. 
Two very wonderful trick men came around in the 
afternoon and such tricks as they did perform. Mar- 
vellous does not express it, and they did them all 
with the greatest ease. When they got through per- 
forming they ask you for a sort of a recommenda- 
tion, which they use to show around. The asked us 
where we came from and we said Boston. They took 
out some recommendations other Boston people had 
given them and the first name I saw was that of 
John P. Bowditch. This was certainly curious. When 
they were through performing I learned four very 
good tricks from them; I hope I shall still remember 
them when I get back to America. Tom got Amir to 
arrange with one of the men to take us out in the 
jungle the next day cobra hunting. So bright and ear- 
ly the next day we drove out about six miles from 
Lucknow and then walked about two miles into the 
jungle. It was very interesting. Finally we met a na- 
tive and our snake charmer asked him if he knew the 
whereabouts of any cobra; he said yes and that he 
could show us where, if we would pay him for it; 
we naturally agreed and followed him. In about ten 
