VIZIER ALLY'S WEDDING. 175 



" Thus the company moved on in stately pomp 

 " to the garden which, though only a mile off, 

 " they were two hours in reaching. 



" On arriving at the garden gate about nine 

 " in the evening, they descended from the ele- 

 " phants, and entered the garden, illuminated 

 " by innumerable transparent paper lamps or 

 " lanterns of various colours, suspended to the 

 " branches of trees. In the centre of the garden 

 " was a large edifice to which the Nabob and his 

 " guests ascended, and were introduced into a 

 " grand saloon, adorned with girandoles and 

 " pendant lustres of English manufacture, lighted 

 " with wax candles. Here they partook of an 

 " elegant and sumptuous collation of Euro- 

 " pean and Indian dishes, with wines, fruits, 

 " and sweetmeats ; at the same time about a 

 " hundred dancing-girls sung their sprightly airs, 

 " and performed their native dances. 



" Thus passed the time till dawn, when the 

 " Engh'sh visitors returned to their respective 

 " homes, delighted and wonder-struck with the 

 " enchanting scene, which seemed to realize all 

 " the extravagance of oriental fiction. The 

 " affable Nabob rightly observed, with a little 



