. Reminiscences; the story of an emigrant. ^^ pII,^^ i^e)«.»t^ NATIVE HOUSES. park, where there are several samples of the remarkablebanyan or sacred fig-tree. From the branches of the treecertain shoots grow downward, and when they reach theground they strike root and grow into new trunks, so thatone and the same tree finally covers a vast space of ground,and looks like a pillared hall. In the park at Barrackpoormay be seen one of these trees, large enough to cover one Story of an Emigrant. 231 thousand men. On the west side of the river, directly op-posite, lies the old city of Seramp
. Reminiscences; the story of an emigrant. ^^ pII,^^ i^e)«.»t^ NATIVE HOUSES. park, where there are several samples of the remarkablebanyan or sacred fig-tree. From the branches of the treecertain shoots grow downward, and when they reach theground they strike root and grow into new trunks, so thatone and the same tree finally covers a vast space of ground,and looks like a pillared hall. In the park at Barrackpoormay be seen one of these trees, large enough to cover one Story of an Emigrant. 231 thousand men. On the west side of the river, directly op-posite, lies the old city of Serampoor, which formerly be-longed to Denmark, but was taken by the English in thebeginning cf this century, and now has only a few inscrip-tions and documents which remind us of the Danish the river, midway between these cities, a giganticgovernment barge was anchored. On this occasion it wascovered with canvas, and served as a dining room where atiffin, or lunch, for four hundred persons was served. Oursteamers anchored, and we sat down at the su
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