Over five seas and oceans, from New York to Bangkok, Siam, and return some reminiscences . man docs not like his location, he can 26 pull up stakes and drop down with the tide toanother location. We made another start, andcrossed an immense paddy or rice field. Whenin the centre of it we could not see the bound-aries on either side. We traveled on out tolevel ground, which was very picturesque, withflowers and other shrubbery ; also a large herdof oxen grazing. On this plain we saw rathera singular sight—three stones, almost perfectspheres, on top of one another, the largest inthe middle. What
Over five seas and oceans, from New York to Bangkok, Siam, and return some reminiscences . man docs not like his location, he can 26 pull up stakes and drop down with the tide toanother location. We made another start, andcrossed an immense paddy or rice field. Whenin the centre of it we could not see the bound-aries on either side. We traveled on out tolevel ground, which was very picturesque, withflowers and other shrubbery ; also a large herdof oxen grazing. On this plain we saw rathera singular sight—three stones, almost perfectspheres, on top of one another, the largest inthe middle. What held them, I cant say. Thebottom stone was about one-third in the certainly was curious. We passed on till wecame to some bamboo houses, where we stoppedover night. After breakfast of rice and fish andtea, started on our homeward trip, and arrivedat Ayathua about dark. Discharged our guideand elephants and gave money presents to ele-phant drivers, etc. After bidding the Governorand others good-by, we left for Bangkok in ourboat, and arrived there the next afternoon, tired. 27 out with our journey of about fifteen days,amidst the rejoicing and congratulations offriends, who gave us a grand dinner, such aswe did not have during our absence. I was perfectly well satisfied with the gave me a store knowledge of the countryand of the people; and, I am prepared to say,the Siamese are just the finest people east ofthe Cape of Good Hope. Just before we leftBangkok on our trip, C. A. Alien bet me asuit of clothes he would be in America and athome before I would. Of course, I being sopositive, and had made all arrangements formy passage to Hong Kong in the ViscountCanning, a large steamer belonging to Pr PaSan, a very rich Chinaman, merchant, whichhad not yet arrived, but was expected I rested very quietly, taking things easily,smoking my Manilla No. 2, which I then thoughtwas very fine. Allen came to me on the secondday after getting back and said, Old chap,
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