Around the world with General Grant: a narrative of the visit of General , ex-president of the United States, to various countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1879To which are added certain conversations with General Grant on questions connected with American politics and history . suddenly ends, and are in a valley. Thehills are covered with a brown furze, which looks, as if it wouldcrackle and break under the burning sun. The roads are linedwith cactus, and the fields are divided by mud fences whichwould not last a week in our rainy regions. We pass gardens—walled gar
Around the world with General Grant: a narrative of the visit of General , ex-president of the United States, to various countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1879To which are added certain conversations with General Grant on questions connected with American politics and history . suddenly ends, and are in a valley. Thehills are covered with a brown furze, which looks, as if it wouldcrackle and break under the burning sun. The roads are linedwith cactus, and the fields are divided by mud fences whichwould not last a week in our rainy regions. We pass gardens—walled gardens with minarets. Here the ladies of the Hin-doo gentlemans house may take their recreation, but their lifeis seclusion. The camels pass us carrying heavy burdens, andthe trees are alive with monkeys. The monkey is a sacredanimal, and no Hindoo would take its life. Monkeys skipover walls and sit on the trees and watch us as we pass. I do JEYPORE. 23 not know what would become of India with the monkey as asacred protected animal but for the leopard. In a short timehe would swarm over the land. But the leopard and otherwild beasts keep him down. Wild peacocks swarm and beau-tify the hard brown hills with their plumage. The peacock isalso a sacred animal, and they were as plentiful on our road to. IK- HKM MEIHANT HIDE. Amber as sparrows on the road to Jerome Park. The hills arenow and then crowned with castles, the strongholds of oldchiefs who took to the cliff and the fastness for protection in thedays when might made right in India, the days before the Eng-lishman came and put his strong hand upon all these quarrelingraces and commanded peace. We pass a lazy pool, in which 24 INDIA- crocodiles are lazily swimming, and on the banks are two orthree wild pigs drinking the water. They are unconscious ofthe murderous eye of the Colonel, who has come to Jeypore toadd to the laurels of his laurel-laden house those of a pig-sticker. The beating sun pours its rays over you, and yoush
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