Our boys in India . ill themselves; andScott, who was looking eagerly forward, seeing only a few lowmounds, with tlie road running past them, and Moro sittingon one side of the road, and two almost naked fellows onthe other, exclaimed in disgust, — A village! I should call it a graveyard. I can see a fewtombs, but where in the world is the village ? You cant see much of the village, for it is all underground, replied his friend. The aboriginal tribes do notpay much more attention to architecture than their fathersdid, which was none at all. Those are the roofs of the housesthat you see. The ho
Our boys in India . ill themselves; andScott, who was looking eagerly forward, seeing only a few lowmounds, with tlie road running past them, and Moro sittingon one side of the road, and two almost naked fellows onthe other, exclaimed in disgust, — A village! I should call it a graveyard. I can see a fewtombs, but where in the world is the village ? You cant see much of the village, for it is all underground, replied his friend. The aboriginal tribes do notpay much more attention to architecture than their fathersdid, which was none at all. Those are the roofs of the housesthat you see. The houses are all one hole scooped out ofearth underneath. 164 OUR BOYS IN INDIA. Cool place to board in the summer-time, said Scott,who began to feel the oppressive heat of the enclosed valley. When Moro and I came through here, we were obligedto stop for two nights and a day in this town, replied was as severe a storm as I ever saw in these were glad enough to reach here, I assure you ; and, as. XHE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE. there was no hotel in the place, we put up at the largestprivate residence. Hotel! exclaimed Scott. Why, there are only five ofthose things you call houses in the whole valley. Certainly, replied Mr. Raymond. Three of them formthe centre, dont you see, and they have the flag there forvoting-day; and then there are two more in the suburbs. AN ELEPHANT FIGHT AND A MOUNTAIN RIDE. 165 • But the hotel! said Scott again. I said there was none, responded Richard. Of course there was none! exclaimed Scott. Certainly: you are quite right, returned Richard; andScott began to realize that he was unnecessarily interruptinga stor}^ Well, we put up at that largest private residence: youllsee it in a minute. There it is down under the rocks there,to the right of the flag. When we got into the cellar, —that is all there is to it, — we found that it was a two-tene-ment house. There was no partition-wall; but, by commonconsent, the goats lived in one half
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