Bombay and western India, a series of stray papers; . when touched up with tliat warmth ofcolouring which the first rays of the sun always impart to anIndian scene. But not all of Bassein except her sun is set, forthe sea and the sky and the palm groves are as brilliant andpicturesciue as they ever were to the eyes of Xavier or Almeida. To Sion Fort in the north end of tlie Island of Bombay is anafternoon trip by rail. The ground, as one can see from thecarriage window, rises in a ridge, on which is visible the 2G4 BOMBAY HARBOUR. Catholic Church, ami on an outlying knob a watch-tower, in acor
Bombay and western India, a series of stray papers; . when touched up with tliat warmth ofcolouring which the first rays of the sun always impart to anIndian scene. But not all of Bassein except her sun is set, forthe sea and the sky and the palm groves are as brilliant andpicturesciue as they ever were to the eyes of Xavier or Almeida. To Sion Fort in the north end of tlie Island of Bombay is anafternoon trip by rail. The ground, as one can see from thecarriage window, rises in a ridge, on which is visible the 2G4 BOMBAY HARBOUR. Catholic Church, ami on an outlying knob a watch-tower, in acorner of which has lived for many years a witch who, in ;e of enlightenment, professes to spae fortunes or otherwisediagnose the future. If slie had predicted tlie fate of Sion Fort,which is now, in this month of March 1884, being con-.
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