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 . oldiers Homedid in Mr. Lincolns days to the White House at , except as a military station, and as the occasionalresort for a picnic party, has been practically abandoned. Welanded from our steamer in a small yacht, and had quite a walkin the relentless sun until we came
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 . oldiers Homedid in Mr. Lincolns days to the White House at , except as a military station, and as the occasionalresort for a picnic party, has been practically abandoned. Welanded from our steamer in a small yacht, and had quite a walkin the relentless sun until we came to a marquee tent, pitchedunder a banyan tree, where a band was playing and servants 133 INDIA. were arranging a table for us. We had a merry, pleasant feastunder this banyan tree, and we studied our tree with interest,as one of the extraordinary forms of nature. The tree itselfwas a small grove, and you could walk in, and around, andthrough its trunks and branches as easily as among the columnsof a mosque. Unless the tree is checked, it will spread andspread, every branch, as it touches the earth, developing into aroot and throwing out new branches, until, as we read in nurserydays, an army may encamp under its branches. After our pic-nic it was pleasant to stroll around Barrackpoor and take that. OUK ENTKANCE INTO CALCUTTA. delight which is among the pleasures of an Indian journey—adelight in the constant surprises of nature. Your eyes areaccustomed to your own flowers and forms of forest and gardengrowth—the oak, the ash, the sycamore, the modest daisy, andthe wholesome virtuous clover that blossoms in the look in vain for the old forms familiar to you from child-hood, and that were always your friends, even when the worldgrew dark and early sorrows swept over your young and trem-bling life. These trees are what you have read of in poems andghost stories and Indian tales. There is the mango-tree, givingpleasant fruit, said to be among the atonements for the c
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