In leper-land : being a record of my tour of 7,000 miles among Indian lepers ; including some notes on missions and an account of eleven days with Miss Mary Reed and her lepers . CHAPTER XXVIILahorb to Lucknow ON Monday afternoon eight miles on the front ofan ekka—I declined to occupy the cage on thetop in which the traveller is usually confined—and behind a very poor horse, brought me toGujrat, where I was the guest of Rev. J. McCheynePaterson and Mrs. Paterson. My limited time onlyallowed me to pay a hasty visit to the old city and tosee some of Mr. Patersons workers holding an openair schoo
In leper-land : being a record of my tour of 7,000 miles among Indian lepers ; including some notes on missions and an account of eleven days with Miss Mary Reed and her lepers . CHAPTER XXVIILahorb to Lucknow ON Monday afternoon eight miles on the front ofan ekka—I declined to occupy the cage on thetop in which the traveller is usually confined—and behind a very poor horse, brought me toGujrat, where I was the guest of Rev. J. McCheynePaterson and Mrs. Paterson. My limited time onlyallowed me to pay a hasty visit to the old city and tosee some of Mr. Patersons workers holding an openair school for the children of the low caste morning the mail train took me to Lahorewhere I was welcomed by Dr. and Mrs. Ewing of theAmerican Presbyterian Mission. The latter mostkindly acted as my guide to some of the sights ofLahore, including the Fort, the Jumna Musjid, andRanjit Singhs Tomb. The drive through the crowdedcity showed me a very typical Eastern scene, with itsquaint shops and narrow, picturesque streets. The Forman Christian College, of which is principal, is one of the largest and mostsuccessful in India. It was a privilege to addressth
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