New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-04
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TAe sfwsnk HhIs-Jesrney neeruf and Cswspsrs.
u<sx,.l rorr,.nonSeroe of The n Trihuns

eub Hiualsyas we're capped with new.faen snow Ms
boat and took hasty breakfast and then set OF for
Ehahpoe 10 be buggy The distance vas nine miles the
road muddy full Of deep pools left by the rain anl
ascending approached the hills that We m de
but slow progress From the mouth Of the pass turned
10 take lss view of the lovely valley Just within the
opening ia Shshpsre, native hamlet consisting Of about
adozeD bamboo huts. Mr.. Keene met by of tho
native police who engaged send chupra,ses vita
10 hsbun, for the purpose Of seeing that my bearer,
we're ready
The Rsjsh had kept bis promise, and hs big She
elephant had already arrived She knet at the keeper
command and small ladder was placed against hsr
aide, that might climb spOn the pad, had been
able TO borrow hOwdah had package VI bread and
cold roast beef TO serve me as tlin but careful
20 conceal il from the driver otherwise himself and the
elephant With all her trappDgs, must have undergone
publication. tOok leave Of Mr. Keene, seated myself
astIide the pad, with the driver before me- the
elephants neck, and We moved off The driver was
Sinh, in q clean white and scarlet dress. and
handkerchief bound around his head. His ong. we'll
eombed hair anoined with butter and. his head
vas Just under my nose, was continually RECALLED with
the uDcuOus Odsrs. He carried short iron spike, with
which be occasionally punched the elephant head,
causing her 20 snort and throw up her trunk as she
quickeDed her pace. found the motion very like that
Of large drOmedary, and by no means unpleasant or
fstieuing. Though walking she went at the rate Of
about five miles hour. noticed that the driver fe
queDty spoke to her in quiet conversational tone,
making remarks about the roads and advising how to
proceed-all Of which she seemed 70 understand per-
iectly. and obeyed without hesitation.
After leaving ShahpOre, the road assembled through
wild gorge for about half mile, where IL reached the
dividing ridge and thence descended into winding
Glen, which showed traces Of having been worn
through the hills by the action Of water Our path fol-
low ed the bed Of the stream for the distance OF eight
miles where the pass opens upon the great plains The
sceIery is very wild and picturesque the hills being
covered 10 their very SUBMITS with jungle, the abode OF
the tiger and wild elephant None OF the peaks are
than 1900 or 1900 feet above the bottom Of the
glen yet in their forms they have striking similarity
TO the great Himalayen range. They are sharp and
cOnca frequently with perpendicular front, like bi
sected cone and divided by deep and abrupt chasms
was quite charmed with the succession Of landscapes
which the windngs of the pass brought to view and no.
thing was wanting complete my satisfaction but the
silbt of tiger. The jungle filled with parrots,
bird with pumage blue turquoise and hpcks of wild
peacocks The pmage Of the latter bird is much more
brilliant than that OF the dOmestcated fowl, though the
body Is smaller Near the entrance Of the pass large
congregation OF monkeys each seated huge boulder
left by the foods gravey watched me as passed.
At Aohun found my paanqun standing in front OF
the Police Office, which was bamboo hut. The chup-
praises were very csS.qious 10 their oilers OF service
and Immediately called together my bearers. sent
back the elephant seated myself crOssegged in the pa
lanqun and made very f.ir tin out of the prohibited
COW s-fesb and bread. SsharuDpOre was - miles dis
tanf and il already therefore urged the
bearers in the hopes Of arriving before dark The plain
was very monotonous swept by cold winds from the hills
and appt AIRED like deer by contrast with the luxu
rant DhOm. The sun went down, and | still /
stretched in the tiresome paanqun, but about dusk the
mussalcbee GOrch beareD came and asked where they
should take me. IsuppOsed there was hotel in Saba
ruDpore and answered; " to the punch ghET, (punch
house or hotel) Which one :" he again asked. AT
venture answered 1.-The burrd (arge) punch.ghur.'
Away they went aud in quarter of an hour, the Paan
quin was set down. Here is the punchhOuse, said
the mussachee / crept out, and found myself at the
door OF the Station Church There happened however
to be natives passing through the enclosure, who
directed to the dawk bungalow, as there WAS no no.
tel called on Rev Mr. Campbell, American Mis-.
sionary in the Of the evening, and he
quarteTed me in his house.
As my bearers were engaged to start for Meerut the
next morning my kind host arose before sunrise and ook
me in his buggy TO something OF the place Tue
tonmens are scattered wide space and have not
the comfortable air of those at Meerut The lanes
lined with the CaswTena Australian Pine, lofty rag
ged looking tree with very long and slender hbres which
gives the place the air of English German country
town The native city has population OF about 900
inhabitants aud appeared % be an industrious aud flour
isLiDg place The American Mission here is supported
by the Presbyterian Board. The Missionaries have erect
ed handsome church. two spacious dwelling houses, and
q schOOlbOuse, all within the same Enclosure besides
agency in the native town for the distribution Of books,
and the discussing of religious matters with any of che
natives who choose TO come forward Mr Campbell is
sanaune as 10 the ultimate success of Missions in nia
Their schools Of education embracing also rel gOus -
sTuctiOn are certainly doing much enghten the
but far learn very few scholars change their
hlh, though educated as Christians They LOOK upon
Che Christian Doctrine very much look upon the
Greek Mythology. They interested in it, they admire
portions Of il, perhaps admit certain of its claims, yet
still 90 worsbipng the hneam. and keeping up the
distinctions OF caste have doubt that is the
bottom of all this and that many who convinced in
their hearts of the truth of Christianity dare
ayow IT, on account Of the ban OF decentralization from
their friends and kindred which would Immediately
follow.
Mir Campbell took me to the Botanic Garden. where
4 k.A "a .,l..a eafrn llr nh.
charge Of the TIA Culture in the Northwest The
Garden Is one Of the finest IN India. 10 IS land out with
great taste and contains nearly all the indigenous trees
aud plants, beside many eXodcs. there saw, for the
FIRST time, cinnamon tree the large glossy leaves of
which redoent OF It's spicy blood rhe cinnamon
is LaEyEs and brother 10 sSssatfaS IL Is of
fined and dainty nature. that there but few parts
OF the world where II viii grow
left SaharunpoTe at 10 o'clock. cOngratulating nv
self as entered my paisnquin thar il the last jour
ney should make IN sucn dlSagreeabe vehicle. IL
was a yelled cool and dreary day the plains had
dIeary look, aud nothing could be more mOnOton)us.
vas heartily SICK of the journey before night The HIM
asyas were Obscured that nothing but large leaden
colOred 70 be seen on the horizon. The road
crowded with people among whom were several
EnghSlmen In their paanguins ON their way up 20 the
hills. Numbers of native also passed. some in
the hGckrse, or bulluckcart and Others borne in
dke0s rude sort Of palanquin made of bamboo, and
covered with eogtOn cloth These are the erocious
Dhoots" who according Sheridan, in one of his Par
hameniary speeches, carried OIL the unfortunate
wounded from the field Of battlethe orator, ignorant
of Hindosianee supposing that the "dhOOeS' were
tribe Of savage people.
Al dusk reached station where the bearers were
not hand but such vigorous search was made for them
that vas hot detained than half an hour. Ihe
native sSlutatiOn in these parts is " Ram, Ram and
the answer the il one should say in English
God, Cod instead OF Coed morning Mas no