New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-15
somng poppy. But the air, instead Of the crystalline
parity Of the Egyptian atmosphere was STEPPED in

parity Of the Egyptian atmosphere. was STEPPED IN
glowing blue unprecedented BY hlmy veil oflanSasT
aud TepOse. The sun poured down summer glow
though lieh, breeze now and then ovc- e. isG7
and rolled along the road IN cou1s x " ing dll,
Notwithstanding my lazy enjoy OF iar scene,
i found my appetite gradually becoming irper, an j
was not sorry to reach the large town 81 oisseEal'
where halted at the bungalow long enough TO procure
an afternoon breakfast Resumng my journey,
reached the banks of tie Sosne River about O'Clock
The mountains on the lcit, vkics follow rs COARSE
c6aio az The distance Of some miles from tae road
whence iLCy lave the appearance o. ion2 oui prom
ontoTy, rejecting into tie In advance Ot tnc
last teadlaId rises an isolated peak with forLei top
precisely have eraggy island tanilns alone
of the Point 0f a cape. There is 10 d0ub, that Gen.
tra aid Southern India at one time constitutes an I'M
Island. separated from the main land o. Asa oy
sea whore retTOcessicn gave 10 the hsht the great
Plains Of Hindoslan and the Indus
The soane is believed to be the Erranoboss Of the
cid Greek ceographers, and at his junction win me
Gauges they located the great city of Palbohra he
has royal bed in which 10 r,ll has waters, no"
fhrUnk6n to shallow food b. the dry season. Stand
ing the bank, the channel stretched way
before 10 breadth of nca.y four iles-a waste G;
bare yellow sand. threaded by the blue arms OF the
river. Here and there companies OF men and oxen
dotted it surface aud showed the line oi The 0ri Inc
tents Of those who waiting to cross on tie NOR
row pitched on the baBS, aud the CLEAN 81 ares
kindled near them sbone ont ruddy IS the saa went
down. Il 4 grand and impressive scene, notwiih-
ttaIdiDg lis somtre and nonotCGcus h2es. Sucl,
imagine must be the lords OF our OWL Nebraska dur
ipg tie season Of emigration. | paid en- o;heis ct
scr lind TIVE rupees aler which my horse was IN
haruess,d spd three yckes OF attached 10 the
parfee DEFENDING 70 the river bank short distance
above, tie garree was put upon terry -boat, to be
taken tie deepest part while the bdilocks were
6rtyen through. 70 await Us On the other SIDE. I9e
main stream is about half mile wide, and beyond IL
lie alternate beds Of sand and small, tordabe arms VI
the river We moved 4 snail pace, on Recount OF
lie depth Of the sand While in The midst of one OF
the defpest channels tie water reaching to the Dol!
Of tbe esrTee Of the oxen twisted his head out or
tie vote and Gartod of There was great pldnging
and splsslIg Oh tie part Of the natives Tor lew min
utes but they succeeded in recovering him, and az
length after passage OF more than two hours, we AZ
tanned firm earth On The opposite size.
In epitc Of tie lovely moonlight | shut up the gar
rec. and eoutied slunber. passed toerabe night,
and at da break reached She gotty one hundred and
thirty miles from ituares TIE Country for ten miles
after leaving that town, was level and gorously rch
Tie wheat and barley were taking on Their golden mar
vest hue and The plantations poppy spanked ~ the
sun like sheets Of reshy.falen snow. The villages
were frequent Tricky settled, aud had iourlshlng
air The read iill sw6rmed with HndOo pilgrims, re-
turning from BeDares aud Alahabad, almost every one
carry ing his two ars 0 Ganges water AT the stations
Was a.ssiled By clam0TOus beggars ct all ages and
sexes TIE troops of coolies on tho road were also
auuoyng By laying hold of the garree AZ the dcult
rlaccs running with il half mile and then demanding
tacLsLecsh. They made ridiculous TENT OF pishing
with all their stre b, though could see hat there
was not the least strain on their muscles, aud con-
stantly cried out, with much energy; Push away
"tleIe--a great lord is inside
was now in the hill province OF BehaS, ana mo
country became more UDduiatng and me cultivation
more scanty A chain OF mountains Wnich had Doea
visible tor some time III 'front.' began 10 lnc0se me IN
thor iuprly depths The road still continued good,
the accents being gradual and the nulas crossed by
substantial bridges The hills were covered with IN
Gle 10 their very submits, and the country On ether
hand as lar as ] could see, was Uncultl'ated ihe
u.ople had Wild squalid look, aud showed evidence
Of different blood from the race OF the plains matted
in tie afternoon at tie bungalow OF DunwaR for my
siurle daily meal and while waiting Tor H. garree
drawn entirely by coolies came up the road from lne
Calcutta side The Traveller, 1t seemed, mai shllar III
t.uicrs for hi. coolies brought hun To the bungalow
ard soon heard his voice in the next room ordering
tea and poorehee grill" When l was employed on
nv own neal, he came in to see who was, ana we
were both surprised 20 ind that we had been fellow
passengers on board the Haddngton ana had par'eu
Company al Suez more than two months before:
LEAVING Dunwah had two chOkees OF gradual as
cent among hills covered with jungle, and then
reached, as thought tie dividing ridge and antlel-
rated a ccrres poniing descent in place WHEREOF, a
level tsbleand dotted with detached mountain groups
opened before me as far as the eye eouid reach
Though thny inhabited the soil appeared 70 DC fere
and tie air purer than on the plan OF the Gang
II Wild romantic region, and gave me the idea OF
n bcgnning 10 De FecihlAtu nun sloso
of nature. One would scarcely expect to lind hun
d,eds of miles of such land xtent with the dense
populatiop of other parts OF India Yet, during my
travels have seen a vast deal oil waste ana u1cuI1-
waited terrtory Were all it's resources developed,
the country would support at least double S present
population ,..., .,o.o moab, -.n,os
and the full moonlight melted into il so gently that
seemed 10 arrest and retain the mellow luster ana
soothing influences of twilight. AT a chokee when
III tl. Ia slnf
that tie road beyond was mountainous ana that TWO
coolies would b. necessary in addition 70 tine morse
"WeUr said l. "let two of you come waited IN
vain for the hills however, for We went forward az
full raop, the whole distance. Looking pellnd 10
sec Whether this increase of speed was occas0ned oy
tho coolies | discovered those two gentlemen CON-
fortaby seated on the rumble with their legs dangling
in the Air while every few minutes they uttered cries
of such energy, that one might suppose they were
strannp every nerve with the violence OF their eorts
When We reached the station, they came up boldly AMI
demanded their pay, whereupon retorted by asking
nav of them for their conveyance. They SUNK away
quite chop.ialen at my discovery OF their trickery
Al dawn the next morning, reached town called
Topeechanchee. Beyosd this point the mountains grad
nh receded OIL either hand, and ct last appeared only
as isolated peaks rising from the plain. Near Gyra,
there is LOFTY single peak, celebrated as being The sa-
cred hill of the jams, who are sad to nave I'VE teB-
res on the summit. None OF them are visible IRON tne
T.,d Tie natives met in this part Of Behar differed
considerably IN appearance from thc iiAuVVs Vi nc
pains and probably belonged the aboriginal tribes
Who are still found among those hills. The head is
much larger and longer in proportion to the SIZE oil the
body which is short, thick and muscular SeVeraI
German missionaries have located Themselves in this
reccp and are sad 10 have had considerable success
~ ;beir labor. for the conversion of these wild tribes
During the forenoon was overtaken BY green gar,
,sa IN Which sat two ladies'. As il approached,
t.rd sbrill voice urging on the driver, who dashed
ts horse into gaIlop and the vehicle passed, the
elder lady thrust her head out OF the window ana nod
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