Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-14

and then these three rivers, each full grown,
the llasbany the Lcddan, and the Banias
converge in the plain Of Huleh, and unite
in "a small lake, the waters Of Merom."
To trace the course Of water through this
marsh, eight miles long and four wide, was
my object and the Rob Roy was carried to
the larthosi point whore "a horse could take
her and then | launched her alone. The
plain is fat The people are nearly black in
color The houses are little reed huts, and
great buhaos-" the bulls Of Bashau' - plash
through the morass or swim the numerous
streams.
The natives ran from the fields to see the
canoe They shouted aloud for " bucksheesh" j."
aud threw mud and stones to stop me for this
Their numbers increased and their excite
mcnt Soon they waded out to intercept me,
but cuded them Then they stripped aud
swan to me, but | distanced them every one.
Men now joined with guns, and roared out to |
me to come ashore Women and children |
Joined the chorus. " Baroda baroda, (guns, /
guns,) until at last one man fred at me quite /
close ! still padded on laughing and trying /
to keep a bold front. until, at the village of
Sabycf, dozen naked men, Just ike savages, !
with face tattooed and only long, twisted top |
Aoo's oil h'ir on tneir heads' were waiting III
in'u''reain WIN p0ies ana Dluugeons' ~ was
linposS'Dle 10 pauu'e pas' without striking
'hese men, ana one OF 'nem' waving a huge
snahN oohe oi m punalo III one manu. se,]eu
my canoe Inc o'nors soon cIosou' auu tney
dragged me ashore. | refused to get out, as
| knew they would rifle her and my pistol,
al any r1'e' "oulu nave disappeared 50 they
nois'ei Tue canoe Gu 'nyr shoulders auu pore
lt' WIN nlc si'''.g iusiuei 10 tne 'en. Oh tne
Arao she'eH' ialg oro"u io'oMeu' snou'-
iIg ana uanclng inS'S'el Oh having 'nS
NOD INoy Drought in'g inc tent grahu
'avet was helu, Wiu 'hvln l was an
hnglshinan' SoWa, so"a' 'ney saia'
Irenal. l said ! must pass on TO 'he axe;
lhey assured me 'hefe was no roau. / saiu
must a, 60 aua see;
Inc seniors oi 'ne trloe assembled 70 con,
SUIT ani s.'eral precious ho1rs were Waa'eu
lh 'a'N' Nean"h'iel maze sAetcnes ior some,
gave lesson 10 geography 70 others, nreu on
soine wax matches ior uie rest anu cooAou
my !uncheou oi no' soup III my CUISINE Ca
noe TO tne wonder ana uelght OF all. over
anu over 'noy presscI iIr 'oucAsheosn' anu
/ answered., cer'alnlyi ou' II must ue gwen
70 your shelSn' ne "ilAeu 70 me- gave
nun goia Napoleon ana ne PreSseu me 70
/ s,op une h'ght III ms tent pu' was at las,
aNo"ou 70 20 on anu 20 III er'uinpn iAuncnoi
'uS r., canoe asain on .ne l"s, moving s'iS'm
I i"e c'o"u s9Ou i'i'o"'.' a''u y" oo'n 81,
VI 'ne r''or' "Hen away rom 'he'r s"olSn'
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ra.nerl a'e wl.h 'hrec wOeuen spoVns, ii'o F ros'
WIN tnc'r nanuS Vu' al fo'n oue po"', i,'e
y one s''o nio III, PIP W Il"J0' 4"1
lightea my canoe lamp anu nAe a page .,
the lines 10 reau' Ouiy one Vi '"o"i "'u
; ever poioie scon an aug 'i'n"'ou
Inc great hre IN 'he 'en1 now sluou'lereu
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wllu swan, AT eno'"sr P'''V 'he,' "aJ oI;a, 9n
l. 'eeI cen w'lu swans ~ noVN saOs PSa'
WIN ps'Ti III 'ae oPS" ,"Ns, az S' Gn az az
ca h'nl' "lu M In. ';aLeI ~ u n"n ~ hoo
y lcis' NY P"SN'I ~ ~ 49, 80 c -.
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