The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-03-07

1 WIG duu Idmllys NIL IeIIOA 10
going TO give me an abstract of his
sermon, which 1 will send you for
the Sunday School. In the after
noon we went to his house to see
poor little Katherine, the little girl
supported by your Sunday School.
She is. yerylow with consumption.
Mr.. Heron says she is a good child
so gentle and mild, and seems to
know and love the Savior. I gath
cred some roses and took them to
her, and Miss Craig took her some
oranges. She could not talk much,
she was so weak, and coughed so
much. r .
Early Monday morning we were
up and ready for ride to the Bo-
tanical Garden. Here are to be
found specimens of nearly every
kind of tree and plant in the known
world. l could fill a letter with
what 1 saw there. l will only
mention the Lotus. This looks
something like the Water Lily.
1t grows in the water. It was not
in bloom, but the gardener Ia Mr..
Nelson) said the seed. pods are ex-
actly like child's rattle-each seed
in separate chamber.
At Sehranpore we left the railroad
and travelled tine rest of the way in
the funniest omnibus you could i'm
agine. 1t is made like ours, turned
sideways, with three seats instead of
two. A deep box reaches almost to
the ground, in which our baggage
was placed. AS is the custom, we
each spread out our comfort and
pillow, so we could lie down. The
driver had on white cotton pants,
his shirt outside of these-then he
had a red flannel waist, with short
sleeves, over this. This garment
fit very closely. On his head he
wore deep blue turban. The
horses ~ Language fails me. Just
take the pictures of "Mark Twain's"
horses, and make them ten times
worse, and you will have some idea
of them. We changed every five
miles, and at every change the
horses were worse than ever. for
got this, however, in the enjoyment
of the scenery. We here come in
sight of ;he snowy range of the
Himalaya Mountains. These noun
tains are in three ranges--first the
Snowy range, which were more
than fifty miles from US, and $4,000
feet above the level of the sea; then,
the sub-Himalaya, then the Sawa-
lack range. ~
We had to pass through the last
range to get here, as Dehra Doom is
valley, between the last two nam
ed mountains. For this mountain
pass we had three horses with a man
riding on the front one, throwing
his arms, and shouting and whip
ping at every step. Often they
would stop, and then such time as
we would have to get them started
again. We were almost three hours
coming the last five miles. This,
however, gave me time to enjoy the
scenery. We entered the Doom just
as the sun set behind one range,
and the moon over the other.
This was my introduction to the
scene of my future work. Oh, it
was glorious! We drove up through
an avenue of bamboos, which wav-
ed their graceful plumes as well
come. The driver blew his horn
and cracked his whip to encourage
his steeds. Mrs. Heron was stand
ing at the door to welcome US, and
Oh, she gave me such a warm,
motherIy embrace and kiss, saying,
"you are welcome to Dehrap'7 She
led me into large, cheerful dining
room, where a little fire was blazing
(the first 1 had seen.0 The chairs
and couch were covered with q
bright red cloth. Vases of beauti-
full roses stood in little arched re-.
cesses in the wall, and large vase
of flowers on the dinner table.
Dinner here at Z in the evening.
Soon was shown to my room,
which is of good size, with a dress.
ing room and bathroom on one side,
the front opening upon long ver-
andah, with view of the noun.
tains. The house is new one, and
is not complete. The part for the
family and teachers has only the
first story. 1t is all made of brick
and mortar, not particle of wood
except the doors and windows
The floors in this country are made
of cement, and covered either with
mating or a striped linen carpet
All have verandahs, with pillars and
; arches. When the house is com.
plete 1 will send you a picture o.
it.
1 was so disappointed not to find
letters here, but the MissiOnarie:
told me if had ordered my letters
sent through the Board 1 might no
! get them for a month. So dom
2 send any more that way. Send t.
! me, care of ]. S. Woodside, Dehrs
Doom, Northern India, and I will
: get them sooner. 1t seems like al
age since 1 have heard from any ont
5 at home.
: l will write more about worl