Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-11-05
NUMBER 6.

am writing now late Saturday night. All
the household are asleep-perfect silence reigns
in the house-but | hear the never-ending song
OF the Natives, which is like mournful ,vaa.
They all sing kind of tune which never varies,
and all sing alike. hear this same ,caz at all
hours of the night.
Ihe home mails came yesterday, but no let
ters for me. [ do not feel so badly about it as
L, did at first. feel sure they are on their way
linen our newspapers come every week and
| they e. are fresh. although they are month old.
we nave had a visit from Mr.. and Mrs. Nell
son, who had charge of the Government Botau-
lcal Gafden at Saharanpore, when I passed
tnrough there They have now charge Of the
Companay's lea Garden in our Doom. Mr..
nelson is very intelligent Scotchmau, andh is
wife isa cultivated English lady. She had
brother in Chicago, who died lately from M the
effect of over-exertion during the terrible fire.
LIS efforts were to save his lady love and her
mother lie succeeded, but it cost him his
lie. Ihe lady married him In order 10 take
caro- CT him IN his last moments. He only lived
eleven Gays. This is one of the many sad incl
dents Of that fearful calamity
MIR. Nelson's lea Garden is in a beautiful
place. called Arcadia" had an invitation
to pay them visit, which know I will epioy.
1t is pleasant distance to ride on horseback.
| have been busy to-day, preparing to go to the
FOUNTAINS, to spend couple of weeks with
Nir and Mrs. Alexander, of Mynpore Mission,
WAC are spending this summer on the ''HilIs.'
j. A. N.
hIMALAY MOUNTAINS, 1000 feet1
above the Sea,
LANDoUR, June 10. 1872.
For the past week | have been in the Moun-
tains. in the family of one of our Missionaries
from Mynpore. They are spending the Sum
mer IN the Hills" to recruit their strength,
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander are from Ohio, and
are SO like home people. 1t is so delightful
here-the air is SO cool and brac;pg. Ii has
been warm, or hot, in Dehra, and all who can,
run up here TOR little while to cool off. have
not suffered with the heat as much as | have
done many time at home, and did not feel the
need OF this change, but all advised me 10 take
it.
came from the foot ofthe Mountains on nv
norse' distance of ! miles, with no protector
but my 'Syce, and no company but two of
our scnool girls, who were carried up in Dan
dies 1t seems strange that we can ride about
here with such security among these heathen
people, but IN some parts of the country our
hVes "0qio d! De In danger every hour.
could I'LL many sheets with the variety of
things one sees in riding that distance, tho /
gave you some account of this in writing about
my visit to the Springs [ can give you no
idea OF the grandeur of life in the Mountains.
what blessing to have ''Sanitarium'' SO
near These Hills are full of gayety. bean
ty and fashion. AL the English who can come.
are here spending the summer. The climate Is
about like our May. Ali are looking anxions-
~ 1or the Rains, which begin about the 18th
OF this month and last until September. Yes
terday we had grand thunder storm. The
nonading of battlefield.
The house in which T aro ota,;,. =. IL
ln which Mr.. Robert Fullerton died. The
flowers about the door were planted by him
lie Is so much lamented horo Every uno loved
him.
Yesterday | was carried to church by three
men IN lite red Dandy" and heard an old
missionary who had been in India so years.
HIS name is Caldwell and he is from Pennsyl-
vania. I think he has never been home in that
time.
On Saturday morning Mr.. Alexander and
had delightful ride on horseback. We went
up narrow path about 500 feet to "Sol- -Tiba,"
the highest peak near here. Around the north
side is beautiful wide road, and we had
hne canter for few miles. We could not see
the SHOWS owing to the mist, but the vast wave
upon wave oflofty mountains, as far as the eve
Gould reach, were lighted up by the morning
sun, and we felt the cool breath of the SHOWS.
We passed the English Cemetery which lies
| cession OF terraces, and beautifully kept. AsI
saw those silent resting places, so high above
the surrounding country, thought of the
burial OF Moses and his resting-place on the
| lone mountain top. [ will try and send you
some photographs of fscenes in these Mountains,
which will give you better idea than I can
with my pen of these "Hill' tribes OF natives.
They are constantly employed in carrying heavy
| loads on their backs, and are used by the ladies'
IN the Hills to transport them from one place
to another. They employ set of men for the
season, and dress them In coarse black cloth
trimmed with some bright color, red, green or
yellow. Il is very picturesque to see a gaily
dressed lady in bright looking DANDY" or
"Jonjonn, with four of these showy-looking
mountalneers conveying her down some of the
steep winding paths | can't say enjoy such
transports.
AS took my seat in my Dandy, my heart
ached for the poor souls, as good By nature as
L, whose minds are SO dark, and who know no.
| thing of the way of life" l longed to tell
them of Christ and the plan of salvation. but
am not yet able to instruct much 10 the lam
guage. am getting on very well, they all say.
but am so impatient to be able to talk to anv
one | meet.
Tonight, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander. Miss
Cra1g and myself. are going to be carried up to
an English church, to hear some "Readipgs.''
Some of the English gentlemen are giving these
for the benefit of Her Maiesty's Soldiers y
stationed IN these H:na we must tato orr.
own chceTs and pay one Rupee, x155a--4a N-
We took walk this morning, ard l touuu
quite Dumber of wild flowers, Dahlias of ey-
cry color, and growing wild in many places
They are not SO double as they are at home.
| DO rot find as many flowers as [ did in April
| am tod as soon as the Rains begin they come
| forth in great variety and beauty, and the trees
are covered with most delicate ferns.
| We have fruits iE great abundance, Peaches,
Plums of many varieties Pears, Raspberries,
Strawberries, Apricots, and many new fruits
which are very good. [ am to teaca:NIrs Alex
ander how to can peaches so you see Gil my
home experience is valuable here. "Ono tai
ent" need not be buried.
| Our School begins again next week. Monday,
the 18th. On, how much we are In need of
two or three good, earnest ladies to help US
We have 81 girls, most of them clothed and
fed by the School, many of them small. The
burden OF these comes heaviest upon Miss
Woodside and myself, as the other teachers do
not stay in the School building only to hear re-
citations. Miss Craig will devote herself to
I anana work as soon as she has sufficient know
ledge OF the language. So you see we need
help badly.
In our walk this morning, we saw man be-
fore US, with long white blanket over his head,
which came down to his feet. Mr. Alexander
spoke to him and be turned round. Oh, what
| hldeous sigh His black face was covered with
ashes, his hair long and matted together, his