The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-02-08

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Allan Rae Sees Images
of Budda.
His Voyage Proves Interest
ing and Profitable and At
fords Much Amusement.

lily did fIOllldUle dllQ Al
fOrds Much Amusement.
COLOMBO, CEYLoN, Jan. /, 1901.
DEAR FATHER
The first day of new year has ar
rived and fine day it is here, only the
weather is little Bit warm but we are
becoming used to it. A year ago today
we VERIFYING alongside the docks in
Buenos Aires, and we little dreamed
that we would be spending today in.
just about the opposite part of the
globe, but such unexpectancies are
what make up life. 1t seems to me
that if we could always see what the
future holds in store for us, life would
soon lose its interest and variety.
We will leave here tomorrow morn
ing for Singapore and hope we Will
have as pleasant passageas we have
had so far. We have about fifteen
days steaming yet to reach Manila, and
then we may have at least few weeks
rest, though that remains to be seen
yet.
Saturday afternoon and evening |
spent ashore seeing the place, and a
very interesting and pretty place it is.
In the residence part OF the city, all
the houses are built so large and airy
withlarge verandas and are surrounded
by pretty grounds and trees. The trees
one sees most are the cocanut palm.
royal palms and banyan and they pro.
duce very pretty effect indeed, and
make the place look very cool and in.
yiting, although guess at times it is
anything but cool here. The. people
here are mostly natives and dress in
their old peculiar way they have done
perhaps for many centuries There
are many English here, and they o1
course control the greater part OF the
business of the island and many have
become rich thereby. But the wealth
of the island is not entirely in the
hands of the English as there are sale
to be very many of the natives that are
very we'll off The island is noted fol
the production of tea, coffee, spices ant
precious stones. 1t was in the tes
trade here that Sir Thomas Liptol
made his fortune and he now practi
cally controls the tea product of tht
island.
/ had the pleasure of visiting a Bud
dist temple and although there was lit
tie to see there outside of several i'm
ages Of Budda, it was of course interest
ing to be allowed to visit heather
temple and learn of their religion iron
themselves. also visited the museum
in which there is large collection o
the different specie of birds and ami
mails to be found on the island. 1t wa
an interesting collection and enjoyed
4 looking atit very much, and only re
gretted that did not have more tim
to spend there. Another place of in
4 terest visited was the cinnimon gar
dens where the cinnamon tree is cult
waited for it's bark and root. The roo
being subjected to process whereof
camphor is extracted from it.
!. Among the curious things in tn
place was the vicochets used for carry
ing passengers These are two wheele
covered carts drawn by man an
look extremely odd Another odd We
hicle was carriage drawn by bullock
these bullocks are quite small bu
draw large loads and get over tn
ground quite rapidly, and they are ais
used to do most of the hauling done i
the island. All these things see1
queer at first but | suppose as one b.
comes accustomed to such things the
, soon loose their novelty seem quit
natural.
will send by same mail a copy {
the paper printed here. SO you can Sc
that this island is not slow by an
tmeans.
II must now close. Hope you hav
]. all enjoyed very happy New Yea
/ With much love to you all. -
Yours sAtfectionately,
ALLAN RAE.