The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-01-14
FROM TORRID TO
fRIGID ZONE
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NATIVE NEVER LACKS WORDS
Mama Tai, the Most Aristocratic Sum-
mer Resort Of India-Thousands
Of English Officers There.
There is something quite novel in
passing from a torrid to frigid zone
in one night Such however was our
experience.
We had seen the finest work of man
in the erection OF the Tai. We wanted
to see the most sublime work of ma
lures creation All night we travelled
upgrade and at seven in the morning
we were landed at the little village of
Kathgodam where the railroad comes
to an end Thirteen miles of climb lay
between us and the beautiful hill sta
ton Of Naini Tai. Four methods of
procedure were ours-the tonga, two
wheeled affair drawn by one or two
horses, the dandy, which is somewhat
similar to the sedan chairs of China,
the horse, or We could walk The
walk seemed too firing. the tonga was
too expensive, tine dandy was too slow
so we chose the horse.
The native of Indian never lacks for
words 90 commend the thing that he
desires to place at your service for a
price. He declared that his horses
were the finest, could go the fastest,
were the most gentle and the easiest
riders that could be found in Kath-'
godam. His statement may have been
true for as far as we know he may
have been the only one who had horses
for hire. We made our selection and
started out. The first thing we dis
covered was that there was one horse
at least among his many fine ones
that was lazy and If you whipped him
he would stop and kick. We were hap
the desired effect of making more rap
id progress after the ordeal was over
For over four hours, at stated inter-
walls, we whipped and the horse never
failed to carry out his part OF the
regular program.
Had we gone by tonga it would have
been over very fine road that winds
in and out, back and forth distance
of twenty-five miles before we would
have reached Naini Tai. The shorter
route is thirteen miles by the Bride
Path. Do not think that this has any
reference to Lovers Lane" or matri-
monial connections. 1t only refers to
the animals driven by brides and per-
mits of a shorter way if you SO desire.
We took the short cut and were not
sorry for the scenery was most beauti-
full The higher we went the more
pleasing it became. Our path would
lead down through narrow deflles and
then suddenly come out upon ledge
of rock that commanded view far up
and down the valley. The next turn
might bring us into immense forests
whose close hanging boughs made fine
runways for the scores of monkeys
that challenged our coming. Stopping
beneath q great tree until shower
passed. we had most excellent ex-
hibition of the curiosity of these So
called ancestors of the human race.
On our approach they grabbed their
young and rushed pell nell through
the woods or sprang lightly up some
nearby tree. When we stopped they
began cautiously to return. They
would come up towards us and after
taking a good look would rush back
again to make sure that they We're able
to get out of the way ii there was
real danger Finding no one pursuing
they would soon return and this time
COME little nearer They would seem
for O. tine unconscious of our presence
all t. see if we would try to take them
unawares. for the slightest move on
our s,art would send them to places OF
safety. 1t is said that if you Will stay
lons enough and remain quiet they
viii come right up to you and make
thorough investigation of the curiosity
called man. But in this they were
like tie peoples of the Far East-took
too much time to do things-so we
did not wait to see if statements con-
cerntag them were true.
Az we went higher it became more
apparent that the showers would in
crease in number. The sun dropped
bel,iua cloud and a great mass OF
mist toated down through the valley
ami ,ver the side of a nearby neak.
It WsS most beautiful. Pushed on It's
way before the unseen wind 1t pre-
scented An appearance of majestic pow
er tast nothing could turn from its
course Like an irresistible army NOV
ing In cubic phalanx" it advanced
acros. the mountains and valleys
leaving them drenched by its a.
h,,,,J,nt cunnJv IT was sight
waN worth while to see such a mani
festst.on of natures free life, but
wbac It came our way, and come it
did ,ur enthusiasm waned. 1t was
theu that we remembered our steamer
rugs ambrella. and other protection
had been given into the hands of our
horse ,:oolie. which individual the pro-
prietor said would keep close to us all
the wy. We had been going slowly