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JUL 1lloLdu oC1SdNsJ WAS "eS
cling with u.s., Of course, knocked at
my door saying, master, it is time
to rise and your breakfast will be
served when you are ready" So in a
few moments I was finishing my
breakfast Of eggs, toast and tea, and
then went into a room nearby, oc-
cupied by Anne and Marie, to find
them ready to start.
e wereW warmly dressed, as pro-
lection against the cold in higher
attitudes; as in a distance Of barely
seven miles we were going to climb
two thousand feet higher.
Marie, having had no experience
in horse back riding, was carried by
six Thibetian coolies magnificent
specimen of men) in a queer kind of
chair (ealled a Dandy attached in
en- ingenious way to three strong
poles, while Anne and myself rode
Thibetian ponies about fourteen
hands high, the surest footed, best
gated animals it has ever been my
pleasure to ride. The moon was full
and as bright as day and as we
climbed up, up, up the grandest
scenery that I have ever witnessed
was gradually uncurtained to our
view; and when we reached the sum.
nit of Tiger Hill and had warmed
our hands and feet by a fire which
our guide had kindled, we assembled
a small platform and looked about
us. In the East the first streaks of
dawn were visible, and in the Yves.
the moon was shining as brightly as
ever; we were entirely above the
clouds and the villages beneath were
entirely shut off from view; noun.
tain peaks ali around a few thou
sand feet nigh projected above the
clouds, and from where we stood
these mountain peaks Iesembled IS
lands, and the clouds appeared like
foam crested waves dashing against
verdant shores; and then in the East
we could just see a small segment OF
the sun which in a few minutes was
Respondent in all her glory, and as
she rose higher and higher, peak af-
ter peak, shrouded in a mantle Of
snow gradually came into view, and
then Mount Everest; and the rays of
the sun falling upon these giants Of
the Himilayas, Kinchenjunga, Jauna,
Kabru, etc., and being detected by
clouds of shadows, produced a spec
tacle that will be fresh in my memo
ry as long as I live; there was, there
is, no sight on earth to equal it, foa
beauty and sublime grandeur. Our
return to our hotel was most enjoy
able and the magnificent scenery
that met our eyes at every turn Of
the trail filed US with wonder, and
admiration and at 9 o'clock when we
arrived we enjoyed a second break
fast, and then at Anne's earnest
solicitation I rode with her a few
miles more to get another view OF
the snows from a different angle.
The child was very much impressed,
and the pages in her diary regarding
this section of India, show a CRAFTY
ing appreciation for a girl Of her
age.
y We returned to Calcutta on. De-
cember 205h and the weather was so
hot that we hurriedly got into our
tropical clothing again, and as the
Prince of Wales was to arrive there
on the 24th, and as the great prepa-
rations had been made for his recep-
ton, we felt that it would be a very
good place to spend Christmas, and
get an insight into Indian pomp and
splendor, so decided to remain
there until the 9th. Of course,
during our stay We saw many things
new to us and had frequent closeup
views of the Little Prince, who, by
the way, is very popular out here as
we'll as in all other parts I believe,
Of the British possession.
The Hindu, Gandi, who is trying
to get up a revolution in India, has
quite q following in Calcutta and
everyone seemed to expect trouble
while the Prince was there, but for
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