loaded from the ankle nearly to the knee, with numerous 
-had got Elephantiasis. On leaving the village, we od as 
usual through paddy-fields, and (after crossing the river) for 
some miles through low jungle, differing, entirely from p 
. We have hitherto seen, the plants being almost all Limonas, 
.. and powerfully fragrant, which I have seen in- gardens. 
_ Colombo, and thought a plant introduced from China; there 
may be some specific difference however, were the two plat 
compared. A spe cies of Carissa was also »mon, and 
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women, who, I hope, will not conclude that all English wo- 
men are old, because the only one they have'seen, unluckily 
happens to be so. On our rugged route to-day Col.-W.’s 
poney lost a shoe, and he began to fear he would be under 
the necessity of walking all the way to Balengoelde, but for- 
tunately, the horsekeeper had picked up the shoe, and we 
contrived to get it fixed on again tolerably well. Having so 
often mentioned our band, I must attempt to describe t 
instruments of which it consisted. pa 
* Three long narrow drums, slung across the chest, and beat 
at both ends, by the hands of the performers, who wear on. 
the left wrist two loose brass bungles or bracelets, which, 
striking together by the motion of the hand in beating the 
drum, make a loud ringing accompaniment; one broader and 
shorter drum, carried in the same manner, struck on one end 
by a-stick, and on the other by the hand; a pair of small 
drums fastened together, and beat on one end only, by the 
hands of the performers; a kind of pipe which I cannot well 
describe, but which makes a very loud and discordant hoise, 
two of these wind-instruments, I think completed our musical 
party ; but at Tambegamowe it was joined with two dancers, 
who capered about for my amusement while I was arranging : 
myself comfortably in my Palkee, and at every halt on the 
road resumed their exertions. They certainly could not be 
said ‘to trip it on the light fantastic toe,’ for their legs W 
rows of small brass bells, which of course caused a loud jing- : 
ling when they danced, and made the people look as if they 
passed as 
or at least belonging to the same family, one very handsome, 
