288 RIFLE AND SPEAR WITH THE RAJPOOTS. 



welcome to the State ; and gave us a letter from Colonel 

 Wyllie, the Political Agent, who is out in camp with the 

 Maharaja. He invited us to pay him a visit, and very 

 kindly placed his house at our disposal whilst we were at 

 Kotah. 



A drive of about six miles over a good road took us to 

 the Chambul river, on the opposite bank of which the town 

 of Kotah is situated. A steam launch was waiting to take 



us across to the Eesidency, which is built high above the 

 banks, with a lovely view down the river. The gardens 

 descend in terraces to the water's edge. 



February 9th. — We went up to see the town, first 

 driving through the beautiful public gardens. They border 

 one side of a large lake, on whose bosom lies a white marble 

 palace, and are like a well-wooded park, watered by little 

 streams and lakelets, and dotted with parterres of bright 



