210 THE FOREST AND THE FIELD. 



brance of the varied beauties of our English land- 

 scapes, where fields of waving golden corn, green 

 meadows, woods, and gentle meandering rivers, 

 alternate. There is a certain charm in such scenes 

 that has an indescribable attraction to every tra- 

 veller of the Anglo-Saxon race. He feels that it 

 pertains of home — of the land of his fathers — with 

 which no other spot on earth can compare. Yet 

 there cannot be a doubt of the influence of moun- 

 tain scenery upon the mind, and there is a spell 

 in its contemplation that never palls. Here the 

 wanderer's feet are rarely weary, his knapsack 

 never heavy. 



Cashmere is a splendid field for the sportsman ; 

 black bears and Hungul deer, or bara-singa, being 

 very numerous. I have heard of seven bears 

 being killed in a day by a single gun, which I 

 can very well believe, as I have seen these animals 

 in great numbers, although I had too much to do 

 in the way of sight-seeing to go far out of my way 

 after them. The Doctor, amongst many varied 

 accomplishments, was an adept at oil-painting, and 

 much of his time was spent in making some very 



