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Uniform with "Riding" ''Hindu Mythology," 6^r. 



LAYS OF IND. By Aliph Cheem. 



COMIC, SATIRICAL, AND DESCRIPTIVE 



Serenth Edition. E>ilars:ed, los. 6d, 



REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS. 



"This is a remarkably bright little book. 'Aliph Cheem,' supposed to- 

 be the nom de flume of an officer in the iSth Hussars, is, after his fashion, 

 an Indian Bon Gaultier. In a few of the poems the jokes, turning on local 

 names and customs, are somewhat esoteric ; but, taken throughout, the 

 verses are characterized by high animal spirits, great cleverness, and most 

 excellent fooling." — 77ie IVorld. 



"Aliph Cheem presents us in this volume with some highly amusing 

 ballads and songs, which have already in a former edition warmed the 

 hearts and cheered the lonely hours of many an Anglo-Indian, the pictures 

 being chiefly those of Indian Life. There is no mistaking the humour, and 

 at times, indeed, the fun is both ' fast and furious.' Many portions remind 

 us of the ' Bab Ballads.' One can readily imagine the merriment created 

 round the camp fire by the recitation of ' Tlie Two Thumpers,' ^yhich is 

 irresistibly droll. . . . The edition before us is enlarged, and contains illus- 

 trations by the author, in addition to which it is beautifully printed and 

 handsomely got up, all which recommendations are sure to make the name 

 of Aliph Cheem more popular in India than ever." — Liverpool LTercury. 



