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When I was at Lucknow he was most de- 

 lighted with two pieces of mechanism ; two 

 boys; one beating a drum, and the other 

 playing a tune on a fife. At that time, he 

 had a great rage for Mun ton's double barrel 

 guns, and application was soon made to me, 

 to know if I had any in my possession. They 

 have an idea that all European Gentlemen 

 will sell whatever they have, if well paid for 

 it. I had with me a double barrel Probin, 

 and when they found that money would not 

 induce me to part with it, Serif Ally Kawn 

 offered me the choice of a horse out of a large 

 string, in exchange for it: This I politely re- 

 fused, giving as a reason that I had no oth- 

 er with me, that I was very fond of shooting, 

 and expected much sport before I returned to 

 rny station [this happened on the line of 

 march before described,] upon this he reques- 

 ted that I would allow him to introduce me to 

 the Vizier, which he did the next morning in 

 the field. 



His Highness was on horseback; he dis- 

 mounted, and I got off the elephant on which 



