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tricks if he were taught. The sais let him 

 loose when I called him, and he always 

 trotted up for his bit of bread and a piece 

 of sugar, of which he was remarkably 

 fond. He was a very cheap pony, and I 

 am quite sure worth three or four hundred 

 rupees ; he was so strong and sure footed 

 that he could carry any heavy weight 

 safely, and a pony that can do this is very 

 scarce in India, as so many persons are 

 on the look out for such. 



The following morning I was off soon 

 after daylight, and arrived at my tent when 

 the sun became hot, but we always 

 managed to pitch our tents in a tope of 

 trees, so that we might get all the cool 

 shade and fresh air that were to be had. 

 It was only during the hot winds that we 

 tried to shut out the air ; and, even then, 

 the burning blast which blows without 



