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stuffs, ring shaped cakes, made ofhoneyand flour, 

 bunches of bright beads and other articles dear 

 to the native heart, whilst inside the huts, one 

 might sometimes catch glimpses of shelves 

 laden with gaudy cottons, and the cloths worn 

 by Tamil coolies. I would mention incidentally 

 that a frock of very bright pink cotton seems to 

 be thought the very acme of fashion for little 

 children's wear. Our head Kangany has a 

 bright little boy of two years old, his usual rig 

 is a silver necklace, and another to match 

 which he wears round his waist with a very 

 large silver locket hanging therefrom, pre- 

 sumably to answer the purpose of the primeval 

 fig leaves ; but, he also possesses a pink 

 cotton frock in which his mother sometimes 

 proudly clothes him, — but no sooner does he 

 get out of her clutches than he takes off his 

 gorgeous garment, and appears again in his 

 necklaces. 



At last we reached our destination rather 

 damp in apparel, from the heavy showers, but 

 not so in spirit ; for, on me at least, the novelty 

 of my surroundings had a most exhilarating 

 effect. We had a hospitable reception from 

 our host, and his sister, and then I turned to 

 look at the enchanting view. The bungalow 

 stands on a knoll, fronting what is to all 

 appearance a lovely English Park ; a herd of 

 cattle grazing under a clump of shady trees 



