viii. CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Matale District— Aliwooharie Buddhist Temple— Beauties 

 of the North Road— Curious Trees — Narrow Escape from 

 Snake— French Speaking Coolies — Pepper. 



CHAPTER X. 

 Drought— a V. A.— Deserted Lines— Coolie Fear of Devils- 

 Exorcising Them— Kandy Perahera. 



CHAPTER XI. 



Move to another Estate — Fine Bungalow and Garden — 

 Bullock Carts — Welcome from Musicians and Dancers — 

 Irrigation Works— Cinnamon Culture— Vanilla Culture. 



CHAPTER XII. 

 Tennis Party— Native Cure for Snakebite— Tamil Proverbs — 

 Funeral Ceremonies— System of Mending Government Roads — 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 Plague of House Flies— Cattle Sheds— Coffee Pulping— 

 Capture of Cocoa Thieves— Sentence — Thunderstorm — Rick- 

 shaw Coolies—" Up Country" Bungalow and Church. 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Burst of N.E. Monsoon— Cool Weather— Roses— Teevali 

 Festival— Colombo— Quaint Letter. 



CHAPTER XV. 

 Christmas— Gymkana— Cross the River in a Catamaran — 

 Native Jewellers— Ceylon Gems— Flying Foxes. 



CHAPTER XVI. 

 Tamil Wrestlers— Evil Charms— Priests Prophesy End of 

 the World— New Coolies from India— Precautions Against 

 Plague — Breaking in Hackery Bulls. 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 Burmese Pilgrims— Buddha's Tooth— Description of Temple 

 and Shrine— Tamil Wedding Festivities— Heavy Rainfall- 

 Cobra in Verandah— Snake Charmers. 



XVIII. 



Visit from Native Bride and Bridegroom— Ramadan— Shoe- 

 ing Estate Bullocks— Intense Heat— A Picnic— Prospects for 

 Planters— Finis. 



