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with such other occupations as the locality will 
afford, while he is cut. off from all those artistic, 
political, and the rest, of his own country. To dwell 
in a fruit-garden without getting into mischief was 
beyond the power of the first man—his successors 
have far greater temptation ; and even the excite- 
ments of the apple-market, that in Kulu are added 
to those of the first garden of Eden, only provide a 
transient interest that cannot entirely stifle the call 
of the West. Therefore, when one of the rulers of 
the country settles amongst the ruled, there is a 
pity or regret that his health or other circumstance 
have prevented the fulfilment of a desire to return 
to his native land, a desire that must surely at one 
time have been an incentive to his manhood’s work. 
The scenery of the Kulu Valley is pleasant, but not 
beautiful. The alder groves on the Beds River are 
characteristic of the country; the tree stands with its 
feet in the water, with foliage overhanging the rip- 
pling river, whose course it stays within the low banks. 
The mountains rise on either side from terraced fields 
or from the orchards of the residents. It is believed 
that the native of Kulu isa poor sort of person; he will 
not willingly work, nor will he even take the trouble 
to grow the superior fruit and maize that is offered 
to him for the purpose. Field cultivation has de- 
clined in the valley, and pastoral pursuits have 
increased, for it is easier to watch the sheep and 
goats destroying the forests than to bend the back 
over ploughing and irrigation. And yet without 
the protection of the forests this fertile country 
would soon be desolate. The chief tree is the blue- 
pine, that grows profusely wherever the attention of 
