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aaivity would have more furprifed me had I not known that he 

 hid been bred in the mountains of Kamaon. Juft as we had con- 

 gratulated ourfelves on our efcape, we faw two other paths, one 

 higher up and another lower down under a ledge of the rock, 

 which faved the reft of our party, fave two of the Pandit's hill 

 people, from the dangers of this road, 



Soon after defcending the (lope, I overtook a woman who had 

 been pre {Ted by the Nigi to carry a load. She f aid that her mea- 

 fure of mifery was full, and that me was refolved to emigrate into 

 Jfawdr, where oppreffion was not fo grievous as here. -:. 



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Seeing our carriers who had flatted about three-quarters of an hour 

 before me, fupporting themfelves on the ledge of a rock, which over- 

 hung the river at a great height, by clinging with their hands to the 

 ftones on the face of the mountain, and that at length they actually 

 flopped, I was induced to make the experiment of going round by a 

 winding path, under an idea that I fliould effecl it in nearly as little 

 time as would be fpent in pafling over the broken path of rock. Mf. 

 Hearsay coming after me, and finding that the carriers preferred the 

 fhort, but more dangerous road, to the long one, refolved to attempt it; 

 and ailuredly I mould have done the fame, had I known the length 

 and roughnefs of that which I actually took. Mr. Hearsay and a 

 large portion of the carriers went over the rock without accident : but 

 at one point the courage of my khanfaman .failed; for, on miffing 

 footing with one leg, he fhrieked violently and funk down almofl fenfe- 

 lefs upon a point of Hone with one leg hanging down over the abyfs, 

 calling out that he was loft . Mr. Hearsay was at hand and sffifled 

 him moll opportunely, along with the Pandit— One woman carried four 

 burthens at different times for her lefs courageous companions; and a 



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