I T2 
EXCURSION TO THE SEVEN PAGODAS. 
nified ; some of them having been formed into beaittiful 
temples covered with carvings of figures, of men and 
animals^ Sic, very well executed. 
I especially noticed two monkeys, one fleatng the other, 
cut out of the hard stone, also two elephants with a man 
seated, and in another temple, the figure of a man milking 
a bufifido whilst she licks her calf, evidently by the same hand 
which carved the elephants. Some of the temples formed 
by detached masses of stone were very beautiful, especially 
one with four columns of great height, which was most 
elegant in shape. 
In September, 1S53, I went on a frip to Bidaree, about 
twenty-six miles from Bangalore, and began again my sport- 
ing days, first by sitting up all night for a tiger which would 
not come, and in the day time looking for bears which were 
not at home ; or away over the hills as a last hope of meeting 
some sort of game ; but not a thing did I see. 
On the 5th October, in the same year, I started with 
Sweet and Digby for a trip to Davaroy-droog, and a more 
miserable ten days' sport I never had. The only result was 
that I and both my companions caught very bad fevers. 
Digby was taken ill a day or two before me, and Sweet on 
the same day ; my attack was very severe, in fact it rested on 
the turn of a hair whether 1 was to live or die. Thank God ! 
the turn was on the side of life ; but who would have thought 
that we should have got fever at Davaroy-droog, as it was 
supposed to be quite safe. On the 30th of November I 
went up with Sweet before the Medical Board, and we were 
ordered to the hills till the end of March, with extension of 
leave if necessary. We left Bangalore on 12th December, 
arriving at Ootacamund at sunset on the 15th. The first 
