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cent babes so as to draw the blood. This how- 
ever, was only a secondary state of the sufferings 
endured by those children, when compared to 
the dreadfully blistered and chafed state of their 
seats, from constant jolting on the bare back of 
the horse, seldom going slower than a trot or 
smart amble, and not unfrequently driven at full 
speed for a few yards, and pulled up short. On 
these occasions it was to me a matter of astonish- 
ment how the child could support the strokes it 
must have received from the back of the saddle, 
which, from its form, came in contact with the 
child's stomach. 
We reached Sanjarra the following morning 
at half after nine, and in the afternoon was joined 
by Giboodoo, who had been at Dhyaje ; he told 
me that M odiba desired him to say he was sorry 
the present state of the country would not ad- 
