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ploughed fields. 
On reaching the end of our rail journey, we called 
on Mr. Warner who received us most cordially and thought¬ 
fully invited us to stop at his house for breakfast, of 
which we were in pressing need. Aftei breakfast we con¬ 
tinued on our way to the Rest House. Although it was the 
hottest part of the day, we were perfectly comfortable 
under the canopy of the rather shabby old barouche drawn 
by an excellent Prince Edwards I si and horse and driven by 
a very intelligent coolie who spoke perfectly good English. 
The country was wholly unlike anything that I 
have thus far seen on this trip. Save for the radical 
difference in the vegetation, it resembled the region 
between Washington and Richmond, being equally hilly and 
broken and with similar deep valleys and abrupt ridges. It 
was under high cultivation but the abundance of banana 
plants and plantains and the low, thatched huts scattered 
plentifully everywhere reminded me of pictures of native 
villages in the hill country of Africa. There was a great 
abundance of bois immortelle in fullest bloom. Alto¬ 
gether the scenery was very beautiful and interesting. 
For the first five miles the road was macadamized 
and in excellent condition. Then came two miles of clay, 
exceedingly rough after the recent rain. We got out and 
walked most of this distance. As we approached the Rest 
House, the country became more level and wilder and we 
