WANDERINGS IN INDIA.
WANDERINGS IN INDIA:
And other Sketches
OF
LIFE IN HINDOSTAN.
By JOHN LANG,
AUTHOR OF "EX-WIFE," "WILL HE MARRY HER?"
LONDON:
ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE,
FARRINGDON STREET;
NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
1861.
[The Author reserves the right of Translation.]
PREFACE.
The greater part of the Papers which formthis Volume have appeared in "HouseholdWords;" and the Author has to acknowledgehis thanks to Mr. Dickens forsanctioning a reprint of them.
London, July 15th, 1859.
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| THE HIMALAYA CLUB | 1 |
| THE MAHOMMEDAN MOTHER | 30 |
| BLACK AND BLUE | 59 |
| THE RANEE OF JHANSI | 84 |
| TIRHOOT, LUCKNOW, BHITOOR, ETC | 97 |
| THE UPPER PROVINCES | 120 |
| MARCHING | 143 |
| THE MARCH CONTINUED | 173 |
| THE INDIAN SOCIETY | 200 |
| THE UPPER PROVINCES | 226 |
| CHURCHYARDS, ETC | 251 |
| THE HIMALAYAS | 286 |
| RETURNING | 315 |
| MISCELLANEOUS | 341 |
| FORWARD | 360 |
| MILITARY MATTERS; SIMLAH, &c. | 377 |
| TANTIA TOPEE | 410 |
WANDERINGS IN INDIA.
THE HIMALAYA CLUB.
It is some eighteen years since this institution wasfounded, at Mussoorie, one of the chief sanatari
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