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Title: A glimpse of India;
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Swain, Clara A., 1834-1910. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, J. Pott & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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reservoir. He hashad tents pitched for us and we will take our teathings and have tea there and then have a boat-ride.This being a holiday he thought we ought to celebratein some way. Miss Driver will not be able to go asit has been raining and is too damp and cold for her.Baby has cut one upper tooth and he has been vacci-nated and has been rather ill with both these troublesbut he is better to-day. The Rani and I finished thereading of the New Testament yesterday. The Rani seems very happy. She was out to thereservoir a short time ago, and one evening the Rajahsent all the men away from the place and took herdown and showed her the masonry and explained theworks to her. She enjoyed these few days in thecountry and came home refreshed and pleased withher visit. We were invited to go with her but itwas difficult to get men enough to carry the palkis onso short a notice and it was too hot for us to go onthe elephant so we declined. The Rajahs men have caught the tigress of which (304)
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The Khetri Heir. A Marriage Arrangement we were so much afraid when at the country seat lastsummer. She was seen going into one of the coppermines and twenty men were sent out to entrap her.They placed a strong cage over the opening of themine and watched for several days and at last sheventured to come up into the cage. We are glad tohave her caught but do not like to have the creaturebecome a resident of Khetri, and live near us. Astronger cage has been prepared, but I do not thinkany bars can securely hold a fierce jungle tiger. My ayah has just come in to say that the menhave arrived with the tigress and have taken it to thegateway of the Ranis palace and she has been downto look at it. I hope they will not send it down herefor me to see ! February 22a1. The birthday of the little prince was celebrated onthe fourteenth of this month, though he was born on the27th of January. The real birthday is not celebratedamong the Hindus but their pundit or priest appoints apropitious day. A

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