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Rh CHAPTER IX.

PURREEDPOOR TO BOO LI POOR.

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Blind Beggar— Crocodile— Ape— Silk Manufactory— Bas- ket for catching Fish — Bogwangola — Strength of Current —Begging Dervisea — Ant-hilli — Rajmah&l Hills — Gonr — RajmeMl — Saltan Sujah's Palace — Puharree — Caves — Gossain— Boglipoor Schools— Religion of Paharrees. 223

CHAPTER X.

BOO LI POOR TO MONO II Y R.

Width of the Ganges — Charity of Dandees — Seeta Coom — Mooghyr — Fort — Zemindars — Pensioners — Baptist Mis* sion— Desertion of Dandees — Cheapness of Fire-arms ♦ • 286

CHAPTER XI.

MONGHYR TO BUXAR.

Cattle swimming across the River — Brahmin Labourers — Patna — Bankipoor— Granary— Hackeries— Dinapoor — Cantonment— Digah Farm— Chupra— Floating Shops — Fort — Native Christians— Schools— Curreem Musseeh — Varieties of Complexion ••• • • • •••••••• 302

CHAPTER XII.

BUXAR TO BENARES.

Caramnasa — Ghazeepoor — Lord Cornwall's Monument- Palace— Salubrity— Rose-fields— Suttees— Lepers— D&k Journey — Seidpoor — Benares— Case of Native Christians — Confirmation— Mission School— Description of Benares —Native Houses — Pagodas— Vishvayesa — Observatory —Jain Temple — Vidalay a— Hindoo Astronomy — Street- preaching— Amrut Row — Visit from the Raja ••#••••• 339