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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1896 Excerpt: ... due to a carnal desire for further donations of port wine, beef tea, and fuel. He penetrated south--to old Madras, to out-of-the-world, teeming cities--fastnesses of Brahminism--on which one glimmer of nineteenth-century thought has never shed a ray! Here he witnessed, as a man in a dream, many curious ceremonies--the sacrifice in high places of sheep and oxen (precisely as in the days of Moses), and half-maddened wretches gashing themselves with knives, like the priests of Baal--and even beheld at a great distance that revolting spectacle known as " hook swinging." Truly, he had many awakening experiences, not the least of which occurred on the platform of Pothanore Railway Station. Here he was suddenly accosted by a fair, long-haired European, in native dress (turban and dothi all complete), who thrust a copy of the War Cry into his astonished hands, and eagerly demanded if he was "saved." This, as well as every other incident, the Rev. Herbert Eustace carefully inscribed in a large Letts's diary, which he wrote up conscientiously before retiring for the night. All his experiences were entered, with one notable exception--an experience he did not venture to set down in black and white, lest it should be read by unbelievers, discredited, and mocked at! It therefore falls to another to repair the omission, and to record the Rev. Eustace Herbert's curious adventure on the Glenvale Coffee Estate in Mysore. During his ramblings in the Madras Presidency, the clerical explorer found himself within easy reach--that is to say, within a hundred miles--of the home of an old school-fellow, who had failed for the army, married beneath him, and settled down in India for life. Mr. St. Maur had heard of his friend's arrival in the country, and had urged him to pay him a ...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898. Excerpt: ... C3fAPTERXXIV.£?S2J!S wate is Jhcnvn to have its Difadvantages. ABOUT THE time the Minerva had reached a point midway between iWw England and Old England, the brig Dreadnaught drew into a bay on the southern side of a little island in the South-eastern corner of the Caribbean Sea. The shore was rocky and precipitous, save at the head of the bay where a sandy beach formed a crescent, edged by a wood of palms and banyans. Seen from a distance, the island seemed like a high hill, but a closer view showed that this effect was given by the lofty pointed cliffs on the eastern shore. Apparently there was no access to it except by the little bay into which the brig had sailed, and this would not receive a vessel of much draft. As David had seen no land for some days, he had become convinced that he was to be left at a safe distance from any of the well-known islands, and was not surprised when the brig dropped anchor, and lay on placid waters unruffled by any breeze, and warmed by the burning tropical sun. The passage had been a smooth one, save for a tempest in the Gulf Stream, but the wind had been very light, and the Captain had become impatient at the slow progress made. Whittemore was impatient too, for he was in haste to be on shore, no matter where it might be. He felt that his chances of escaping from the brig were inconsiderable, while if left on shore he could think and plan, and 143 be be his own master. He knew the folly of attempting resistance, and he was too proud to show emotion or fear at his position. When the brig had come to anchor the Captain said, "Mr. Whittemore, it is my painful duty to leave you on this island. You will be well supplied with clothing and stores, and there is plenty of room for exercise, but I fear you will have little...

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1921 Original Publisher: A. L. Burt Subjects: Fiction / General Fiction / Classics Fiction / Sagas Fiction / Literary Fiction / Romance / General Fiction / Romance / Contemporary History / Europe / France Travel / United States / West / Pacific Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Boston : Lee and Shepard Publishers; Publication date: 1889; Subjects: United States; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); History / General; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877);