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3 pepul tree. In sonic j>lace8, the ground belov/ (he trees was sowed
4 with beans, whicli were then in flower. The appearance of the gar-
5 den, scttiiu' aside the recollections of FiUrope which it excited, was
6 really delightful. The scents, which sometimes came on the wind»
7 were enchanting, and tiie whole was completed hy the singing ot (he
8 birds, whose not es we thought we recognized ; and every one was
9 anxious to attribute them to some of those which he had most ad-
10 mired in ^England. Tcjits had been pitched in the garden ; aud one
11 in particular had a very pleasing effect, iu ihe midst of the whole, at
12 the place where the avenues cross each other. The roof of it was.
13 green and red, and the walls were of open work, so as to admit the
14 air, without permitting those in the tent to be seen from . without
15 The interstices were to ehaped, and the ooloiin of the aolid puts to
16 diipoBed* as to make the whole Tery and dc^gnt. After a long
17 waiky we sat down under a tree, listened to the birds, and talked with
18 the son of our Mehmanndaur about our country and Caobul* of which
19 he gKre an enchanting account : that city, and ita 100^000 gardens^'
20 were indeed a common topic of praise and admiration. When we
21 went to the tent, we found our Mehmaondanr, aooompanied bj.tbe.
22 King's Imaum and some other Moolhhs. The Imaum, who was a
23 plain, open, talkative pleasant man, expatiated on the beairties of.
24 Caubid, which, he said, we must se^ and launched out tu piaiaes of.
25 the A%^auns and their country. On this, or some other occasion, he'
26 was Teiy inquisitive about the reason of our cropping and docking
27 our horses ; laughed heartily at the practice ; and said, if ever he had
28 a vicious hors^ he would send him to us to be made an example o£'
29 After some time, these gandemen went away, and left us to take
30 some relief from the fatigue we suffered in sitting cross-legged, which,
31 though entreated to sit at our ease, we always continued to do, as we-
32 knew how nidc any other posture would be thought. After, some-
33 time our Chausht or luncheon was brought in. Basons and ewem*
34 were handed round to wash our hands. After which, they spread a
35 large tiowered chintz table-doth, ornamented with Persian ^ rrsos on
36 the bounty of, God, and other motto^ such as were il^oi^t lit Im a:.
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