Travels in Kashmir and the Panjab, containing a particular account of the government and character of the Sikhs

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3them time to prepare everything properly, ordering

4in order to give

5them to pitch my tent on the 1 2th, at the third station from Simla

6them as much rest as possible, I did not leave

7and, in order to give

8Simla until the 13th, when

9Kennedy's, horses

10by Kunyar

11It

12not

13is

14bank of the

15left

16Kunyar

17there, and

18the residence

19is

20then

21proceeded

22of one

23of the

24my purpose to describe here any place on the

25only pause to observe that

26Setlej ; I shall, therefore,

27Kunyar is charming, that the residence of the Raja

28the situation of

29name

30scarce deserves the

31to a

32Saree, breakfasted

33Himalaya, who resides under the protection of the

34Rajas of the

35English.

36to

37Sahikoti.

38to

39rode on one of my kind host's. Major

40I

41may amount

42of a house, that his revenue

43few thousand rupees, and his subjects to the same number.

44Sahikoti

45I

46my

47found

48pitched in

49tents

50a

51picturesque

52little

53In

54valley.

55According to their different religions and castes my suite was formed

56into

57small

58groups

59;

60white and

61black woollen tents

62pointed out the

63man had kindled his own fire to

64spots they had chosen, and each

65cook his food himself, according to Indian habits.

66was evening

67It

68when I joined them, and a simple but very well dressed repast, eaten

69before

70my

71tent,

72sensible of that independence which

73is

74enjoyed by Indian travellers

75Once having furnished himself with what is

76especially.

77me

78under the cloudless canopy of heaven, made

79absolutely

80indispensable, the European journeys through the land like a king:

81he can go wherever his fancy

82himself

83about

84custom-houses,

85him

86and need not trouble

87;

88hedges,

89or

90Nobody inquires his name or demands his passport

91no

92either

93turnpikes.

94leads

95broken wheel stops his way

96;

97side rouses his choler ; every

98ban-iers,

99bridges,

100;

101no full or intolerable inn by the road-

102European he meets with

103is

104his friend,

105and every other being is his humble servant.

106As soon as night came on I strayed out to visit my little encamp-

107ment of one hundred and fifty men.

108To a novice in Indian travelling

109the

110limited

111variety

112displayed

113even

114in

115this

116area,

117the

118difference

119features,

120manners, and habits, arising from the various

121religions,

122would have afforded much amusement and surprise.

123me, used to

124country,

125all

126this,

127the

128loveliness

129in

130castes and

131For

132of night and the surrounding

133now illuminated with a bright moonlight, had more charms,