Caunter, John Hobart [Hrsg.]: The oriental annual, or scenes in India: comprising ... engravings from original drawings by William Daniell and a descriptive account (1834)

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SCENES IN INDIA.

The elephant upon which the tiger leaped was so
severely wounded that it was very sulky for some
days, and it was a considerable time before it could be
prevailed upon, either by coaxing or urging, to venture
again into the jungle. The elephant has naturally a
great dread of the tiger, and in many instances will
not approach within many yards even of a dead one.

Before we quitted Hurdwar, we made a short ex-
cursion to the lower regions of the Himalaya Moun-
tains, where we found the climate delightful, and the
face of the country diversified beyond description.
Here was every thing at once to delight the lover of
nature, and to arrest the attention of the artist. The
sportsman had nothing to wish for, as game every-
where abounded, and not a day passed without our
table being spread with the most grateful variety.
I reserve a particular account of this part of our ex-
cursion for a future volume. After a few weeks spent
among the charming valleys which adorn the bases of
these stupendous mountains, we returned to Hurdwar,
and thence down the Ganges to Calcutta.

LONDON:

I'UINTKD nY SAMUEL RKSTLE1T, DORSET STJtKET.