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Life in an Indian Outpost

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Casserly Gordon

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LIFE IN AN
INDIAN OUTPOST

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AFTER THE PROCLAMATION PARADE.

LIFE IN AN
INDIAN OUTPOST

BY

Major GORDON CASSERLY

(INDIAN ARMY)

AUTHOR OF
"THE LAND OF THE BOXERS; OR CHINA UNDER THE ALLIES"; ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

LONDON
T. WERNER LAURIE LTD.
CLIFFORD'S INN

CHAPTER I
A FRONTIER POST
	PAGE
Our first view of the Himalayas—Across India in a troop
train—A scattered regiment—An elephant-haunted
railway—Kinchinjunga—The great Terai
Jungle—Rajabhatkawa—In the days of Warren
Hastings—Hillmen—Roving Chinese—We arrive at Buxa
Road—Relieved officers—An undesirable outpost—March through
the forest—The hills—A mountain road—Lovely scenery—Buxa
Duar—A lonely Station—The labours of an
Indian Army officer—Varied work—The frontier of
Bhutan—A gate of India—A Himalayan paradise—The
fort—Intrusive monkeys—The cantonment—The Picquet
Towers—The bazaar—The cemetery—Forgotten
graves—Tragedies of loneliness—From Bhutan to the
sea	1

CHAPTER II
LIFE ON OUTPOST

The daily routine—Drill in the Indian Army—Hindustani—A
lingua franca—The divers tongues of India—The
sepoys' lodging—Their ablutions—An Indian's fare—An
Indian regiment—Rajput customs—The hospital—The
doctor at work—Queer patients—A vicious bear—The
Officers' Mess—Plain diet—Water—The simple
life—A bachelor's establishment—A faithful Indian—Fighting
the trusts—Transport in the hills—My bungalow—Amusements
in Buxa—Dull days—Asirgarh—A
lonely outpost—Poisoning a General—A storied fortress—Soldier
ghosts—A spectral officer—The tragedy of
isolation—A daring panther—A day on an elephant—Sport
in the jungle—Gooral stalking in the hills—Strange
pets—A friendly deer—A terrified visitor—A
walking menagerie—Elephants tame and wild—Their
training—Their caution—Their rate of speed—Fondness
for water—Quickly reconciled to captivity—Snakes—A
narrow escape—A king-cobra; the hamadryad—Hindu
worship of the cobra—General Sir Hamilton
Bower—An adventurous career—E. F. Knight—The
General's inspection	19

CHAPTER III
THE BORDERLAND OF BHUTAN

The races along our North-East Border—Tibet—The
Mahatmas—Nepal—-Bhutan—Its geography—Its founder—Its
Government—Religious rule—Analogy between
Bhutan and old Japan—Penlops and Daimios—The
Tongsa Penlop—Reincarnation of the Shaptung
Rimpoche—China's claim to Bhutan—Capture of the
Maharajah of Cooch Behar—Bogle's mission—Raids
and

قراءة كتاب Life in an Indian Outpost