Bangkok Calendar; For the Year of Our Lord ..., Corresponding to the Siamese Civil Era ... and Nearly So to the Chinese Cycle Era .... Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ... even in Shun, we may not say that this is either impossible or improbable. Should the dremn of the fancy ever prove a reality, it will be a very agreeable one to those who will have the journey to make. Such a one would, I have no doubt, compare very 1' ivo1-ably in ease and comfort, as well as speed, if not in romance, with the one taken in the "1l'latrimonial" when newly fitted up for the occasion. But in the absence of the carriage train drawn by the "Iron horse" with light ning speed, the Matrimonial was probably about as good a substitute as we could have had. Its bottom being very fiat and its draught consequently light, it can make its way among the innumerable shallows of the river, as it widens instead of.: ontrs, ctsin some portions of its upward course, where few other boats of its capacity can navigate. Its motion too is so st-early that you are not always fearful that some unavoidable change of position will destroy its centre ofgravity and give scrions apprehensions of an impromptu bath. The first tour that I made in Siam, was in a run yuan whose motions were as sudden as those of a Scotch terrier, and harder to be calculated for beforehaiul than were the freaks of the great Scottish the0logian's horse. But to my narrative, After a hurried preparation I started in company with a missionary friend on the 20th of November 1863. The current against which we had to make headway at that season of the year was exceedingly strong, thus rendering our progress correspondingly slow. Vith the exception ofa little variety made by passing successively the town of Angtawng, Promo, In, C/zainat, and Manor-om, and a beautiful view of the setting sun from the summit of fllozmt Terramamoo/2, and some large...