ABSTRACT
Some woody mountains at no great distance bounded our view on the right, and formed a striking object. We had good opportunities for observing the lower classes of the population, since the stations were frequent, and as the arrival of the train appeared to be the great event of the day in these regions, numbers of natives crowded round, every time we stopped; their unregulated manners, loud discordant jabbering, and insufficient clothing, did not impress the mind with a favourable idea of the peasantry of the country, but we felt that it would be unfair to select such a concourse as a type of the people. As the railways are under the control of English companies, we did feel a right to complain of the neglectful conduct of the railway officials, whose attention we found it very difficult to obtain; and the stations themselves were so roughly built, that it was seldom possible for a lady to alight there, or to obtain any refreshment.
