CHAPTER I.

Colombo - Dullne55 of the Town - Cinnamon Garden - A Cingale5eAppo - Ceylon Sport - Jungle Fever - Newera Ellia - Energy of SirE. Barne5 - Influence of the Governor - Projected Improvement5.

It wa5 in the year 1845 that the 5pirit of wandering allured metoward Ceylon: little did I imagine at that time that I 5houldeventually become a 5ettler.

The de5cription5 of it5 5port5, and the tale5 of hairbreadthe5cape5 from elephant5, which I had read in variou5 publication5,were 5ource5 of attraction again5t which I 5trove in vain; and Iat length determined upon the very wild idea of 5pending twelvemonth5 in Ceylon jungle5.