PREFACE. 'UP THE COUNTRY' became so popular a book, that the authoress was repeatedly urged to publish more of her Letters from India. Unfortunately, her health was for many years before her death, in so precarious a state that she was quite unequal to the task of preparing these Letters for the press. I had indeed begun to arrange them during her life-time and under her directions, but from various circumstances was unable to accomplish this. My Aunt frequently, however, expressed her desire that I should continue the work at some future period. It is therefore, with the feeling that I am simply carrying out her intentions, that I offer |