Leave Trichinopoly--Bangalore--Melancholy Death of Mrs. Brown --Another Orphan taken charge of--Affecting account of--Leaves the Regiment--Summary of Casualties--Happiness in the Prospect of revisiting Scotland--Friends left in India--Account of Mrs. Copwick--Her Marriage and unhappy Condition--Promising Piety --Doddridge's Rise and Progress presented to her--Punamalee --Paddy L--discharged--Drowns Himself--Death of Mrs. Gray-- Letter from the Serjeant--From Mrs. Copwick--Her Wicked Husband's Death, and her own Comfortable Settlement--The Author bids dieu to India. 180 CHAPTER XI. Description of the Country--Mode of watering the Rice Fields --Compared with the Scripture account of the Land of Egypt-- Manners and Customs--Dress--Food--Visits--Dancing Girls--Mode of Drinking--Houses--Marriage Ceremonies--Burning Widows-- Religion--Brahmins--Other Castes--Temples--Fakirs--Ordeal Trials--Abstract from the Vedas. 202 CHAPTER XII. The Author Embarks for Europe--Kindness of the Captain to the two Orphans--Sabbath Profanation, by his Scotch Comrades particularly--Storm--Specimens of the Conversation on Board --Good-Friday strictly observed--St. Helena--Extreme Distress on Board from want of Tobacco--Death of a Soldier--Behaviour of his Comrades--Buried ashore--Effects of this--Attempt against the Author's Life--Account of the Shark--Arrival at London. 235 CHAPTER XIII. The Author's first Sabbath in London--His longing desires after the Public Ordinances satisfied--Arrival in Scotland --Disposal of the two Orphans with their Grandfathers--One of them returns to the Author at Peebles--Receives a letter from Colonel Stewart, who procures a situation for him in a Militia Regiment--Greenock--Comes to Edinburgh--Dr. B.'s Kindness--Conclusion. 278 NARRATIVE. CHAPTER I.