Jungle Tales

Excerpt: "e;"e;Kismiss,"e; as the natives call it, is anything but a jovial and merry season to me, and I Heartily sympathize with those prudent souls who flee from the station or cantonment, and bury themselves afar off in the jungle, until the festive season has been succeeded by the practical New Year! Christmas in India is an expensive anniversary to a needy subaltern such as I am."e;