An Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet - Prajna Quest

94 BOOTAN.which displayed a good suite of rooms, boarded, and divided by doors/ that turned on pivots. Tlie eastern front next the river had a commodiousbalcony, which projected sufficiently to command a view of asmuch of the valley as was visible from any one point,comprehendingallthe space from the bridge, far beyond the castle of Lam'Ghassatoo,north :nor, on the south, could any thing pass the palace that was notequally subject to our view, which was at length terminated by a veryhandsome cluster of pines growing opposite to Wangoka, and narrowingthe valley almost to a point.To the south of the palace, on the road by which we had arrived atit, we thought there was little worthy of our notice ; our excursionswere therefore commonly directed up the valley ; and during our residenceat Tassisudon, not an evening elapsed (unless when preventedby rain) in which we omitted to walk.The Raja's stud of horses, which lay a short mile towards the north,was one of the first objects that claimed our notice. It was wellstocked with a choice collection of domestic and foreign cattle ;yetthe visitor, if he expects to find a breed of Arabs, Persians, or any ofthe various casts of Toorkees, Tazees, or Magennes, so much esteemedin Hindostan, will be completely disappointed ;but, in their stead, hewill see the Tangun, a strong and active sort of poney, which 1havealready described, admirably adapted to the country, and such as atraveller will not hesitate to prefer, in these regions, to the most valuableand beautiful of the species.The Raja's stud contained also a variety of mules and Tartar geldings,both much esteemed for their docility and strength, which has con-: