a government officer in India. Si-mul-ta'ne-ous, happening at the same
time.


NOTES.--Lucknow, a city in the British possession of India. In 1857 there
was a mutiny of the native troops, and the British garrison of 1700 men
was besieged by 10,000 mutineers. After twelve weeks' siege, fresh British
troops forced an entrance, and the town was held until relieved three
weeks later by the arrival of Sir Colin Campbell, as above described.

1. Cawnpore, also a city of India, near Lucknow, which was besieged during
the mutiny. After surrendering, the English, two thirds of whom were women
and children, were treacherously massacred.

4. The inhabitants of the northern part of Scotland are called
Highlanders; those of the southern part, Lowlanders. The dialect of the
former is very peculiar, as shown in the language of Jessie Brown; as,
dinna for did not, a' for all, no for not, noo for now, auld for old.
Macgregor and Campbell are names of Highland clans or families.

Whittier's poem, "The Pipes at Lucknow," and Robert T. S. Lowell's "The
Relief of Lucknow," are descriptive of this same incident.



XLVIII. THE SNOWSTORM.

James Thomson (b. 1700, d.1748) was born at Ednam, in the shire of
Roxburgh, Scotland. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, and
afterwards studied for the ministry, but in a short time changed his plans