the coast as shown on the map. The northern portion is wild and rugged in character. It is cut into by two arms of the sea-Loughs Swilly and Foyle, the latter forming a good harbour. 5. Malin Head, the extreme northern point of Ireland, lies at the extremity of the peninsula formed by the inlets just named. Fair Head is the most north-easterly point, and the coast here, and for some miles westward, is the most interesting in the island. 6. It is formed of basalt, or old lava-rocks, arranged in huge columns or pillars having from three to six sides-more often six. The pillars fit evenly and closely, and each seems to be built up of pieces neatly joined together. mules. In some places paths have been constructed on the edges of precipices, and in other places it has been necessary to cut tunnels through projecting rocks. 7. It is not only over the surface of the Alps that man is able to force his way; right under the St. Gothard, a railway tunnel nearly ten miles long has been driven. This tunnel plays an important part in the trade of Switzerland, Italy, and Germany, at whose joint expense it was made. By means of this tunnel, which is the longest in the world, heavy goods can be transported from the continental ports on the English Channel, and the North and Baltic Seas, to the Italian ports, within three days. 148 THE INDIAN MUTINY which could not be given, because the Sepoys had risen in that city also. Then in his distress he sought the aid of Nana Sahib, a native prince, who lived in a magnificent palace twelve miles away, and had always been on friendly terms with him. Nana promptly replied to the invitation by collecting his troops, marching on Cawnpore, and attacking the place of refuge of the old British General, who stubbornly defended it. 7. At length Nana agreed, under the veil of clemency and friendship, to give the garrison a safe conduct as far as Allahabad, provided they sur AMERICA'S GREAT NATURAL BRIDGES 40. America's Great Natural Bridges. 159 1. The Natural Bridge of Virginia is a natural arch of rock two hundred feet high and about ninety feet wide at the top, crossing over a little stream flowing into the James River. 2. The story of this bridge, with its roadway over the top, and the number of names carved on its rocky sides, and how George Washington, the first President, when a boy, climbed up at fearful hazard, and carved his name higher than the rest, has been told number |