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Shanks Pony After traversing the
dock & warehouse parade we came to
a gate guarded by police This is the
entrance to the town He we found
peaches Pears grapes & apples for sale
Passing a Dutch church (Reformed) we
walked in as the doors were wide open
& seemed to invite us in All the windows
were open & it was delightfully cool
It was a very neat place inside nice
& plain and built after the style of
our English chapels and having a very
good organ. A Dutch gentleman coming
pointed out the way to the Botanical
gardens so we directed our steps thither
It was a beautiful place Nearly in
the centre was a hothouse filled with
plants & ferns chiefly tropical the
latter caused my desire to mutiny
against conscience but was forced to