w a y o f o a e th a t k illed h im o n th e s p o t. E a c frc om p a n y , a fte r c o n trib u tin g
i t s s h a t e t o w a r d s t h e g e n e r a l e n t e r ta inm e n t,in a r c h e d p a s t th e M ayw o o fty ta
th e s o u n d o f m u sic a l in s trum e n ts ; rafter w h ic frth e y p ro c e e d e d to -o u r. sh e d
withrseiiigs a n d d a n c es, 8? th e p ip e a n d flie s ftaB a r^m a n& s tin g 'e ^ e sy d iy e ly
d em o n s tra tio n © fjo y .
I t was a s p e c ta c le n o t less, p le a s in g th a n noYeh tO'ajirE urQpean, to w itness
su c h a x om fo u nm -o fip e o p fe o fa ll cla sse s, h j^u g h tto g ^ th fiC f e t h e p u r p
o se s Of, h ila rity a n d s p o rt, w ith o u t th e ir c om m ittin g d o n e ' a c t J>f in tem p
e ra n c e , o r b e in g d isg ra c ed b y a sin g le in sta n c e o f in to x ic a tio n . W h a t
scen es o f rio t a n d d e b a u c h e ry w o u ld n o t a. s im ila r festiv a l in th e yf©l|i4y
. o f any. c a p ita l tow n o f G r e a t B rita in -in ev itab ly p ro d u c e 1. T h e re fle c tio n ,is
h um ilia tin g to a n E n g lishm a n , h ow e v e r p ro u d h e m ay feel o f th e na tip n a l,
c h a ra c te r."'-, p
D u r in g th e fo u r fo llowing d a y s w e en jo y ed a 're s p it e from p u b lic , shoiKy,
a n d ce rem o n ia ls, a n d h a d le is u re fo r o b s e rv a tio n ; n o tw ith s ta n d in g o u r h a ll, in
a m o rn in g , w a s g e n e ra lly :c row d e d , as. e v e ry p e rso n ^pf d istm c rio ijd n Pp g u p
p a id m e t h e c om p lim en t o f a .v is it, e x c e p t th e h ja yw o o n , w h9,< y rith in ,th e .
p re c in c ts o f h is ow n g o v e rnm e n t,w h e re h e rep re s e n ts Jhel|ir|g#E®vjsr re tu rn s,
a v isit. N um b e rs , b o th o f m e n a n d women,' p rom p te d b y h a rm less curio.-,
s ity , s u rro u n d e d th e p a lin g o f th e in clo su re from m o rn in g till n i g h t ; th o se
o f a b e tte r c la ss u s u a lly c am e in , some p rev io u sly asking- p ^HUssro n , h u t
m a n y e n te re d w ith o u t -it. P e rfe c tly free from r e s tra in t am o n g themselves*
th e B irm a n s s c ru p le n o t to g o in to y o u r h o u se w ith o u t c e rem o n y , a lth o u g h
y o u a re a n u t te r stra n g e r. T o d o th em ju stic e ,, h ow ev e r, th e y are. n d t a t -all
d isp le a se d a t y o u r ta k in g th e s am e fre ed om w i th th em .* T h is in tru s io n is !,
co n fin ed w h o lly to y o u r p u b lic r o om ; th e y d o n o t a ttem p t to o p e n a d o o r,
/a n d w h e re a c u rta in d ro p p e d d e n o te s p riv a c y , th e y n e v e r offer to v io la te
theshanrier, ,^Si^enterifflg^thes rooHKitbetyq immediately descend into the
pasture of rwspe«*. .1 Of alb x.ar.xhstQms.iincffle> seemed< to .surprise 1 them
mdre.ithpn- the..preparations for>. dining: i bjae^arfety of .utensils,,and our
manner ofi-sklingyStj Stable,'.■exoif'etfr^efr.-JWDnderirthsyjueyer. took any
greatep/liberty thart.^if^^ldo- come:in$asthe.' iroom, ..and .sit* down con.-. the.
flernrj .they middledjssfitjiimothiag,’and asked iforsnqihij^ljaod when .def
shied, to..go:iaway.always/ab[e^edf^ith'chefiiifiilness^ ,H ad .un taldegaMdapep
paced -jb frfo rctBero , I <am yqnfidenfrmpliartpiece .w o u ld th a ^ b f© p jp u rlo iiie d |
A.mn n g1 th fi.-n uw o £ x a n k o th a t\v a s ite dm % 'h n o ffic e r ®Alled|;SbFee',sDogee,
fav o u re d usi-withphisidgmpany m o re fre q u e n tly than§ ig :,n este;ijh eih elch b y
enmmission,.frpift,Ithe sifimg^.the plafeef{dfrcehiefspmi^in^iab&cretaTy,satld
u p i o r gw^|gpanf}the pidmjiafaj ; e o u rty . this, fcgemlemkri .often. p a rto o k o f. o u t
d in n e ri an d q seem e d to -x e lish ap u irifa ^ e ’, bUt.eo u id .n isti fees p r e v a ile d , or* t o
ta s te w in e o r s tro n g liq u o rs ; h e was m u ch p lea se d w ith th e. E n g lish m o d e
^ m a k in g te a , rif w h ic h h e d r a n k c o p io u s ly ; in d ee d i t issa frev e rag e 'h ig h ly
p a la ta b le tp. all, r a n k s o f B irm a n s , ?
Although, from the estahlishedrfarmt ofo<|ipfoinatie etiquette,, .we had
frttk personal iuterooume-with tlie/Maywoon,iyeh;he w.as -not‘deficient in
a tten tio n ; he sent large-ftuppJies^Qf rice, oil; gee;-preserved tamarinds,-
mi^spiqe?,, for pur ;fr|dip;l attendants ■; presents | also of. fra]t.,and Jfowers
were daily, brpughbtp me in his. name. ,.AS'thetrireiigion(ffm-,bids;,the
slaughter of any bu tvwild .animals- for the purposes, p f food, hp didjaqt .offer
any thing tfrouse of haddilfeSty
yffrateyer they, ,w,anted. 'Fowls^lddyand seujgOBiJphstit^kd uwfdWikeipal
dishes; the two .first we procured in abundance, ajid of «good-quality; the
yppison was meager, but welL tasted*- and made excelfenfe.soup,-,; it w as
chiefly the,wild antelope, with,yrhich the country abounds.: Hiving among