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having their palaver BY and bye the old man
sung out for the boat, and they went off.-Then
| lust took cruise round the town. All the
heather was very civil to me and called me
Mister you see--or rather II
means a bit more-'Your honor or the like of
it.
Well, so KILLED the first day, and had good
dinner and supper--but then | began to feel
lonesome again at evening, and Just as | was
casting about what to do, in comes the interpre.
ter, and says the Rajah wanted me to come and
see the dance.
Dance says I, that's the tickct!' So up
gets and follows over to the Rajah's. Atore /
got there. I heard the tum-tums, and flies, and
bells. Well. there was the ball-room--not ex-
actv room for it was all out doors. Ralah
made motion to me to come along side OF him :;
so we looked right down upon the dancers, who
were girls. and some pretty cnes, too. They
were rugged fashy, and had bells and clappers
stopped to 'em all over and the bright lights
would glisten on their gold and silver gear.
Raiah looks at me rs much as to say. 'have
YOU ANYTHING that'll come mp to this in American
thought it was best to keep on the right side of
him, so | says, They do beat our dancers out
and OUT and it was not much of lie neither
for they beat 'cm good deal in modesty. But
there was one--oh dear, it makes me sigh again
--she was n touch above extra her hair was
black, her eyes was black-to be sure her skin
was little blacksh too but not much; and she
had smile on her face that set like hand
some cut topsail to new smooth spars-her neck
and shoulders was like a ne It mast coat and she
was cat happened in snug-her counters was
rounded off lust enough to be handsome, and
when you got down to her floor timbcrs-all
can say nature got EN- ont neat
| cOulu nj look AT any of tho rest EN-. tho
she took no notice of me at first; but by and
bye, when Raah gets asleep. she looks at Inc
once in Il while. and seeing soon that was look
ing at her all the time, she got to looking at me
all the time too. So that often when it came
her turn to 90 round, she missed stays and had
to ware. At last in warng, she got foul OF
some of the rest of the fleet. and that interercd
with the whole order of sailing. This made
such noise that it woke old Rajah up, and as
he happened to wake up cross he sung out
'Suda!' that means enough you see, and they
all made sail out of the ring. But Lulu tha
was her nance made a stern board of it. ex
changing signals with me all the time till she
got out
BOYS, was in for it ! didn't know which
end | stood on, but managed to bid the Rajaf
good night, told him that it was 'bagoose,' anC
went over to my house. But couldn't sleep a
that's in love At last remembers reading If
book that somebody that was sick of the same
disorder used to gaze on the silver moon and thc
radiant stars that foated about in the azure
sea of ether So gifts up. knocks out one o
the headlights and looks aloGt. But got tiret
of it and turned in again-but ! could mt gi
asleep. So turns out once more, and goes on
doors to walk bit. ! was walking along slow
thinking of Lulu, when heard soft voice u
longside of me whisper 'Tu1n.'
Did You ever touch one Of them lectric ma
chimes ashore? We'll, you felt little as
did then. Twas struck all ablck, but | looked
round. and lust then the star Venus struck int
them eyes and shone back into mine again, 81
that | went off like key of powder can't 81
still now and think of it. However. anc
the ilostufcation was over we got Sot down oil
a blmboo and found that different LIMOGES mad
but little difference in love. There we sot, ant
tho the toads, and zlrdS, and land crabs crawl
ed around us, couldn't find it in my heart t
hurt EN-, was so happy myself; and when
put my arm around her neck, it was as if fort,
thousand of those 'lcctric mlchines was rubbin!
us both all over. The longand short of it was
that it was two bells of the morning watch alor
we went home. Well, you see was in love.
Love say, is nat'ral thing. Folks ashor
fall in love. I've heard of Indians falling il
love, and nirrers know does. for I've seen Zen
put their lips together like four beef steaks. 5
| don't see why sailors has mt a right to thci
share.
/ Rljah used to have the dances almost ever,
night, and every night used to walk with Lul
and sit down on the bamboo log, and soon 90
so that ! could say sweet things to her in Malay
| was happy as a clam at high water Whc
| the captain came ashore he used to ask me if
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