The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-18

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centon or the little ,,et. nv which The path leads
49, 49,. -. =, u...,o, -, 800, .,ao ,r,,n
hills covered with trees not unlike American pines
one - s,ana,ns ~ nrooS ' fad nv the fal aasnss
along among waterworn boulders at ones feet, its
nlashino mino,ino nleasantv with the loud murmur.
ing OF the cataract
Following the path one ascends the hill by rude
earthen stairway and at length arrives at the foot
49, ,a,. ".,. 80 :. 49, .au. -.
the IalL momenps glance ~ the Ialnng water,
which has hitherto been mostly hid by the jungle,
assures him that he is well rewarded for his walk.
me Ia ls some Two OF tnree nunoreu Ieet ~ neignt
altogether, ana tne volume OF wafer s9mclent 10
spread over some WE'VE or nteen leet OF rock. AT
the top as pours over, huge cOnlca stone, upon
wnlcn scatters ceaseiesS shower q angry spray
divides tne saream mo Two; ana taen y sumD,es
along doWn tue lace OF tue r0ck spllngnR sometme5
Blk, sometimes Yen, anu ~ iast nunuIeu ieeI ~
leap until reaches tne liable OF stone on wnlcn one
Is standing Wnere u sODers d0wn IOr score or 30 81
yards into o less Dolster0us gait. But II
does not pause long, ana soon rusnes, az neadiOn8
pace. and white Win foam ana irotn, Gown tnroaga
huge stones which IT ID gradually dislodgng into
the valley beneath. Sucn 10 the Penang Fan. The
Hindoos have erected little shrine 10 Branma Just
coolies 60 out to II to pay their devotlons.
There are no other slgnts III Penan8 unless IL De,
perhaps the bazaar which Is pretty mncn IKE Fulton
or Washington Market IN Its general appearance,
though 1t Is not OF course, quite 30 extensive some
OF the smells too, are rather unfamiliar, ana AmeIi,
eyes open wide with surprise as they see exposed
for sale such delicacles as sharks hesn or Chickens
intestnes. The bazaar, however, is the best place
to ma the solution OF That curious problem,
which generally perplexes new corners, how
native servant or co0lie, gettlng nve or
six dollars month, and boarding ana
clothing himself can manage to keep IN good physi-
cal condition and even get rich on that moderate
stipend. Well. the said native lives solely on rice
and little curry stuff and very small piece indeed
OF dried fish. He does not long Tor anything better.
When there Is plenty OF fut ne INDUCES In dessert;
but when pineapples and bananas are out OF season
ca be- an as o.
q coarse quality, such as poor people ase sells at
in the dearest OF times, perhaps at dollar; and
two piculs OF rice VIII last man OF ordinary munger
cos cent not nore
Flsh-the little ne eats-costs nun ABOUT dollar q
year. Then for clothes, even Il he Is Q swell
cotton toga ana pantaoons, MS expenses VIII
scarcely exceed Tour or 1--WE collars per annum. II
ne Is not gentemans servant, put oniy cooiie,
two hanokerchlels-one around ms neau ana announcer
around MS Olns HIS sore AZURE; anu IN many
cases, SQUARE Loot Oh cotton shrting secured Dy
washing he does himself. He wears no boots or
coilars OF neckercnleis, ana ne sleeps on WOODEN
On ns q 1f y a
rent expenditure OF poor native. HIS surplus In
come ID gradually saved until II ne oe Chlnaman,
be can set up store or II he be Madrassee, until
ne can buy massive gold ring 70 string through the
n0strils OF tne ears OF ls .na ns ~, a.,
we are now IN sne aeigat Oh tne lrult season ana
tne slails are AppeuAng WIN ouIian. anialdans,
pineapples, bananas lackfruis. pummoos, mangos.
Teens and oustafa apples. Az OF .nese are WORTHY Oh
Tue garoenOi Eoen anu tue uurians, however stron9
may be tne pre!udices OF over iastidious people
agaiust ~ u al ,as 70 Sialcu W ue ~ ,.s 1evo
tees-tne queen o. irui.s' tne croWnnH glory OF tne
euloie Cieasion ~ nuse ~ Coniesseu .nas ~ unenus
tne nossriis wnen y mrsS opened ana .nat us
smell smells ike tnousanu commnglea sewers.
o oa every nny
ouor tnat o'e. uss usT e nuiuan nose Anu !.
mus. also % aame'eu that tna. same Smell SUCKS
70 Tue pslson S1u cl1.nes VI .me oulian
eater TOT mar Gay aiter MS ieast s over;
but wnas o. al snls SonsuS any Connrineu
save 70 uurians anu ne WIN .on yvu Inss
IL MelRns " notlu8 ~ .ne oa,auCe as1lns. sae tnue
scsioaoio pleasure me der " ,n as @
WHOSE tasse, no ~ auu, y rve. SoseI, anoao ueil.
caous .nan .ie Uhoivess VI n1 iasClna..on
snas curtains ale capapi1 ~ mspnns may We lSai,
lzeu Wnen ~ - stateu Inat CiuDs[ol wuCn lauies
a,e LARGELY .a n ~ ave Deen ior ,
~ olusapoo anu Lvnant, ~on eos svey avl ~. .no
purpose OF imuuig1ng ~ guIsy otgie over b sns
maiouoIous lau, IL Manua as. ' a,, nnB y, ou,
nan mus sonelues E.sen my uoi .h guy. lol
snsm Waen Tue y. ,H Win 'ne coasI mas