New-York tribune., 1869-04-09

dance.
While we watching the slow graceful dance DIM
ner was prepared ana we were s The Wife
the ralah the ouly lady at tho table and as m
princes and nOIabcs OF the other villages were with
the number Of guests who were ready TO take
not small Our bill OF fare was suincent d,et te
the most fastidOus epicure: for aahnndance
nelghborng forests had furnished us with m Se adion
OF vensOn and the meat of the wd Doa., Da, dsh Ali was
ing bays had yielded several kinds OF and the rich dis
prepared in unexceptonal manner and several Kinds
play fpineappes mangostns EEaropean prince could
set before his guests The esseSutie who had been
fully begun, when the dark arhme in and ranged them.
selves Found the table Ny TS sof oNd oy
my d aI Sr btine 10 that effect TO the Resident ON
nv right because no hsd a'eaHy id stou es anyyinns
prise @ at our m be wholly ignorant Of their odd customs
Soon they began TO sing ana TINS rnGnsht s 10 c m s
East and II it well deserves the name AS tne song
spotess and folding into triangular form; De
p 10 the gentleman IN front OF her TINS Is lnaeeu
ie what would come next the dansei behind tho
reached forward and gave him loud KISS on ms
Nallik or course" he replied, and leaned back In
my chair TO give way to hearty laugh, when which naq
was astonsled by a similar salutation the lips II
done quickly that had no time to recover from
was not the in my land Instead OF my laughing
at the Residents expense, the whole party laughed az
of all that the GovemorGenera himself had TO SUB
NIT to such treatment when he came TO inspect these
iar"rly nv own and that when leaned backward to
laugh the fair one behind me haG seameS op
oath TO accept AT every village we had 70 run n
similar gauntlet aud must confess that several times ~
occurred that the youngest member OF tne party
certainly received his share OF such tender attention.
and that many OF these beauties mona itin, de-
fermned TO Improve their present opportunity for fear
that they might again have the privilege oi kissing
gentleman with white face.
Another experience, of not quite so frightful an
aspect as the preceding but still trial to weak
nerves, occurred subsequently.
From Kotanopan we have come to Fort Elout aiter a
journey Of more than ordinary danger FOR the nrst nVe
petely Overgrown with tall grass Solong as IL was over
the level lands there was little danger but soon IL
changed the anks ola spur thrown cat by the cham
that formed the northeastern boundary Of the valley
There il became very narrow, and the Tall grass com
petey hid its outer edge. Besides our morse WAS whO
unaccustomed to carriage ana Only hall,ralneu anu
every moments took II into his head to stop SO short
that had to hold on TO the carriage all the me or at
an unexpected moment hnd ourselves GONG over % @ tn9
fender The road now taking us out toward ne emu
with an alarming rapidly aud l began wish myself
out of the carriage, but the inspector was unwilling TO
again. Malay guiding our wild steed by the ot,
and away we dashin; afull gaop when suddenly,
as we rounded the spur the road which cut in the
rock was that the outside wheels OF the ear
rage were just on its outer edge ana from nat verge
the rock descended in such perpendicular pTecpco
that could look from my scat In the carriage down
fully two hundred feet, with boiling torrent beneath
me 1t evidently too late TO jump then, so seized
hold Of the carriage, determined not TO 30 on before my
do Was to keep the horse going the top OF his speed
20 take on the Maays head II be should let go OF tho
bride Some fragments OF rock had fallen down INTO the
road and our Wheel the inner SIDE struck these
with such violence that thought certainly should he
thrown Off the shelf down the precpce two
widened drew a long breath Of relief, aud then
bounded the wheel on to the solid ground before
could fully satisfy myself that, thanks to kind Proyi
dence and the force OF gravitaton, was really safe
After escaping the muTderous fangs of the can
nbal Battas, who fancy prime roast or bake of
human flesh as the savory of viands the author
comes near being done to death by monstrous
snake and is again indebted to the force of gravi-
tation and kind Providence for the preservation
of his charmed life. This wonderful adventure must
be told in the authors own words
From Singapore my plan TO proceed directly to
China but finding in port French ship which was bound
for Hong Kong via Saigon the capital of Cochin China
engaged passage her in order TO see something
also OF the French possessions IN the Last JUST as we
were ready to sail met gentleman who nad Iatey re-
turned from long Journey Canbodia, whittier he had
gone TO photograph the ruins OF the wOndern temples
must accept before knew what it was, condition
readily complied with, but when the specimen" ap
peared must confess was not little to mud
was enormous python IL had been caught by the ma
tves of Bankok after 1t had gorged Itself on some nni3r
tunate beast bat that time before, and tho
brute evidently ready for another least MY cans
containing alcohol already board the ship. but
took the monster with me whe went on 10 her lae III
the evening, designing TO drown 1t In It's box and then
greatest politeness at the rail- and showed
my sateOOm the aftercabn, and the sailors began to
tanng the python shouted out to the cabn-bOy that
that box must be left out on deck. and then IN low
tone explained the captain that Il contained enOr
nous snake. UH Seipe,R nl seJpcit!' he exclaimed,
raising up both hands In horror IN such an expressive
way only Frenchman can. and proceeding to declare
that he ought 70 have known mat passenger VINO was
OF All the others itte less startled
and stunned in the hallightcd cabin, as were IN
dering put the box into large boat that was
placed right side up tho main deck aud promising to
KIN the great reptile tomorrow.
MGg 2iih~Eaily this morning made sail and con
euded to let my troublesome specimen remain nhlil we
were out OF the haIbor bat noW,n lhe chanslns M we
mOnsoOns, the winds are light and bnhng ana we hny
came tS aneheG 02fs aon shG sgo MAS ~ on INC
quarterback at the tne and determining a once not 70
he troubled with IL, jumped down on the mnln'deck
ran ran 10 ~, S % @ o " huf inst "a IL was leaving nv Iands
Thought to my self How light it s" and the sailor said
lie serpent NEST pas encore pds encore We all looked
the snp's SIDE, and there was the box floating
quietly away and II evident that the monster had
escaped. Every one then asked Where ls ne but no
one could tell assured the captain that he was In the
box hen put To off TO the ship as
m We Looked carefully i'm the boat and round the deck
but could detect trace of him whatever, and all, eX
cept myself, came 10 the conclusion that he was not
brought on board and then went back their work The
box m which lie had confined about foot anda
half long By foot high and foot VIDE ana over the Top
were four or FIVE strips board fastened at either
end with a single nail On iuQniring closely. the
sailor told me that before seized the box the side with
Of the perpendlcnar sides ana had not
been placed uppermost as ought 10 have been Then
reasoned, lie Is here on board somewhere, beyond
doubt. and brought him here and smy du'y to nd
him and Kill him"
We had horses deck and the middle OF the bOat
was filed with hay for them and under that u prob
able that the reptile had crawed away In the bottom
of the boat aft, triangular deck and as climbed
mn second time noticed that the board which formed
tie apex the triangle loose, and moved little TO
one side Carefully raising this esped 10 my horror,
the great python closely cOed away beneath the place
being so small that the loose board rested on one OF his
coils wore thin suit, Chinese baJu or loose blouse,
pair of canvas shoes and large sunhat fhrowingOn
INV hat night go uto the dreadful struggle unn-
peded shouted ont for long knife knowing well that
what must try to do to cut him IN two and that he
would attempt TO catch my hand In his jaws and If he
/ nfn that ha "
arOnDd me as quick a man could wind the lash OF
long whip around fixed stick and certainly he was large
oh to