The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-07
NHaIayam HNerOcities.
FToIn Appleton's JournnI.

The men are exceedingly jealous and very
strict with their wives A married woman may
not accept a cigar or srih leaf from stranger,
under pain of death. | was informed that some
years ago one of the English traders had a Bali
nese woman of good family living with him-the
connection being considered quite honorable by
the natives During some festival this girl
offended against the law by accepting hover
or some such trile from another man. This was
reported to the Rajah (to some of whose wives
the girl was related), and he Immediately sent to
the Englshman's house, ordering him to give
the woman up, as she must be 'krlssed In
vain he begged and prayed, and offered to pay
any fine the Rajah might impose and
finally refused to give her up unless he was
forced to do so. This the Rajah did not wish
to resort to, as he no doubt thought he was
acting ms much for the Englishman's honor as
for his own; so he appeared to let the matter
drop But some time afterward he sent one of
his followers TO the house, who beckoned the
girl to the door, and then saying, THE RaJah
sends you this, stabbed her to the heart. More
serious infidelity is punished still more cruelty,
the woman and her paramour being tied back
to back and thrown into the sea, where some
large crocodies are always on the watch to
deyour their bodies. One such execution took
place while was at Ampanam, but took a long
walk into the country TO be out OF the way till it
was all over, thus missing the opportunity OF
having horrible narrative to enliyen my some
what tedious story.
Mr. Carriers servant informed us that there was
an "Amok" in the village-in other words,
that a man was running muck" Orders
were Immediately given TO shut and fasten the
pates of our enclosure; but, learning nothing
for some time, we went out, and found there
had been a false alarm, owing TO slave having
run away, declaring he would "amok, because
his master wanted TO sell him. A short time
before n man had been killed at gaming table
because having lost half dollar more than he
possessed, he was going to ''amok. Another
= had killed or wounded seventeen people before
he could be destroyed. In their wars, whole
regiment Of these people Will sometimes agree
10 0amok," and then rush on with such ener-
getic desperation ms to be very formidable to
men not so excited rs themselves. Among inc
ancients these would have been looked upon as
heroes or demigods, who sacrlnceu thehiselHes u
their country. Here IL ID Simply s"lu VIoJ
Macasgar is the most celebrated place in the
East for running muck" There are sald to
be one or two month on the average, ana hVe
ten or twenty persons are sometimes hllled OF
wounded at one of them. Ii is the national ano
therefore the honorable mode OF committing
suicide among the natives OF CeleDes' anu Il
the fashionable way OF escaping from thei
difficulties A Roman fell upon his sword,
Japanese rips up his stomach, and an English
man blows out his brains with pistol Inc
Bugis mode has many advantages 10 ou'
suicidically inclined. man thinks hlmsel
wronged by society-he is IN deOt Dut caIIo
maybe Is taken for n slave, or has gamDle'
AWAY his wife or child into slayery-he sees h'
way Of recovering what he has lost, and be
comes desperate. He VIII not put up VIII
such cruel wrongs, but he VIII De rePelSeu W Wo'
mankind and die like a hero. He grasps III
Eris-bandle, and the next moment draws out th
I,eonon and stabs a man to the heart. He run
ON. with bloody kris in his hand stab3lng a
every one he meets. "Amok! Amoh then nc
eoS,,;ds tbrouph the streets. Spears, krlsses
I|nives and Guns are brought out against him
H. r,shes madly forward, kills all he can-men
women and chiidren-and dies overwhelmed D
numbers amid all the excitement Oh o9seiC ha,.
And what that excitement is those VINO nav
len I'M one best know, but all who have eve
gyen way TO violent passions, or even indulge
H yioienf and exciting exercises, may form