National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-20

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I=Ahsrya various Adventures By SEA ssd 4.
We had been resting and iuxuriSssue n. NJ
ossutifuf Angio-fndisu bungziowsEuf-.ua
he really good Engiish society IN tSsoid Bur
mess dtS o. Rangoon. But We had not corr
% far aeross the Wsters b studyshs hoaessi
nants Of our own people, congeriaJ e are bcEhff
and pleasant 10 Be met With IN that nf-oR lsnd
u ne tropics. 30, after hsytng grattAea aa
curiosity By Inspecting an The ssBons'' Of thi{
guAin1 ary, cnce the pride Of tia Burmese
lnoosfena. with ts kyoungs and pszpdas, ~
nuge ne1is and far-famed HGolden Tsmuls,sA
We CALICO eabfnet council and decsdsd a
tour among he Karsns, OF who's prtmif,ra
hsbfs md strange reltgiouse<eed ve had Md
marvclocs sceounts. These people, who a
wholly distinct from the Burmese, end IA nsk (
ural endowments vastly their supersors. oec1nu
the jungbes Of the rocky promontoriss Of A.
can and the Tenasserim Provinces, As ven n
the upper or mountainous portions n TIE an
prs bordering on Tibet and Cochin China.
There on the misty mountsin-sops, thef
have from remote sgcs had their eyre dHst-
lings and lived IN total isolskion, sociaIs rsliE
gious and political, even from thes people in
Dearest proximity to them. Var many oE
Their settlements, being IN the vicinity Of malt
Streams, are easily aecessTbls By hpats, snd
some Of these we resolved 10 y;sit:s sovs hhSssf
native sampan measuring i've fes b th.rsT{
WITH dx stout men ss rowers, We ses tbout lsF{
ing IN the comforts and nscessazses that Soul6
Be required for . ten days' tour .ArouzA NJ
gicns where, We were told, we should aDd
netthsr shops nor hotels, nor probably eyen >
|coavenssut canpingsround, unless We AM
cied the familiar proximity Of tigers and
cohrs- a capelios. We must ezpeet, thsrefnrei
70 eat aud sleep IN our boat, and stock of
mats and lesther cushions vas 70 furnish Nd
with seats By day and beds By night; while 4
snug mosquito-net was fitted 70 the boats
cover In . way 70 Be- folded back or ou.sprsSd
q. WIN . . protection against the yorsciopa
attacks OF the myriad Of Insects thaE swarm
about these inland water-courses. 49,
A Bengzlese cook, who, according 10 fks
custom OF the country, came farnished With
the pots and pans needad to ply his vocation
was duly Installed as master 81 our commisss
sartst; sufficient complemens Of sea, sugar.
Ahard taekH and rice was laid 10 20 & ard AZ
In case Of emergencies; while our daily sun,
piles Of fruit, fsh, and poultry We thouehi
We might safely depend on purchasing rom
native boats aswe needed them. We IA. mi
sxperieace, that hospitality to strangers; and
especially foreigners, Il the cardinal fft1e Of
the East, and that almost any OriensAk rich
4 or poor, would sooner starys himself tkkn 5dH
fer his guest 10 want. But 90 va sf5f fond
It, even among the Karens, Q Wild, nnct tfysted
people, most Of whom are Hretehe& 81 poor
paying tribute OF labor and goods 70 e. Bdrl
mase lords, and deriving bus aeInt5 suhiasi
tsnce from fishing and the cultivasionfo Of sid
little patches Of ground about their dNenlnes.
Yet these poor villagers wherever We s66pedl
loaded swith excellent tungie-fowl, sg9s,ffuis3
and fab, generally declining to be, pad FOL
them, and only conserving 70 do 20 when VI
We had bright moonlight for eur journey,
and when the tide was favorable We Travelled n
night, and lay over during the most oppressive
hours Of the day. Rapidly sped osr Light bafh
up the picturesque little streams tEat Sorm tAs
delta Of the Irrswaddy, sometimes completely
hidden In the tail grass that waved It's fsatherI
heads above our own. We spent day at tia
Maubee villages, and then pushed on 70 Pants-
nan, where we fell IN with an old Karen, Who
gave rs Q singular account Of the reliei0H Of
his people. Formerly, be said, the Kalens Had
no God-"only book that they worshiped's
which was In . language they did not unders
stand; but their ancestors had tau9ht them. to
''look for deliyerer from the far West, from
the nation IN whose language The book was
written This deliverance, we were told,
came ct last with the missionaries, who had
given them written language and taught
them to worship the true God.
The garb of our Informant was simple, bus
picturesque. A broad waist-cloth Of white cot,
ton, bordsred with red, fell below the knee,
and loose jacket Of corresponding color Ano
adornment nearly 70 the hips white about hi
well formed head was bound Q scarf Wove6
with Sorder Of bright colors, and finished d
the ends with long yariegated fringe. Tht9
Is the ordinary dress Of the men. The Eoma3
wear scant petticoats woven In gay stripes, ana
long jackets plentifully embroidered or orns-
mented with seeds and shells 70 which II
added AL the jswelry they can possibly obtain
or manufacture from beads, wings Of insects,
and shelts- .s----4s---s.l.1 81 al = 3s.f
The, house into which our nsw friend invited
rs was bamboo cottage, erected on bare poles
about sixteen feet rom the ground. Il con-
tanned bot two reoms, had neikher chimney nor
window, only wide door, and was entered by
means Of Q ladder that was drawn n Ct nlgha
as protection against thieves and Wild beastst
These primitive dwellings we found everywhere
among the Karens, and however lazge the fam
ily there were seldom more than two rooms.
Furniture there was none save few cooking,
pots and the mats that served both % seatsand
beds, bot nearly everywhere We found one or
more musical fnstruments-yery simple In con-
struction, but giving out vondrously sweet
sounds; and the natives al seem 70 possess
both ear and voice for singing. ca ,
We spent nearly two weeks b roaming
among these hospitable villagers, meeting AZ
ways kindly greeting and every accomnoda-
ton the country afforded, though often COM
PEELED 70 leave our boat and travel On foot
through the jungle. On the return voyage q
was our good fortune 70 reach 0otwau, . vii
lage two days journey north of Bassefn, iust
D. 49, afn
funeral As we entered the settlements We
heard the sound Of instruments and "the peo-
pie making noise" and we thought Of tho
hrnlerss daughter raised BY our Lord from
teK brief sleep.a Pressing forward with the :
multitude, We learned that Il was the eopyis6
Of the Villages most important parsonage IN
lands destitute Of printing presses-who wac
dead, and every man, woman and child seemed
Interested and moved.-Llpptpoot 4asasias