The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14

island OF Sumatra and one night, unknown to
the people of the palace, except his Princess
Umba, be set Out on a march, accompanied by
the fourteen men be had picked. He took no
weapons with him except some long sharp knives.
and a long fine strong cord made of silk, and
he placed around his neck che buffalo horn
given to him by the Rakshasha in the forest whom
be had subdued.
After three days march, Laksamana and his
men approached tie great stronghold of the
queen g~iautess Glomira.
These marvellous women Of Malay story came
from Asia. end were the terror Of India. 1t was
said, that they were the descendants of gods;
but they originated, according 10 some legends,
10 this way. There were certain priestesses of
the god jaime 10 Asia Every likely the origin
of the Kane of Hawsiians). These priestesses
were very large women. Some chiefs of Dewa-
nagari (the sacred land) wanted to destroy them,
and get their possessions. These priestessess
fed TO the forests of the Himalsya with the
image of their god Jaime. They had some men
with them as servants. These were large men.
The priestesses bore children by them and
when they were born they destroyed all the
males, and emily saved the females. And as they
sought to preserve their power, as a society of
women only, they put out the eyes of the few men
they had with them. And their female children
grew up strong and terrible. And they did as
their mothers had done; they captured men and
PUT out their eyes. and kept them as slaves and
paranours and they destroyed all their male
children, with a few exceptions and these few
were blinded. and used only as slaves.
After a time war was made against
these terrible women by tie kings of Dewa-
nagari. And a remnant Of these women fed
to the great island OF SuNatra. and became more
terrible there than they were in India. Because
in Sumatra, they, cotubited with the monstrOus
wild men, and the great oraugs so that the off
syringe had become more and more gigantic,
strong and terrible and they were ferocious at
this time under Gloinira. the chiei high priest
ess. ar the Queen of the RAksiIa has
Laksamana rested his men in a dense forest
not far from the strong kotta or castle OF
Glomira. When all his men were refreshed with
food and rest, aud evening was setting in. lie
led forth his little troop very cautiously. They
approached a great field of bananas and Laksa-
mana observing some men at work, and about to
carry punches OF fruit hume with them. he man.
aged to seize one who was alone bot Liksa-
mana was surprised to discover that the mBn
could not speak. his tongue being cut of. And
then Laksamana became aware that this was one
Of the slaves, sent from Menangkabau-as
stated to him by Ferdano Mantri-and all tho
mon working were thus mutilared. and helpless
mute slaves of the Rakshashashas
The prisoner understood what was eai id To hun,
aud he. made signs with tIs hands, and wr-te
characters on the ground. 80 that LlksAmana an
derstoOd that IN Il certain grove OF mangostIU
and DURAN fruit trees, near the kotta, the terri
BILE ~siantees Glomira was to be seen at a certain
hour IN the heat of the day. taking n siesta al
alone.
Upon understandth. this Laksamana retireC
with his men to the thick forest, taking thu
slaves with them; and IN the following day at thu
hour mentioned, they cane forth again, and ap
preached s~tealthiIy the grove that WIS pOintcC
out by the slave.
They came to clumps OF most beautiful trees
There was a grove of choice fruit trees. Laksa
mana and his men approached, crawling OF
hands and feet When they were within tn,
shade of the grove they heard a noise lk
low mutterinss of distant thunder. The me'
shrank back in terror. But Laksamana embold
ened them again by his fearlesness. and by ad
vancing forward. And when the little troop hat
penetrated farther into the depths OF the grove
they behold a little fowery glade. most pleasant
ly shaded and there reposing in this retrea
on several tiger skins was a huge giantes
fast asleep, and whose snoring had sounded lk
distant thunder.
When the men saw this fearful creature asleel
/; they all wanted to rush upon her, and slay he
with their long knives, but Laksamana he'll
them back aud said that men must never strik
> a wbn,an,-and far lers STAY one lying asleep.
Then he assured his men that he would pro
coed alone, and effect himself the capture of tn
queen Of the giantesses.
ITO be cOHfiltueG