The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-06-05
A SOLOMON ON DIVORCE.
The Scene Witnessed by. Colonel Lewins
On the Malay Peninsula.

The Scene Witnessed by Co1onel Lewins
On the Malay Peninsula.
From Lieut. Colonel Lewin's India"
was sitting with the Rajah on the
raised platform in front of his house,
drinking tea in the cool OF the evening.
| Suddenly our peaceful, silent smoking
was disturbed by a young and very
pretty girl, with flowers in her hair and
| silver ornaments on her neck and arms.
who rushed up the ladder and threw
herself at the Raiah's feet in a passion
| of tears. After her assembled slowly. a
number of villagers wrapped in their
long, homespun mantles, who quietly
sat down on the platform to the right
and left of the chief. The Rajah
smoked on quietly, until the woman's
sobs had grown somewhat less violent,
when he remarked quietly, weeping
is good for women"
4 few more pulls of fragrant tobacco,
and, as the sobbing still continued, he
added with so1emnity: "Three con-
ditions are to be avoided: first, not to
be able to weep; second, to weep with
out knowing for why third, to weep too
much" The last condition was pro-
nounced with impressive distinctness,
and an asserting murmur went around
the assembly. The girl raised her head.
"Myfather, I cannot 1--we with Tawngey!
I hate him!" "What has he done? Has
he beaten you?' mo, he has not beat
en- me; that / should not have minded.
He suspects me. He watches me, and 1
will not endure it. | demand to be di-
vorced. Oh! my father, be it on your
headw ''Tawngey, come forward, thou
son of f~oolishness! What is this | hear?a
Tawngey appeared, sinking shame
facedly from the depths of the crowd,
first making q iowly obcisance. he
sat down before the chief. "My
lord" said TawEgey, 81 saw her
flirting with" at is false-it is
false" vehemently cried the girl, dash
ing away her tears. II vert with the
other girls to draw water in the stream,
and Adiu's sweetheart, Pawthee, came
and began laughing, and so we splashed
him with water. Then this man"
pointine with concentrateTscorn at the
wretched Tawngev) "this man was spy
ing behind Il tree, and he came and
dragged me by the arm and abused me
before them VII. l have never suffered
such shame. Release me. oh, my father:
l will not live with him" Here she
again Frustrated herself at the Rajah's
feet. A dead silence ensped, broken
only by the girls sohs. Tawngcy looked
as though he wished the earth would
swoliow him. but he said not q word.
Suddenly the Raiah spoke again and
gave orders. 40 you and you" manning
two or three elders among the specta-
tors take away these two wicked ones,
who disobey the holy law. Strip them
of all their clothes, save the cloth only
to the woman, and shut them up togetll-
er in the great empty guest house.
In the morning I will hear them
again. Enough! 1 have spoken
So the young couple We're hus-
tied off and shut up in q bare, emp y
house, with but one garment be4ye, n
them. The night was very cold, and rs
pulled my thick wadded quilt over my
shoulders before going to sleep, I adj
mired the shrewd wisdom of the Raiah.
In the morning when their clothes were
handed into them and the door was
opened to conduct them before the chief
they quietly slipped away, hand in
hand. and departed peaceably to their
own abode.