Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-30

A oneer Scene Witnessed by Col. Levin
on the Malay Peninsula.

on the Malay Peninsula.
l was sitting with the Rajah, says Col.
levin, In his book on India, on the raised
platform in front of his house, drinking
tea in the cool of the evening. Suddenly
our peaceful, silent smoking was dis
turbed by young and a very pretty girl
with flowers in her hair and silver orna-
ments on neck and arms, who rushed ND
the ladder and threw herself at the Raiah's
feet In passion of tears. After her as
cended slowly, one by one, a number Of
villagers wrapped in their long. home
spun nantes, who quietly sat down on
the platform to the right and left of the
chlei. The Rajah smoked on silently.
until the wOman's sObs had grown some
what loss violent, when he remarked
quietly, weeping is good for womrn.v
A few more putfs of fragrant tobacco.
and, as the sobbing still continued, he
added with great solemnity, ''Three con-
ditlons are to be avoided: first, not to be
able to weep: second, to weep without
knowing for why; third, to weep too
much" The last condition was pro-
nounced with impressive distinctness.
ana an asserting murmur went around
the assembly. The girl raised her head.
''My father, l cannot live with TawngeyI
| hate himv "What has he done? Has
he beaten youw ''No, he has not beaten
me; that / should not have minded. He
SUSPECTS me, He watches me, and will
not endure it. l demand to be divorced
Obi my father, be it on your headv'
"Tawngey, come forward, thou son of
foolishness! What is this hear?v
Tawngey appeaSed, sinking shame
1acedly from the depths of the crowd.
First making a lowly obeisance he sat
down before the chief. "My lord" said
Tawngey, 81 saw her flirting with -"
lit is false-it is falsel" Yehemently cried
the girl dashing away her tears. Il
went with the other girls to draw water
in the stream, and Adups sweetheart,
Pawthee, came and began laughing, and
so we splashed him with water. Then
this man" (pOinting with concentrated
scOrn at the wretched TaHngey), s1this
man was spying behind a tree, and he
came and dragged me by the arm and
abused me before them all. 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 ensued,
broken only by the girls sobs. Tawngey
looked as though he wished the earth
would swallow him, but he said not a
word.
Suddenly the Rajah spoke again and
gave orders. 80 you and you" (naming
bho VI LnItt elueTS among Jne spectators J,
''take away these two wicked ones, who
disobey the holy law. Strip them of all
their clothes, save one cloth only to the
woman, and shut them up together in the
great empty guesthOuse. In the morning
! will hear them again. Enough! | have
spoken" So the young couple were hus-
tied off and shut up in a bare, empty
house, with but one garment between
them. The night was very cold, and as l
pulled my thick wadded quilt over my
shoulders before going TO sleep, 1 admired
the shrewd wisdom of the Rsjah. In the
morning when their clothes were handed
into them and the door was opened to con-
duct them before the chief they quietly
slipped away hand in hand, and departed
peaceably to their own abode.
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