The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27
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rho Scene witnessed By Colonel D5winz
on the Malay Reninsula.
From Lieut. Colonel Lewiu'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
vas disturbed by q 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 Rajah's feet in . passion
Of tears. After her assembled slowly, d
number Of villagers wrapped ia then
lesSs homespun mantles, who quietly
sat down on the platform to the right
and left CT the chief. Tbe Raiah
smoked on quietly, until the woman's
sobs had grown somewhat less violent,
when he remarked quietly, Weeping
is good for women
A few more pulls Of fragrant tobacco,
and, as the sobbing still continued, lie
added with solennity Three cons
ditions are to be avoided. first, mol to
be able to weep; second. to weep with
ont knowing for why third, TO weep toe
much The last condition was pro-
nounced with impressive diatinctness,
and an asserting mnrmur went around
the assembly. The girl raised her head
MY father, Icannct 1--we With TawnReyi
i hate him. "What has he done Has
he beaten you?n 'tNo, he has not beat
en- me; that / should not have minded.
He suspects me. He watches me, and 4
viii not endure it. demand tn ia df-
vorced. Oil my father, be it On your
headps "Tawngsy, come forward, thou
son Of foolishnessl What Is this / hear
Tawngey appeared, sinking shame.
facedly from the depths Of the crowd,
FIRST making a lowly obeisance. ha
sat down before tho cnief. my
lord, said Tawngey, II saw het
flirting With. ssIt Is false-it is
salsal@ vehemently cried the girl. dash.
III away her tears. Il went with the
other girls "a draw water in the stream.
and Adiu's sweetheart, Pawfhee, came
and began Laughing, and 80 we splaahed.
him with water Then this man,
(pointing with concentrated s1oFn title
wretched Tawngey) "this man was spy
ing behind q tree, and he came and
dragged me by the arm and abused me
before them all. / have never suffered
such shame. Release me, oil, my father
/ Will not live with him." Here ehe
again FRUSTRATED herself at thu RajahS
feet, "A dead silence ensned, broker
only BY the girls sobs. Tawngey looked
as though he wished the earth would
swollow him, but he said not 4 word.
Suddenly. the Raiah spoke again and
gave orders. $50 You ana you" tnamiRc
two or three elders among the apecta
torsl take away these two wicked ones
wise isobey the holy law. Strip them
b their clothes, save the cloth only
to the woman and shnt them up togeth
err in the great empty guest house
In tue morning will hear them
again. Enough / have spoken
So the yonng couple were hu
tied CT and shut UP ia d bare. enapt
house, with but one garment between
them. The night was very cold, and es
I pulled my chick wadded quilt over ny
shoulders before gong to sleep, 4 ADJ
mired the ghrewd wisdom Of the Raiah.
Ii the morning when their clothes were
handed into them and the door WAS
opered to conduct them before tie chief
they quietly slipped away, hand IS
hand, and departed peaceably 10 theig
own abode.