The morning call., 1892-12-04

| looped one to the other, rode round the
| thirty-four mile circuit of tile bay
| The picturesque hill men, attied in their
] generously braided suits aud crimson head
| gear. escorted US halfway round the bay
! and, finally wheeling, gave US a farewell
| cheer and disappeared into the jungles amid
salvo of old matchlocks ana antiauAted
| firearms, with which they were all duly
| fortified
| OF the picturesque scenery of that lovely
ride through ever-varying jungle scenery,
| crossing swamps, rivers aud wide lagoons
| OF shallow waters. space prevents my writ
| ing at length.
OF our wild cowboy invasion of sleepy
| old hopang settlement. the busy day ship
| ping loads of wretched reedy hay ON board
at one time and wrestling with savage
ponies. forcing them on to bamboo RATS
ana towing them out to the schooner at
another, have but rapid sketch TO make.
Suffce 1t 10 say that In twenty-four hours
all the animals were safely slung on board.
some down in the hold and others quartered
ON the main deck.
There was little time for delay. We had
taken all the available hay round Kopang
settlement, and SO that evening we east
loose our sails and stole away before the
evening breeze, bound for Sourabava and
extra horse feed.
would dearly love to dwell little upon
the wonders of the cruise along the Flores
group and past Sumbawa; on the desperate
charge through the furious running torrents
Of the Alias Straits; on the majestic
spectacle of Mount Rindyam, towering
II, 400 feet Immediately over our heads and
splitting cOntemptu0uS flames from its vol
canlc peak at our small in5iguficance-bu
the Sunday edition is stern.
At Sourabaya we remained five DAYS,
chafering with the merchants for grain and
FODDER at anything like reasonable prices.
Leaving Chip to attend TO this part of the
business, amused myself falling into all
manner Of wild and curious adventures with
a party. OF merry young Australians who
were visiting the port in a ''pearler''
schooner at the time
Finally, on the third day. Chip surren-
dered to the inevitable. and, paying twice
Its market value to the phlegnatic but
greedy Dutehman, we shipped load of hay
and grain. and weighing anchor struck uD
north for Singapore.
Our run to S0urabaya had taken us five
and half days. without a calm.
1t took US twelve days to make Singapore
Including couple Of DAYS of Irritating lead
winds and squalls.
Our ponies looked rough and foriorn with
thelr long sea voyage upon first landing.
puts week on shore with plenty of groom
ing ana green iced soon brighteneditnem up.
The wiry little Deli pony Of Sumatra is
the favorite breed in that part Of the world.
The local sporting men eyed our importa-
ton somewhat askance. and INDUCED in
depIeclatory criticisms with which the
(young) horseman seeks to impress his sport
Ing sapience.
Not one, however. would accept my chal-
lenge OF $500 to select and match any ten of
our mob against any picked ten ponies in
Singapore in trial of speed and endurance
My friends. not being professionally in
the. horse trade. promptly pnt the entire
mob up to auction so as to get away upon
the pearling-grOnnd prospecting cruise, in
which they were chiefly interested.
AS IL was. the scheme of experimentiug
with load OF ponies in lieu of running
empty up to post, Melted them a comfort
able sum toward the expenses of the vessel.
Out OF the band OF sixty-one ponies with
which we left Timor we lost only one.
He had bolted from the beach where we
were shipping our cattle and, caught near
the harbor masters office, had reared saw
agely on his hind legs. His eyes caught that
terrible word painted across the front
We buried him next day az sea.
GEORGE TEMPLER.