The record-union., 1897-10-17
IN LOVE WITH A BURMAN.
English Girl OF Fortune Meets Her
Fate at the Crystal Palace.

The story of a romance which, IL told
in its completeness, would fill a whole
volume, comes out by the steamship
Staffordshire, which was moored to the
Soolay Pagoda wharf 1t is not long
ago since we had to chronicle the ar
rival of the Burmese men and women
who had been stranded in London, and
who had been sent through to Ran
goon in consequence of appeals from
the public. Some of them told of a short
experience in a London workhouse, but
none Of them spoke of the friends they
had left behind them. Burmah has
still charm, and it's boys and girls
are more thought of than perhaps those
of any other part. of the great En-
pire' At least, one would think SO.
Surely, when Mr. Fowle took away
his little troupe he little expected what
would become of them, and, indeed, he
little thought that one of them would
be the happy possessor of a Kentish
garden where fruit grows in abund-
ance, and where Lipton's feet would
like to tread But such possession
awaits him if he can be found. 1t is
authentically stated that a garden
overfiowing with fruit is to be shared
with a young brunette of an old and
much esteemed English country fam
lily and a Burman, who is said to be
now working in jungle not far from
Mandalay.
The story of the love affair reveals a
tale not often told. The young lady
went to the Crystal Palace with some
friends, and among other sights she
saw, got entranced and stayed for some
time at the Burmese village. She be-
came fascinated with the dress of the
Burmese, and although she was never
known before to rebel against the
wishes of her friends, she did so that
time and when the hour arrived to re-
turn to London Bridge she insisted on
stopping in or around that portion of
the palace set apart for the Burmese
visitors.
On her return home she expressed
great delight at what she had seen, and
she desired to go again the next day.
When she got there one of her friends
met her, and it is partly due to that
lady that the first introduction was eff
fected. 1t was done, however, and thus
it has come about that the young lady
desires now to tie the knot with the
only love-" They met that night and
they used to meet nightly, and despite
all the protestations of her friends she
insisted on going to the palace day af-
ter day.
A newspaper reporter saw Mr..
Baretto of the Deputy Commissioner S
office on the subject. and he said: Eyes.
the young lady was nice looking, and
used to meet the Burnan at night. 1t
was while the fireworks were ON that
they used to take their walks round the
pavilion, and although she was not al
lowed by her friends, and Mr. F'owle
would not allow him to go to London
with her. yet they used to meet
clandestinely and acted as if they were
madly in love with each other, espe-
cially on the girls part,
Speaking of the passage money, a
gentleman ON the steamer said that 1t
has been paid for a passage, either by
the Staffordshire or the next steamer,
but decisive instructions have been left
to find the Burnaan at all hazards. The
young lady is accomplished and speaks
several languages. She is but Is
years of age. and has an income in her
own right, said to reach into ten thou
sands 1t is stated that a large portion
of the suburbs of Dartford and many
thousand acres in Maidstone, as well
as several fruit gardens outside Cam
terbury, belong to her.-Rangoon
Times