The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-28

dense, compact and interviewer that a
bird could not fly through it. Still l
knew my men, if they had the courage,
could follow where the tiger led and
could cut path for me"
The chase proceeded slowly and at
| length the consul reached an open
space in the jungle, where he was ar
rested by a cry from Aboo Din. II
found him on his hands and knees,
gazing stupidity at the prints in the
moist earth.
'.'Tuan, he shouted, see Baboo's
feet, Observation-Disclosures Praise be
to Allah!'
"'Apa?' (what does it meanD 1
said
"Aboo Din tore his hair and called
upon Allah and the assembled Malays
to witness that he was the father of
this Baboo, but that in the sight of
Mohammed he was innocent of this
witchcraft. He had striven from Hari
Rahmadan to Hari Rahmanan to bring
his 4-yearold up in the light of the
koran, but here he was striding through
the jungle, three feet and more at
step, holding to a tigers tail.
Il shouted with laughter as the truth
dawned upon me. 1t must be so-Baboo
was alive. Hit footprints were before
me-" And so the search is continued.
At the second wet spot in the jungle
they eagerly scanned the trail for signs
of Baboo, but only the pads of the tiger
marred the surface of the slime. Aboo
Din squatted at the foot of huge man.
grove and broke forth in loud lamenta-
lions, but the fertile imagination of the
consul came to the rescue.
"Aboo,' l commanded, sarcastically,
'pergie! (move onD Baboo is a man
and a witch. He is tired of walking
and is riding on the back of the
tiger.'
"Aboo gazed into my face incredu-
lousy for moment, then, picking up
his parang and tightening his sarong,
strobe on ahead without word.'
But they found the Baboo at last.
They were resting at noon when sud
denly a pear-shaped mangrove pod
struck the consul full in the breast
and childish voice came from the
neighboring jungle: "Tabek (greeting).
Tuan Greeting, Aboo Din! Tuan con-
sui no whip, Baboo come out" I'm
munity was promised and so Baboo
came out. Here is Baboo's story in his
own words:
"Kuching besar Chg caD eat Ba-
boo's chow dog, then sleep in lallang
kuching (pretty kitty, see Baboo's
doll?' Kuching no like Baboos doll
mem (my LADY, consul give Kuching
run away Baboo catch tail, run too.
Kuching go long ways. Baboo 'fraid
Aboo Din whip, and tell kuching must
go back. Kuching pick Baboo up in
mouth when Baboo let go. Kuching
hurt Baboo. Kuching stop under ba-
MAN tree and sleep. Big shading MA
layan build come, fight kuching. Ba-
boo sorry for good kuching. Baboo
hid from shading. Aboo Din no whip
Baboo?"
And here we have the origin Of what
in a few years will become a legend
of the place, for in a tale entitled
"Baboo's Pirates the author writes:
"Since Baboo has become hero and
earned the appellation of the Hari-
man-Anak (tiger chilly his vanity di-
rected his footsteps toward Kampong
Clam, the Malay quarter of Singa-
pore.
Here he was generally to be found,
seated on a richly hued Indian rug,
with his feet drawn up under him, amid
circle of admiring snopkeepers, syces.
kebuns and fishermen, narrating for the
hundrdeths time how he had been
caught at Changi by tiger, carried
through the jungle on it's back until he
came to a great bantam tree.
Often he enlarged on the well known
story and repeated long conversations
that he had carried on with the tiger
while they were jeurneying thu ough the
Jungle
Possibly at some future day visitor
to the Palacca jungle ray give to the
world Baboo's revised edition of his
marvellous experience.
IF you run amuck in Malaga" writes
Consul Wildman you may perhaps
kill your enemy or wound your dearest
friend but you may be certain that in
the end you will be krisssj like q pai :
iah dog. Every man, woman and child
will urn his or her hand against You,
Hl,,o,, I,
cItoast you have b fri an la1. The laws
are as immutab1e as fate This is IL e
introduction to a tale in which a Maia-
yam maid in love with e, pr Ice S forced
to marry a boatsman's son. The bride
groom realizing the truth, runs
amuck." He is krissed. but as he lies
dying the insanity leaves him for a
moment, and he murmurs to the prince:
"She-loved you. Love is from-Allah
But not for-me; for the English-and-
princes Then they throw his body
to the tigers.