The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-08
TIhntan Note. on France.

Tlbetans IN their country. The least
travelled and most exclusive Of Asian
peoples. II was a wonderful dnv when
the Dalai Lama with his great cavalcadc
made his cxi; through one gate Of Tibrt
while the British were entering at
another. II this had not occurred, If
the Tbctans had not known that he
Dalai Lama had heen feted in Pekin
and the Tashi Lama in Calcutta. genera
tons monc might have passed before n
Tibe'an was seen IN the OCCident. but
one Of them, ADJRUP GUNiBo, has lived
a half wear in France. taken there by
JACQUES BNCoT. tho Asian explorer
ADJRUP GUMBo has written in his own
tongue Of the wonderful things he has
seen. We should have To read the
chronicles Of early discovery Tor a
narrative so naive. ~ simple. So full Of
Childlik" ~onderment IA this story of
ADIRrP GUMBo NJ RiCor 'ransla. ed
IL into French and II has boon published
In L'AsiC FrurcIiS.
ADiRUP GuMBO set out with some
misGivinga. 4 had n comrnde named
ALA, he writes and when We reached
Tnngy1Ieh ALI, was much afraid and
so turned back 10 our own country.
Bat decided 10 go on to France. =
Crossing into Burma. however. his
courage nearly oozed ont
tn. people. their language and the,- vsy.
Were 20 different. Then I thought much IN my
soul that also would 90 home. but for two dsy,
{. ! Vas yeSed In nina. l saw that tho people
rode IN carts and carriages that they were clad
In slkN ave sSoellsat food. and had many elr.
plants and much ivory. snd n seemed 70 me that
ought to see the Indies. 50 kept on
On the fifth day OF the eleventh moon
aDIRrP GUMRo was seated on q great
lrawadi River steamer bound for ,he
sea. II was moved bv means OF fire,
water and wheels that turned the river
into foam: il sped faster than the wind
and made a noise like thunder. Under
"A roof were great stores of goods. and
whenever the boat stopped large crowds
came aboard, aud every dav the mer-
chants took IN a. much as ~ dGb ounces
81 silver for goods they sold ADIRI'P
GCMBo was travelling on one Of the
boats fitted mp as bRzaars that plv up
and down the lrawadi. ~ they np-
preached the sea tho Young man tells
how IN" tears flowed down has Chc"ks
"a he thought of the two brothers and
the sister he had left At homo. II" was
very homesicE and wished 20 turn back.
bur he was too far away. H,- -ad
thoughts We're diverted by the novelty
Of thc sea a. they sailed for Europe
Wa uoog.d slofi I eorld see on, .n- s4n.
The moon sof the stars. When : looked down
I could see only water nothing else except The
mig nsh 'ha' sometimes cane up and played az
The surfac-. Then there was crest Wind snd
y made rrrn sick IRE shlp did not stop - nlvhi
because Ihe bright moon ~ tho sea- We rad two
Kinds % vA'sr Sc. water Witch was very ss.,
snd water from river which Ne drank. and there
WAs much Of - that after eighteen days we had
no' exhausted o.
on NE fo.-'senth dAy an FrEHsh CHIEF died. /
and sitter ne rngiI,h custom n. men dressed
'herssiv-s ! hlaca and 'a"y sad pTavs-. and
csst 'rs podN INTO the Vas frightened
when . go this thought tha' ~ .bo' ~ lie
my body also would BE- 'hyown Into ne oc-an
and my country snd my brothers and sister came
90 my mind Ani my eyes filled with tears but
when pa TAJTN lBACIT the great man pa saw
tbst was troubled he said 70 o. 10 not be
disturbed ApJRrr Grsso fyor become ~
will give you remedies aud = vou should die I
will not throw your body into the sea, but Will
place n In stone mausolsun and I viii send aid
to your family In your country
Many EnEushmen On the ship laughed -
they looked 81 ne sni made motions with their
hands and feet 20 help ne understand what they
said so came 20 know hat they we're trying
10 tell nc that the customs Of tho English were
good. but the customs OF toe Ttbs'ans wrre yery
bad Thea 'hou:r, OF wha. our Poop. say. |
that ne who foTge,1 n's mother ton quo - 40 10
graft and resolved never TO forvet the custom.
OF my GO uuv
The wonder 81 the world grew a. they !
steamed into the harbor Of Marseillea !
BiCOr took his protsge 20 one Of the |
splendid churches where service was in !
progress ADJRrP GrMBo knelt with |
the multitude. He knew they were a,
PRAYER and he prayed with hem:
oar COD. who Il rve-yvher. ,nd who made
-, world and 10 creatures ard commands them
pTos'rA'o M, ss' r~forc Thee. thank Thee 'or L,
rhy p-o'sc ton for Thou soest wen and happy !
'pr ! have snrcrc1 no a-i ton. =, gratitude !
,r Ne equality grace 'or Thou N,s' no limits,
b., ask Thee sti to loos apon ne and Eeea ire /
Infs' Thy care
The men and wouer - rrsnc~ Ar- asavuful |
md their clothInz IS very neat Ari proper In .
mis- country have ss-n no rrrrs', mi, IN spite
N the fsri mat neat 20 Russia Trance = the
srEes, grower ~ wheat IN Europe. bu' th.-e are
zrest Qusntiues ~ rnsa, fruits and 'Wcris
There i mountain A. MarseiI-s and was
taken into little house ~ ~. foot witch vas
n~i with people Ilrn l~I rang and la a
,vinknng the little EoIsr wa moved 10 u4r 'op
Of the mountain. where We co. or Or the s'sp.
% heaur'ul rhrrch. 10 this rhrrrh s-e STATUES J
or saints aud holy n~n. ! UAs gi,d a. 'f- si.h,,
and EneI' svGin 90 pray
Tho Tibe,ans have no ablrions and |
n course are very dirtv people. !
ADJRrP GrMBo says hs found tha' a, /