The Sun. — 1804-10-04 (London, England)

LEONE.)  '" The Tinianees and Bulloms have moreover a variety of games which they ' pratfise: with great pleasure, and take .vast, interest in, even when they are playing for amusement, and net for any stake of value. One of the, games which they play at -is ..called k'yungee,pOo, or the game of baniboos, For this purpose a square is traced upon the grouad, in the.centre of which, at the corners, and in the middle of each side, a. hole is formed. Two lines are draw n , ,through.the centre, which intersed each other, and pass, through the lateral holes : at each of their extremities, a hole or town, at they call it, is plated, . which makes the number of towns amount to thirteen. Each player has Fleven pieces of bamboo-, -which.are distinguished .'by one set being :longer than the other. In order to play, a bamboo is put into one of the corner towns ; and, as the maws 41e alternate, the other party does thc• same at the oppoSite net. The first bamboo is then moved, to one of the lateral towns, in order to allow others to be intro duced. It may at the next move be placed in the centre, end town; &c. The bamboos may be moved. forivardi or backwards at pleasure, hut. they must rest at the first town they meet in the path, and not pass it for another. It one party be in a town at the extremity .of a line or in, the centre, and the other be in, the middle (or side town) having the town behind it unguarded, the opponent may step over into the unoccupied town, and thus take a man, as at draughts. The.players may introduce as many bamboos on the board as they Ouse, but seldom above four or five are brought forward at once, and these can only be introduced at the. coiner town, which each occupied at first. . " This game does not .appear to. admit of such variety, nor is it so generally praai4ed as the top. lowing, which is called k'yungee-bel, or the pine of palm nuts. To play at this, they have a. board about two feet in length, sharp pointed at each end, and 'placed for conveniency upon a stand. There are fourteen shallow round holes formed in it, six of which are on each side,- and opposite to each other ; these they call towns. The two other holes are placed one at each end, for the players to deposit the counters which they win. Each player has' twenty.loof palm.nuts or counters, four of -wh'ieh lie places in each town on that side of the board Which he keeps to himself. The game con. sists in moving these palm nuts all round the board from left to right, but so that the: whole number contained in any onetown must be taken up and de. posited one by one. in the followingright hand (owes, as far as they will reach. If the last palm nut falls into one of the adversary's towns which contains but one. or two counters, they are taken up anti .placed in the...depot ; but If there be already three in the town,- as the addition or another nut forms a coat-. • plete set, they cannot be taken, but remain there Without doing' good to either party. Thus, if in the furthest town towards the left hand, there hap. pen to be eight palm nuts,-the player may take them .up ; and leaving this town empty, he deposits a conoter in each of his own towns, in succession to_ wards the tight, in addition to those they already contain ; the remainder are deposited singly in the three first. towns of his ativeriary. If in the town in which theiast palm ,nut is placed there be only ,one or two counters, he not only- takes them, but also those in the first and second town, provided, with his addition the number of counters contained amount only to three in each ; but this ,wholly depends upon the last palm nut.' In this manner the game proceeds, until one pariy has won as many counters as with, which decides the game in his favour. Simple as this game may ,appear, - it is sufficiently interesting to employ their VrhOle attention, and is. pursued with equal avidity by the boys and girls, by matrons and infirm old men. •  Upon these occasions, a number of people cal. Ira around .the players, mutually.. assisting them with their advice, and appearing highly gratified with their success. These games bciog forbidden by the Koran, are seldom ur never practi,ed by the Mohammedans."  Dissuasive against Suicide, suggested by a recent melancholy instance of that ctiaw.  I f yoU are distressed in tnind, live ; serenity and joy may yet dawn upon your soul. • If you have 6een contented and cheerful, live; and gener ously•ditfuse that happiness to others. If misfortunes-have befallen you by your own miscandttd, live ;• and be wiser for the future. ' Ifthey have befallen you by the fzulq ofothers; live ;.you have nothing .wherewith to reproach yourself. • If you are tudigtutt and helpless', live ; the face of things may agreeably change. If y_ou are rich and prosperous, ; and enjoy what you .possess. If another hath injured you, live ; his own crime will be his pun6hment. It you have injured another, ; and rec9mPence it by your good tlicei. If your ciitracter be attacked unjustly, live ; time Will remove the aspersion; • I f the reproaches are well founded, live ; and deserve them ,not for the future. _  If you are already eminent and applauded, live ; and pre. serve the honours you haVe•acquircd. It your success is not equal to your merit, live; in the consciousness of hiving deserved it. ;If your sllcCe§s.,hath exceeded youi merit, live ; and arrogate not too much to yourself, _ If you 'have been negligent and useless to society, /iv:. ; and make amends by your future condo& If you" have been .active and industrious, live; and com• municate your improvements to of hers. If you, have spiteful enemies, live; and disappoint their malevolence.  1 f you have kind and faithful friends, /12.1. ; to bless and proteo them. . , if hitherto you have been impious and wiaed, live ; and repent of your sins. _..- If VOL have been wise and virtuous, live; for the future bene6t of ni ailtini. And, lastly,  if you hop c. for inninuriality, c,ild prepare to enjoy it.  • - At 1M