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of this water; but I think some other kind must be 

 meant, although the water is quite pure enough for that 

 gentlemanly little fish. 



From what I have written it will be seen that although 

 Sulu cannot now afford elephant or tiger hunting like 

 Malacca, India, or Ceylon, there is plenty of sport ob- 

 tainable here nevertheless ; indeed there are few countries 

 eastward where better hunting, shooting, and rod-fishing 

 can be obtained. Sulu as seen from a distance on board 

 a ship out at sea, appears to be nearly all under cultiva- 

 tion ; but on riding into the interior a good deal of 

 uncultivated land and jungle is seen. The jungle portion 

 has mostly been under cultivation in former years, and is 

 now lying fallow previous to its vegetation being again 

 cleared off by fire ready for the rude plough- culture here 

 adopted. As approached from the westward the island 

 is really very picturesque, two or three of its peaks 

 rising from two to three thousand feet above sea level ; 

 these are separated from the coast by gentle undulating 

 hills or flattish plains. One or two of the high hills are 

 quite denuded of the old forest, and cultivation extends 

 to their summits. The two highest peaks, however, are 

 still clothed with the forest primeval, and it was these 

 two that I so much wished to explore. The highest is 

 Bu'at Timantangis, or " Hill of Tears." 



I was curious to know why such a poetic title had been 

 applied to the highest of the Sulu peaks, and so I made 

 inquiries. In all cases the natives agreed as to the 

 " reason why," which is this. "When the Sulu boats sail 

 away towards the horizon on their trading excursions, 

 this peak is the last bit of their native land which is 

 visible ; it is the " white cliffs of old England " to them ; 

 and the wanderers being accustomed to remember their 

 peaceful sunlit homes and their friends, drop a tear as 



