IN THE EAST INDIES. _—__—149 
This is eaten from a large and very deep scup plate 
and I must say that it is very good when you once 
have grown accustomed to its looks. 
I wish you could be on this piazza during my of- 
fice hours and see the beasts brought in by the natives, 
everything from pythons and cobras to minute 
spiders; 1t is some work getting them all put up. I 
suppose we have ten thousand specimens or more by 
this time. Ros. can speak Malay now, so Tutten will 
be out of it when we get back. 
Your loving brother, 
Tom. 
Of course, you must give my love to all the fam- 
ily. 
PS. 
Dear Sal : — Jimmy’s note (for I am sure you 
now all call him Jimmy) would have been better re- 
plied to if I had a first class letter of congratulations 
to copy. You might explain to him that without a 
rough copy I am poor at expressing myself, but I 
mean the very bestest, and so do we all, parrots, 
pythons, lizards, wild cats, cockatoos and kangaroos; 
these comprise our list of pets. 
Best love to Pa and Ma from Ros. 
Buitenzorg, Java, March 27, 1907. 
My dear future Brother : 
I want to tell you how thrilled and excited I am 
about the engagement and how splendid I think it is. 
You certainly are to be congratulated, for Sal is one 
in a million, as you have found out. I am sure when 
I know you that I shall feel the same about you as I 
do about her. Let me give you a bit of sisterly ad- 
