552 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (September, 1911. 
reached this spring, drank its water, and thinking that ina 
country which had so fine a climate, there was a little hope of 
finding any sick, turned back. 
14. Mahdrdjas létash, Lapcho bist ham tan ? 
Jilytjt mahdrdj, Lapcho bist jwa mdech. 
Gydmig ki tonma, aryd-mi shé-té. 
Nyotang hazri bi-gyos, khond Labranga, 
Khona Lébranga, Lapchoi: duwaré. 
Lépcho-.% pé-ranga, Negi tasha mdesh ? 
Negi ton ta tasha, chhatkangi ampi ; 
chhatkangi ampi Yum-pothi silo. 
J% kagli fi-ra-yin, Lapcho bistu gudé. 
Bistas té létash, bého chhanga batichyan-yin, 
baho chhang ta lotash, bapi ki bat-chydh-yin, — 
git té md-né-tak. Da kigli kumo, byord thii dush ? 
Byora té lonmd, bisti shong chammig, 
Bisténis dakk léshid, ‘‘ ki shong tha bi-ra-yit 
tailé diyiro, ‘‘mahdrdju wang den, bimig ta ggé-tak, 
Mandi byéhang bimig. Man-bani td pyishim, 
duwuré nérang ; 
baho parmit pyishim, bairang kaikani dena, 
bralmig md chal chél, tul-tuli mig-ti 
Mig-ti twin md-gydch, gii shyiris bitak. 
Dakk shong shongi bi-ma, khond Rémpira ; 
jilytiji mahérdj, thii dryd-cha-yin-yan ? 
Foi ta-li mani Mandi bydéhang bimig. 
Mandi bydhang bima, kanes hat kétayih ? 
Kanes té kétak, Changpat Lama Delia. 
Bimig ta lotayit painan thii kétayin ? 
Painan té kétak réshami chhiba. 
Lépehé bistas lotash, « Chingpit Delia Léma, 
dng shishé 16 kdrayin, dng murti khitak , 
Translation. 
The R4ja of Bashahr asked :—‘ Where is the Lapcho mms” 
ter, Dew Sukh by name ? ’—* Sire, the Lapcho minister 18 ? 
here; but if Your Highness wants him, we will send for 
Two attendants went up to the level lands of Labrang village 
to the Lapcho minister’s door (asking): ‘O kinsman © 
Lapcho,! is the minister here or not ?’—‘ Yes, there he is, 10 
1 Lapcho, a sept of Kan jjage : probably 
: ‘ ets found in Labrang village: P' 
from Laébrangpaé, ‘an inhabitant of Labrang.’ : 
