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gate of the kampong, a large gamelang clanged 

 forth a welcome, a troop of men poured out, the 

 spearmen threw themselves from their horses at the 

 gate, charging through which we entered a small 

 court-yard, where a crowd of servitors pressed for- 

 ward to hold our stirrups, take our horses, marshal 

 us into a rude kind of pandopo, and receive our 

 hats and jackets, while one or two others presented 

 us with basins of water and towels. Before we could 

 dry our hands and faces, a cup of tea was at our 

 elbow, and a tray of excellent confectionary, while 

 the table was garnished with pine-apples, mangos, 

 water-melons, and a variety of other fruits. As the 

 place seemed small and poor, and there did not ap- 

 pear to be any one present of a higher rank than the 

 head of a kampong, we were rather surprised even 

 at this display ; but lo ! and behold ! no sooner did 

 we slacken in our attentions to these viands than 

 they were removed, and the table soon covered with 

 a hot breakfast of twenty different dishes, that 

 rivalled even the luxurious meals of the Rongo of 

 Lamajang. What was, perhaps, most singular, 

 when we considered where we were, the table was 

 covered with English cutlery, the table-cloth proba- 

 bly was of English manufacture, and on turning up 

 a plate I found it came from the Staffordshire Pot- 

 teries. Wedgewood has beat China, even at its own 

 door. 



Soon after we sat down, our coolies arrived with 

 the baggage, and T was enabled to observe the 



