Malaysia. 



most charming spectacles that even thc 

 gorgeous East atTords. The iields arc sep- 

 arated from cach other by low, grass-cov- 

 ered dykcs. One statids in the niidst of 

 ;m endlcss slretch uf grecn, aiul wiien the 

 plant is a few inchcs bigh and a soft air 

 hreathes over it there are undulations of 

 varying grcen to dclight thc obscrver. 



Altogcther the scenery in this Archi- 

 pelago is beautitul beyond description. One 

 looks in the morning upon a gray sea with 

 the purpliug outlines of the islands around 

 you. out against the slightly Hushing sky; 

 look again at mid-day and the shallow 

 ocean is a living green. while the islands 

 blaze like pure amethysts in an emerald 

 sca, Hecked with white wliere the wind dis- 

 lurbs the waters. LooU again at cvening, 

 aud in the crimson liglit of the dying sun 

 the islands are aWaze. and the ocean is 

 dyed with mauy colors; the trecs flame like 

 pillars r>f rire pointing to the skies above f 

 and everywhere there is outpourcd around 

 you such a gorgeous scheme of color as 

 nature nowhere rcproduces. 



"The Isles of Greece, the Islcs of Greece, 

 Wherc burumg Supplm h>ve<l mhI sang." 



