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A VISIT TO THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO. 



within reach of Muda Hassim's sway — and most of hm 

 tribe Imd been dispersed. As soon as Mr, Brooke became 

 powerful, ho extended his protection to Lundii ; by an 

 advcincG of money, the village was rebuilt — -many of the 

 misEmg tnbe collected — and the old man's happines."? and 

 content increased exceedingly. He was justly proud of 

 his sons, and particularly partial to Tujong, the youngest; 

 he had on tho present occasion brought three of them 

 with him, and a son-in-law, to join in clmstiKiug 

 those enemies who had been the cause of his many 

 troubles. Alas ! the Serebas had now possessed 

 themselves of the head of one brave boy, and had slain 

 another. 



It was ascertaincil afterwards that the three brothers 

 were advancing thi-ough the jungle in the usual single 

 file, tlio second leading, when a tiger-hke spring from the 

 bush was made on poor Eunsie, and he was cut down. 

 His slayer was the redoubtable Dyak Chief, Lingire 

 himself^ near to whose residence the flotilla were 

 advaiicbag. A fierce and desperato struggle ensued 

 between the youngest son and a Malay, named Ahong 

 A pong : he was son-in-law to the Laksimana of Paku, tho 

 chief who led the late recent severe foray at Sadong. 

 Sach combatant was armed with Bliield and sword : butj 

 assistance coming to his enemy, Tujong received the fatal 

 blow ; before, however, the fallen man could be decap- 

 itated, a musket-shot fired by Tujong's party passed 

 through the shield, and entered the body of the man 



