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K'bod-hong'leang waa a native of J^^ Clieang-cliew, 

 and becaiue CapLain China of Bamvia ; he was also of a li- 

 beral diaposition, and truly geoeroui. There was at that 

 time one |^ ^ 3t Ch'hwa-sek-kong. wlio resided in hE» 

 family, and ei' per ie need an in it an ce of his generosity. Jt 

 seems that of all the fraits of ^ jf| Cheang-chewj the ^ 

 brown paar is considcfed the most delicioiia ; but il ia never 

 obtained in great qiiantitief, and when the Chinese junks 

 arrive they merely bring two or three sj^&cimenB. Tlje inrg- 

 esi of these are sold for a hundred reals, and the eniallest 

 for twenty, all of which are generally sent up, by great and 

 iufiuential penonSj as prestnta to the governor of Bftiavfa. 

 Hong-]uang puichaeed a couple of these, and entruiied them 

 to Sek-kong, itilcntliog to iend ihem to the governor : bm 

 Sek-kong, thinking that they weie only common pro due (ion a, 

 sliced thetn up, and preaenied them to his patron. Hontr- 



indeed ooe of the most delicious fruita of our native place, 

 end is rareJy to be obtained, let all my guests and inmates 

 be called to partake of ii." 



Amboyna produces the oil of cloreff, which ia generally 

 kept in email glass bottles ; the largest of which are worth 

 a hundred reals i one day Sek-kong, whilst wiping the table^ 

 accidentfiily broke one of these, when the fragrance dilTused 

 itself through all the house; and it being imjwssible to con- 

 ceal the fact, he informed Ijis jiatroii, IJong-leang merely 

 said, " ^ ^ ^ ft fRi'Jt ^-1^, The preeervaiion 

 and destruction of things are determined by fate ; why need 

 you mention it,*' 



In Bataria, when guests are invited, tliey tiae crystal ves- 

 sels and dishea, even the. tea-cups are all of glasSj each set of 

 which is worth one or two hundred reaU. One day. when 

 they were entertaining some friends, a slave-girl, by a slip 



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