INHABITING THK MALAYAN PENINSULA. 87 



There is a tradilioii on the origin of some 

 tribes of lakuns, called Orang Laul (oien 

 of the sea), because they five ordinarily in 

 boats upoij tlie sea, and on the sea-siiore. 

 It is re^ated in tlie following way, 



(fDattu Klanibu , a man of powder in far- 

 mer days, employed a number of Jakuns 

 in the building of a palace. He had an only 

 daughter, who, once upon a time observing 

 the primitive costume of some of her fa- 

 thers workmen, was s<?ized with an un- 

 controllable fit of merriment. Whereupon, 

 the irritated Jakuns commenced the incan- 

 tation ttchinderwye, and pursued their 

 way to the forest, followed by the spell 

 hound princess, Dattu Klarabn despalclied 

 messengers to bring back his daughter, but 

 she refused to return, and eventually be- 

 came the spouse of one of the Jakun chiefs. 

 Dattu Klanibu, on receiving intelligence ul 

 this occurrence, dissembled bis rcsentuienl, 

 and invited the whole tribe to a sumptuous 



