124 A JOURNEY IN JOHORE. 



cious animal, which must be louiid here 

 in gi^eat numbers. Tijis fact is also confirm- 

 ed by the Malays; several of whom as- 

 sured nie that, during the last six montlis 

 preceding my visit, live Malays had been 

 devoured by tigers on the banks of the 

 river, and one in a boat on tlie water; for 

 they assured me that one of the five Ma- 

 lays above mentioned Itad been taken out 

 of his boat by the animal while he was 

 asleep during the nigljt. 



On the 1 hih , 1 left tiie house of the Ba- 

 tin , in order to reach tlie extremity of the 

 Banut river. The Batin had for a long time 

 tried to dissuade me from going furtlier, 

 assuring me that there were several places 

 where a gentleman could not pass. I asked 

 him if he had never passed there. As he 

 answered that he was accustomed to do so, 

 IT well, II) said I, k wherever another man 

 cau pass, I can pass also, a and we start- 

 ed, 1 was obliged to take five Jakuns to 



