126 A JOUhMvV IN JUHORE. 



scarceiy Jiali an hour had elapsed, when 

 we were obliged to enter mud again. In 

 the absence of a footpath, we followed a 

 small muddy slream. We had no mud or 

 water hifjhor than the knee, and could 

 have walked prett\ last if anotlier impedi- 

 ment had not presented itself. Tiiis was oc- 

 casioned by the thorny rattan tree wliicli 

 grows iJtere abundantly. The leaves and 

 branches which every year fall fronfi that 

 tree, and in the course of time enter the 

 mud, must be a serious inconvenience to 

 tlie travcHer who is obliged to journey ba- 

 refoot. This^ together witli the branches 

 iind the thorns of the trees by whicli the 

 clothes are hooked on every side, renders 

 sucit travelling very dilficult. We spent thus 

 about tfiree hours, and, 1 suppose, we did 

 not walk more than a mile and tialf. About 

 three o'clock p.m. we arrived at a kampong 

 inliabited by Jaknns, tliree houses, five fa- 

 uiilirs rind i'ighteen perfsons. These Jakuns 



