f:iS A JOURNEY IN JOHORE 



had repaired to the house of the Panghulu, 

 They spent the night there; when they 

 made a dreadful noise, the cause lor which 

 I (lid not know. Fof several nigh Is we had 

 slept but very little, keepin[; a look out in 

 ease of being attacked, and being assisted 

 in our sedulous watching h\ niusquittos, 

 whicli were there very numerous; but, on 

 the last night, the mysterious manner in 

 wliich all the population of the place had 

 tepaired to the house of the Panghulu still 

 more excited our attention. About midnight 

 1 began to be sleepy, wlieu m\ (jhina man 

 awoke, me saying that many men had come 

 and were under the house, where they 

 spoke for some time in a low voice, but 

 Ibe meaning ol" tlieir conversation could 

 not be understood. My twb men appearecl 

 nuicii frightened, thinking, as they tohl 

 me, llial this people at such an hour conhl 

 only come lor sonu' bad |)iirpose. But, tin- 

 convcrsidion which had called our atteulioii 



