388 



TH£ RAJAH. 



iisfsolOtalSi^ of lihi^t^th and imjutix^^aused by its 



iisp, o-iv(s a (li^iigTccal)l(i appearance to those 

 who lialjitiiate tlitiii] selves to it. Whilst dehiyed 

 by the rajali^ to were regaled by the pure and 

 ic^fi^^dbg jiiie^ Btm^t gfeeii coeoa-inits : at 

 letzgth hk Wghtm^ ^T0vcd. 



ITc wu?i a young man of \'ery dark, but hand- 

 somely-formed features, (darker by two shades 

 than; the Malays,) about five feet five or six 

 indies mli^ltj of slender htm, and attiire«[ lii 



tlie tt^tkSll iStatlire Saro/tf/ ; a yclhnv silk Samia- 

 i&9^f or sash, aronnd the waist, in whieli a Krlsy 

 of handsome nnmnfaetnre, was plaeetl ; a eh>se 

 I^fijff, or jaeket, with piuted bnttons in front ; 



upon hfe h€i^ « tpfeitBt ^i»3iite tkjdSif miimt 

 aBjr^ee^misotm; m& goM togl^ aj^iuid Ma 

 wrists and ancles : his attend Lints were almost all 

 Mrtormeo. or natives of Bent];"al and Madras ; 

 many from tlie latter countries, and otht^rs, of 

 tihat t^^^Mm^. hmi il& places The raj ah, 

 although bom here, Md tiie appearande^^ ljeiag 

 of Bengal parentage. The grave old gentlemen 

 around were tlxe principal s^pokesnien on afTairs 

 of business, 



U "tm the <tf Mr* l^rdB te> pnrt^ms^ % 

 cargo of Ateka.-nut* for the China marltet, for 



» t!m £injit tR«! Ateka palm «b iMmtietfy «»lled h 

 tomm&t^ ** TibUtl-mt^* ivhidi iicemm^ mistakes; 



