A TIDAL WAVE, 
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Just outside of the bay of Amboina we were 
surprised by a small tidal wave, which, sailing 
as we were in the smoothest sea, alarmed us by 
the sudden upset. Tables, chairs, sofas, books, 
eau-de-Cologne bottles, fans, toys, glasses, chil- 
dren, and we grown people, — all joined in the 
irresistible rush to the side of the vessel. The 
cry of one of the children, who thought she was 
going overboard, afforded us great amusement 
after everything was righted —' ct Mamma ! I do 
not wish to go ! ” I tried to seize hold on H. 
to steady myself, but only caught sight of him 
and little Madame and a sofa trending off in 
quite another course from that to which I was 
impelled. During many months of sailing I 
have never encountered any disturbance more 
serious than a rough sea. In this region storms 
rarely come in moderation ; nothing short of a 
cyclone in which no ship can live relieves the 
elements. 
We lay four days in Menado, at the north- 
eastern extremity of the island of Celebes. The 
inhabitants are as widely different from those of 
the southern isles of the archipelago as are 
Swedes from Italians. Their complexion is yel- 
lowish, and the hair is quite straight. They are 
noticeably neat in dress, and all wear hats. 
