JUNGLE TAILORS, SERVANTS AND COURTS, 
give vent to his feelings of satisfaction by expectorating 
all the betel leaf in his mouth, take out his box and 
have a fresh chew, after which he rises up on a fresh 
start. Before “ interviewing” a master on any matter 
of business they always quickly seize hold of the most 
favourable opportunity of setting properly the head dress, 
and from the state and general appearance of our visitor’s 
turban it was evident he had not neglected this precau- 
tion. He had what appeared to be, a roll of cloth 
under his arm but, as was afterwards discovered, this 
roll was just a large empty bag, rolled up, or at all events 
far too large lor any thing it then contained ; but 
probably this was a piece of deep forethought on his 
part, because, as will afterwards be shewn although the 
bag was empty when he arrived, it was quite full 
when he went away. Having stared for some time 
in hopes that our visitor would speak first, and state 
his business, but as he did not — only stared at us in 
return, with a fixed unflinching gaze, so that our 
Scotch friends will quite comprehend our mutual 
position, on the remark — there he stood, and there we 
sat-staring at each other like twv putten stots^ It 
was absurdly tiresome, and we in barsh and rather 
angry tones exclaim, “ What do you want.” Instead 
of briefly stating what he did wantj he replied, “I 
hear master want a tailor to make some jungle suit s 
of clothes.” Our reply was, How did you hear this ? 
No requisition has been made to any one, to procure 
or send a tailor ; the subject has not been mentioned at 
all; yet, nevertheless, your statement is perfectly true 
for we do desire and require a tailor ; for whom there is 
a good deal of work j explain and satisfy our curiosity. 
You say, you heard we wanted a tailor, who told you 
this ?” Says he : “I was sitting in the verandah of a 
bazaar, at the road-side, when some tambis passed 
bye with coolies, carrying a great number of tin 
boxes ; the tambis stopped for a little to 
rest, and we ‘had some talk, and they told me, they 
had sold to master plently of brown holland cloth, 
to make jungle coats and trousers; now plenty of 
gentlemen call me to come and make clothes for them, 
and they are all in great hurry, and requiie the work 
done immediately. But, whenever heard master 
had bought cloth, I think I must run to bim , Because 
there is no master like master, and his work must be 
done, and it must be- done cheaper for him than for 
any one else, and as l am a very cheap working tailor, I 
must go at once, all for master’s sake, because if I don’t 
go very quick master might get some other tailor 
who would charge too much and also make the clothes 
very badly. Because master know very well, I' am 
the very best tailor, please look,” and he unrolled 
