TITE VIRGIN DAUGHTER OF SUETAN BONGSU. 
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carried off by a “ lodan.” Years after, without a syllable of expla¬ 
nation or a “ by your leave,” Si Miskin re-appears, walking up to 
the house-front of Nek Kabayan : the plain, self-possessed expres¬ 
sion is “ udip hau,” lived anew, and verbiage is avoided : the man 
was needed, and why a great parade in putting him to use! When 
the Nakhoda arrived at home, he left his bird, musarig and monkey 
with the Virgin’s father, and cocoanut trees were planted, among 
others ; when the first nuts should have been eaten from the trees 
then planted, the princess’s pledge was to he redeemed. Meantime 
she neglected to eat or bathe, through grief for her “ loved and lost”. 
The Dyak idiom is “ Man, kai man marau, kai mamu,” a sort of 
“ quoad” being implied viz. “ as to eating, she did not eat. See. Nek 
Kabayan’s house, which we just saw Miskin approaching, was a 
noted place for good sirih and accompaniments, and Sultan Borigsu 
was in the habit of sending to Nek for his daily supply. Judge of 
the excitement at the palace, and especially in the apartments of 
Bandang Ayer, when a servant came home, one morning, and was 
sure that he had seen the lover she was regarding as for ever gone; 
it was no longer “ mamu, kai mamu, ” and appetite revived. The 
slave was at once sent back to look well again, and brought new joy 
with him, for no one might longer doubt. The bird was now sent to 
Nek Kabayan’s house, and became proficient in reading under Si 
Miskin’s care: the beasts also acquitted themselves with credit. 
Meantime the cocoanut trees were nearly ready to yield ripened 
fruit, and the Nakhoda was making great preparations for the wed¬ 
ding entertainment. Detail is unnecessary. Bandang Ayer married, 
with great pomp, the man of her heart, and, during the ceremonial 
44 men were on guard at the kwala to prevent the irruption of the 
incensed Nakhoda, whose vessel was riding near. After it was quite 
completed, the brother of the bride, Rajah Tunggal, had a frank talk 
with the disappointed navigator in which such remarks were made 
that the heart of the murderer was as lead within him. He could 
not reply in any other words than these “ What farther can I do, I 
who have no money? I shall go home.” Balayar nan nik may a. 
And at once set sail. 
