The Myosah of Kenghkam was crossing the river. His subjects awaited him on the other side. On the raft that bore him were huddled his army of thirty men, volunteers in the royal service, who were content to eat the King's meat and follow in his train. The band squatted in the bows. The DIyosah himself was surround. ed by the retainers of hiv household. Hiv Fesbte kim, uniaored by all ae pomp:
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The mere globe-trotter sat on the at steps by the river side-waiting events. The raft was so near now, he could sve the little red boral tos, and wus having the band quite plainly. ' It had opened
precious nut carefully with its metal" pincers, preparatory to another chew.
The Myosah, his army, and the officers of State were entrusted to one rude barge, merely a platform of. bamboo roughly lashed to two hollowed tree trunks. Even jequer was endangered, for he was ig from his annual tour and carried with him the revenue of the whole State. How the hearts of the subjects on the bank must have beat ow the ferry hay reached the shore in safety. The band is the first to disomba its only instrument, a bruce gong, strikes a note to signify the home coming. The army follows: thirty stalwart, Shans. various stages of undress squat in a circle on the ground; each is armed with an antique muzzle-loading Tower rifle. Next the Myosah's pony leaps from the raft with all the savoir-faire of circus horse. Last of all the Myosah himself struts forward with easy swagger to meet the Englishman. He is a thin spare delicate little figure, who stands no higher than four feet ten in his shoes, and looks as if a puff from one of his men would blow him over. The shoes ho commits to the keeping of the groom of the bedchamber.
The Englishman alone is unacquainted with the Court etiquette: his interpreter comes to the rescue.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.