But now a new and more serious diicuty "confronted Drees and wife. The charming youn, tompion maiden bad bocsse' wet in turn to each of the wild and woolly boys and a large and humorous progeny was the result These again in turn mated and lamaland, the land of the lamas, came into being. Polyandry began very early in Tibet and has con tinued ever sinza. A strong hand some young girl is prepared at any time and under any- conditions to marry the whole family, If thes fight among themselves, well, tha not her business. She becomes mother to the children, eats he: tsamba, drinks her buttered-tea, milks the cows, looks after the goats, feeds the' domestic animals, and accepts life in her nomadic tent from a purely altruistic atandpoin*. The difficulty now before the obi couple was how to feed and cloth the offspring. No human being ix 8 state of progress towards civilization ix content to live entirely on mushrooms. The humble parents may put up with mary. things by the children simply won't stand for it) "Mutton broth has always hal strong influence in the urna urge towards bird's mest soup: and always will have, The days had love since post when a half-nickel thrown to the little devils the cave floor would Row.
Once again he started out on the long trail te his old teacher. Here again he laid before him fresh ditticulty am cree again solicited his help snd instruction, "Go back home," said the wise old teacher, "ard do as T now tell you. Appoint one of your sons to be the chief ruler; appoint another to be the chief magistrate; another to be the chief minister; another to be the head of agriculture; appotat one over the civil and another over: the military affairs, Follow thes instructions and the country will soon enjoy peace and quietness."
With this load of advice Droewn retraced his steps to the old home fon the rock. Here again he called the unruly tribe before him and made known the instructions of the fllustrions teacher. One and all agreed ard in a short time the inpointments were made. The eldest son became the ruler; son number two, the minister; and number three, the magistrate and the other sons in their order received. received their appointments in civil and military affairs. A measure of Jaw and anier was administered, and Tibet, after the death of Drew demo and" his
for thirty generations. Ah-bu-dung, Drecx's eldest son, was followed ale succession for some hundreds of sears, till the long span was broken by a ruler whose wife bore him only one daughter. Here again was a problem which rice to a very" interesting, over the land of the amas.
The 'THetans never taken kindly. t and stil use thelr_hands in gentle art of eating food.
ing family, to. mushroom fu the Dens ex Machina in Dreewu left his hom? ade his was About this time, O-basmeh, Ime measurable Light, went one of his learned pupils away into the dark forests of Tibet. Lama Drorg-song, made his long journey over th Thigh moun ies und settled as an anchorite in a lonely. deserted of the country. Tiere as a solitary hermit he continued to read and Tibet "was still largely unied and the carly dwellers ued to live a roving nomad!
Few houses were built and 20 far' no temples had been erected, It was no doubt with the benevolent object of enlightening the rudy inhabitants that O-ba-moh sent his is embarrassment 1 peace and harmony to his now family?" Jo:
Tearned disciple Drang-tong to the wilds of Tibet.
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