Ran Away From the Dutch

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Ran Away From the Dutch (1887)
by Michael Theophile Hubert Perelaer, translated by Maurice Blok, adapted by Abraham Pereira Mendes

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CORNELL

UNIVERSITY

LIBRARY

THE

CHARLES WILLIAM WASON

COLLECTION ON CHINA

AND THE CHINESE

Bapa Andong's Raft.

RAN AWAY FROM THE DUTCH

OR

BORNEO FROM SOUTH TO NORTH

BY

M. T. H. PERELAER

Late of the Dutch Indian Service

Translated by MAURICE BLOK, and adapted by A. P. MENDES

LONDON

SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON

St. Dunstan's Sense

FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.

1887

CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
		PAGE.
A MILITARY REPORT―FOUR DESERTERS-BABA POETJIENG―A LETTER―A COMPASSIONATE DOCTOR, HIS REFLECTIONS―FIRST INTRODUCTION TO TOMONGGONG―THE TITIH―A CHOLERA FUNERAL―RIFLE SHOT AND CANNON SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		1
CHAPTER II.
WHISPERING―LUCULLUS MISTAKEN FOR AN ANIMAL―JOHANNES' PLAN―A GRATEFUL SMUGGLER―JOHANNES A GEOGRAPHER―A MIRACULOUS HAUL OF FISHES―LA CUEILLE'S PROMIŞE-DRINKING WATER―DEPARTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		22
CHAPTER III.
A DRUNKEN MAN'S TALK―ON THE SEA―JOHANNES UP A TREE―UP THE KAHAJAN―AN ÆOLIAN HARP―THE SOENGEI TROESSAN―IN THE DAHASAN―A WOOD SPECTRE―A MOSQUITO CHARM―FURTHER PLANS―LOOK OUT FOR YOUR HEAD―SUITS OF BLACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		35
CHAPTER IV.
A STRANGE DAYAK―PAINTING A COMPLEXION―SHEIK MOHAMMED AL MANSOER―TOO HANDSOME FOR A DAYAK―IN THE FOREST MARSHES―DASSO AND DOETA―TWO BOTTLES OF DOCTORED GIN―THE BIRDS WINGED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		49
CHAPTER V.
ON THE JOURNEY―A PREVENTIVE AGAINST MOSQUITOES―THE SOENGEI BASARANG―THE KAPOEAS PAST POELOE KANAMIT―THE BOAR'S HEAD―A TRUE DAYAK MEAL FOUND IN THE WOOD―A PANGARERAN PUTTING OUT FISHING-HOOKS―THE CAPTURE OF A CROCODILE―THE SOENGEI MANTANGEI―FIGHT WITH A BOA CONSTRICTOR―A SKIRMISH―THE JOURNEY RESUMED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		59
CHAPTER VI.
THE WOUNDED GO TO KWALA KAPOEAS-THE MANTANGEI AND THE MENKATIP-THE COMMANDER IN PURSUIT-AT SEA-PURSUIT OF THE FUGITIVES-THE SCHOONER-THE RETURN-ON THE TRACK AT LAST-DEPARTURE FROM MANTANGEI-WHITE SAIL-FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE HEAD-HUNTERS-LA CUEILLE WOUNDED-A FUNERAL CEREMONY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		85
CHAPTER VII.
JOURNEY UP THE RIVER-POISONS, HOW THEY ARE MADE-THE SOENGEI MOEROI-THE MEETING WITH BAPA ANDONG-BEE-HUNTING-HEAD HUNTERS AGAIN-A STRUGGLE FOR LIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		110
CHAPTER VIII.
THE RESULTS OF THE FIGHT-DA MBOENG PAPOENDEH'S EXPEDITION-THE MAROETAS-BACK AGAIN TO THE KAPOEAS-NIGHT FIRING-THE REES TO THE RESCUE-ASSISTANCE IN PERIL-THE SEPARATION-CIVILIZATION AND BARBARISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		123
CHAPTER IX.
SOLITUDE-KWALA HIANG-THE ATTACK-RIFLE AND CANNON FIRE-THE GARRISON TAKES FLIGHT-THE PILLAGE-AN ILLUMINATION-THE COMMANDER OF KWALA KAPOEAS IN PURSUIT-HIS SEARCH AT SOENGEI NANING AND SOENGEI MANTANGE-HIS ARRIVAL AT KWALA HIANG-THE PURSUIT CONTINUED-A GIGANTIC MAP-KOTTA BAROE-OUR TRAVELLERS AGAIN ON THE WAY-THE LEGEND OF THE ELEPHANT-POENANS! POENANS! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		136
CHAPTER X.
HARIMAOUNG BOEKIT'S NARRATIVE-EVENTS AT KOTTA BAROE-COUNCIL OF WAR-COALS-ARRIVAL AT KOTTA DJANGKAN-TAKING IN AMMUNITION AND PROVISIONS-A WOMAN CAGED-WIENERSDORF BECOMES DESPERATE JOHANNES REASONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		160
CHAPTER XI.
FURTHER MEANS OF DEFENCE-THE OATH OF ATONEMENT-JOHANNES AN ORATOR-TWO GUN SHOTS-THE ATTACK-WIENERSDORF IN A FAINT-A GRATEFUL POENAN-A DAYAK BEAUTY-AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE-WIENERSDORF IS ENGAGED TO HAMADOE-AN AMBASSADOR FROM THE COLONEL-HE CARRIES BACK HIS MESSAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		173
CHAPTER XII.
CONSULTATION--THE "BLAKO ONTONG "-A SALVO OF GUNS-THE OFFERING-A NATIONAL DANCE-DOWN WITH THE TURBAN-A CONFERENCE DISTURBED BY TWO RIFLE SHOTS-A FLOATING ISLAND-AN ATTEMPT AT SURPRISE-A FATAL SHOT-THE SIEGE RAISED-THE EPISODE OF THE CROCODILE-JOHANNES SPEAKS-A NEW CHIEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		199
CHAPTER XIII.
PREPARATION FOR THE JOURNEY-AN EMIGRATION-THE FISHING-A DAYAK TRIBUNAL-THE FINGER TEST-THE PROOF WITH THE LANCE-WIENERSDORF FINDS HAMADOE A TREASURE-LA CUEILLE DISCOVERS A COAL BED-A MISUNDERSTANDING-THE GOLD FEVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		225
CHAPTER XIV.
A DAYAK IRON-FOUƯNDRY-A PAIR OF NATIVE BELLOWS-HARIMAOUNG BOEKIT DOWN WITH FEVER-WIENERSDORF BECOMES A PHYSICIAN-JOHANNES A MAGICIAN-NEWS FROM KWALA KAPOEAS-ONCE MORE EN ROUTE-THE WIDOW'S STONE-KIHAM HOERAŞ AND ITS PASSAGE-HALAMANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		247
CHAPTER XV.
A DAYAK BREAKFAST-THE HALT ON THE ISLAND-THE BOEHIES-A NEW KIND OF SOUP-THE THUNDER-STORM AND ITS RESULTS-RUMORS OF WAR-A NIGHT ATTACK-THE PARABOH-KOTTA HAMEAK BESIEGED-THE BESIEGERS ROUTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		269
CHAPTER XVI.
CREMATION — THE SLAUGHTER OF PRISONERS OF WAR—A PRISONER OF WAR SAVED—COUNCIL OF WAR—SCARCITY OF WATER—HAMADOE THIRSTV—WIENERSDORF ATTACKED BY AN ORANG OUTANG—ON THE KAHAJAN—A BLOODY BATTLE—SCHLICKEISEN LOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		295
CHAPTER XVII.
PURSUIT—A BAND OF DOESSONESE SURPRISED—ON THE TRACK OF SCHLICKEISEN——HE iS SAVED—HARIMAOUNG BOEKIT MAKES A DISCOVERY— THE JOURNEY RENEWED—GOLD HUNTING—LA CUEILLE MAKES A FIND—BARTER WITH THE OLO OTTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		318
CHAPTER XVIII
TRAVELLING APPOINTMENTS—THE DIAMOND OF THE SULTAN OF MATAM—DIAMOND KIELDS—GEORGE MULLER'S DIARY AND SKULL—MARRIAGE CEREMONIES—AGAIN ON THE ROAD —A NOVEL BURIAL-PLACE—ON THE EQUATOR—AN INKY LAKE—YHE ASCENT OF BATANG LOEPAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		343
CHAPTER XIX.
DESCENT OF THE BATANG LOEPAR—A BORNEAN WATERFALL—THE FRONTIER PASSED—SIMANGANG—PARTING—ON BOARD THE FIREFLY—A SARAWAK FORT— AT KOETSHIN—ON ROARD THE RAINBOW—AT SINGAPORE—DEPARTURE FOR EUROPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		361

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