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                MENG-GELUNCHOR


                           And falling and crawling and
                                              sprawl-
                              ing,
                           And driving and riving and striving,
                           And  sprinkling and  twinkling and
                              winkling,
                           And        and        and
                               sounding   bounding
                              rounding,
                             Dividing and gliding and  sliding,
                           And  trumping  and  plumping  and
                              bumping and  jumping,
                           And dashing and  flashing and  splash-
                              ing and  clashing
                                            SOUTHEY

            Malays  of Perak  occasionally indulge them-
     THE                             which,  I  believe,
          selves in a form of amusement
    is  peculiar  to them.  Though  of ancient  origin,  it is
    not well known even here, and,  as new sensations
    are the desire of our time,  I  offer  it  to the  jaded
                   of the West.
    pleasure-seekers
       Given a fine sunny morning (and  that  is what
    most mornings  are in  Perak) you will drive four or
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