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escorted with the greatest elegance back to the house of the bride-to-be.  The coming of the bridegroom was a great occasion and nearly everyone in the kampong took part in it.  A white cloth was laid for the bridegroom to walk on as he approached the bride's house; he was carried on the shoulders of his friends and both his and their dress was most gaudy, completely covered with spangles, etc.  For buttons on the front of his coat he wore fifteen American five dollar gold pieces which had come from Pulo Solok, one of the Philippines.  This evening I went to Pungawa's house and he told me all about his family and the names of his children and grandchildren of which there are many.

Sunday, April 27, 1913.
   Pulo Derawan.

     This weather is beastly; more than two-thirds of the time it is raining and the specimens will not dry well.
     After finishing work on the prahn I went to the Pasang Graham and developed three dozen plates and the majority of them are very good.
     I was surprised to learn that within a few minutes after I left Pungawa's house last night a Bajan was speared in the dark by an unseen enemy & the fellow that was speared grabbed the spear but his opponent escaped without being identified.
     This evening I intended going to sleep early but heard some music & singing so went ashore to see what was going on;  I did not stay long as only a couple of natives were singing and playing the bamboo kulintangan and the rest of the population all gambling, two or three women included.  
     Talk to Mahammah who has just returned from the islands after