Identifier: travelsincentral01mouh (find matches)
Title: Travels in the central parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos : during the years 1858, 1859, and 1860
Year: 1864 (1860s)
Authors: Mouhot, Henri, 1826-1861 Mouhot, Charles
Subjects: Mouhot, Henri, 1826-1861
Publisher: London : John Murray
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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ttles, vases filled with artificial flowersand covered by glass shades, cushions of all colours andsizes, boxes, slippers, old sofas, looking-glasses, washing-stands, and a variety of European articles, piled upontables and shelves, and on the floor. As the young kingwas to spend the day at the palace, he now dismissedme, appointing one of his chamberlains to escort mehome. A little after sunset the people collected in crowds towitness the play which was to be performed on the kingsreturn, expected at seven oclock. The multitude was sodense that not a single inch of ground in the courtyardwas unoccupied, and the walls, even, were all covered.At these festivities the people are apparently permitted VOL. I. p 210 THE PLAT. Chap. VII. to depart from the customary posture of humility, forevery one was seated in Oriental fashion. The play wassimply a phantasmagoria tolerably well managed, andaccompanied by music more noisy than harmonious; butwhich appeared perfectly to satisfy the public.
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BOCOURT Drawn by M^ Bocourt, from a Photograph. a native actress. p2 CHAPTBE VIII. Departubb feom Udong — Train of Elephants — Pinhalu —Kind treatment by the Missionaries — The Great Lake ofCambodia — Touli Sap—The Thiames — Speculations as totheir Origin — Ancient Kingdom of Tsiampa — IsraeliteTraditions of the Thiames or Tsiampois. On tlie 2nd July, having taken our usual morning repastof rice, we were ready to set off, and were only waitingfor the waggons and elephants promised me by the king.They were not long in arriving, and we passed throughthe city amidst an immense crowd of people who hadcome from all quarters to witness our departure. Wewere mounted on our elephants, and escorted by severalof the royal pages as far as the road to Pinhalu; all thepopulation prostrating themselves as before the king,doubtless because he had paid me such marked attention. We proceeded, at the rate of about three miles an hour,on a good road, which was in some places raised mor

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