Meheviactedassupremelordovertheplace，spendingthegreaterportionofhistimethere:andoftenwhen，atparticularhoursoftheday，itwasdesertedbynearlyeveryoneelseexcepttheverd-antiquelookingcentenarians，whowerefixturesinthebuilding，thechiefhimselfwassuretobefoundenjoyinghis“otiumcumdignitate“upontheluxuriousmatswhichcoveredthefloor。
WheneverImademyappearanceheinvariablyrose，and，likeagentlemandoingthehonoursofhismansion，invitedmetoreposemyselfwhereverIpleased，andcallingout“tammaree！“boy，alittlefellowwouldappear，andthenretiringforaninstant，returnwithsomesavourymess，fromwhichthechiefwouldpressmetoregalemyself。Totellthetruth，Meheviwasindebtedtotheexcellenceofhisviandsforthehonourofmyrepeatedvisits，-amatterwhichcannotappearsingular，whenitisborneinmindthatbachelors，alltheworldover，arefamousforservingupunexceptionalrepasts。
Oneday，ondrawingneartotheTi，Iobservedthatextensivepreparationsweregoingforward，plainlybetokeningsomeapproachingfestival。Someofthesymptomsremindedmeofthestirproducedamongthescullionsofalargehotel，whereagrandjubileedinnerisabouttobegiven。Thenativeswerehurryingabouthitherandthither，engagedinvariousduties；someluggingofftothestreamenormoushollowbamboos，forthepurposeoffillingthemwithwater；
otherschasingfurious-lookinghogsthroughthebushes，intheirendeavourstocapturethem；andnumbersemployedinkneadinggreatmountainsofpoee-poeeheapedupinhugewoodenvessels。
Afterobservingtheselivelyindicationsforawhile，IwasattractedtoaneighbouringgrovebyaprodigioussqueakingwhichI