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IS 270.2
Story of an Emigrant.
city. Among these a judge of the supreme court, one Mr.
Allen, who, late in the evening, at a game of whist, informed
me that he had on that day been engaged in the trial of a
Birmese prince accused of murder, and that he should
pronounce sentence the following day. I could see that he had
already made up his mind; still he politely asked me a few
questions on international law with reference to the trial.
The next day the prince was sentenced to death because he
had violated the law of the land, which seems to prove that
the English administration of justice in Asia is no respecter
of persons.
In Birmah elephants are used for loading and unloading
ei.epiiants tling timber.
goods in the harbors. In the city of Mulmain I saw some
of these wise animals piling up heavy timber in a lumber
yard. The elephant put his tusks under the beam and his
trunk over it and handled it with great ease. Having
lifted the beam on the pile, he looked at it carefully to see
if it lay in right shape, and if not, he would move it
with his trunk. It was wonderful to sec how well these
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