weighing perhaps a hundredweight; and the next day we had it
conveyed to Modjo-Kerto to await my return to Sourabaya. Having
decided to stay some time at Wonosalem, on the lower slopes of
the Arjuna Mountain, where I was informed I should find forest
and plenty of game, I had first to obtain a recommendation from
the Assistant Resident to the Regent, and then an order from the
Regent to the Waidono; and when after a week's delay I arrived
with my baggage and men at Modjo-agong, I found them all in the
midst of a five days' feast, to celebrate the circumcision of the
Waidono's younger brother and cousin, and had a small room in an
on outhouse given me to stay in. The courtyard and the great open
reception-shed were full of natives coming and going and making
preparations for a feast which was to take place at midnight, to
which I was invited, but preferred going to bed. A native band,
or Gamelang, was playing almost all the evening, and I had a good
opportunity of seeing the instruments and musicians. The former
are chiefly gongs of various sizes, arranged in sets of from
eight to twelve, on low wooden frames. Each set is played by one
performer with one or two drumsticks. There are also some very
large gongs, played singly or in pairs, and taking the place of
our drums and kettledrums. Other instruments are formed by broad
metallic bars, supported on strings stretched across frames; and
others again of strips of bamboo similarly placed and producing
the highest notes. Besides these there were a flute and a curious
two-stringed violin, requiring in all twenty-four performers.
There was a conductor, who led off and regulated the time, and
each performer took his part, coming in occasionally with a few
bars so as to form a harmonious combination. The pieces played
were long and complicated, and some of the players were mere
boys, who took their parts with great precision. The general