In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . se honest, gentle,good-natured mountaineers would assuredly become loyaland trustworthy British subjects. CHAPTER XII TIBETAN THREATS—MY BIRTHDAY—RAVENOUS DOGS-SHOKA HOSPITALITY -A BIG DINNER- The Jong Pen of Taklakot, on hearing of my proposedvisit, sent threats that he would confiscate the land of any man who came in myemploy,besides men-aces of flogging and subsequent be-heading of myselfand any one caughtwith me. Personal-ly I paid little atten-tion to these intimi-dations. Consulting the cal-endar one day — athing I did with grea
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . se honest, gentle,good-natured mountaineers would assuredly become loyaland trustworthy British subjects. CHAPTER XII TIBETAN THREATS—MY BIRTHDAY—RAVENOUS DOGS-SHOKA HOSPITALITY -A BIG DINNER- The Jong Pen of Taklakot, on hearing of my proposedvisit, sent threats that he would confiscate the land of any man who came in myemploy,besides men-aces of flogging and subsequent be-heading of myselfand any one caughtwith me. Personal-ly I paid little atten-tion to these intimi-dations. Consulting the cal-endar one day — athing I did with greatregularity in theseregions—I made outthat it was the ist of June, and I then remembered thatthe following day would be my birthday. Feasts werescarce in these high altitudes, and the prospect before mewas that they would in the near future be even therefore occurred to me that I could not better whileaway a day at least of this weary waiting than by treatingmyself to a real big feast. Chanden Sing was despatched round the village to 78. THE HOUSE WHERE I STAYED AT GARBYANG A BIRTHDAY FEAST summon up to my tent all the local Bunyas (tradespeople).Rice, flour, eight pounds of butter [ghi), a large quantityof lump sugar, pepper, salt, and a fat sheep were latter was forthwith beheaded, skinned, and dressedin the approved fashion by the faithful Chanden Sing, whowas indeed a Jack-of-all-trades. Unfortunately I am a careless house, or rather tent,
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