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Fantasia of Javanese dragoons. 28 November 1866, Semarang. If we were on our way to marry the heiress to the throne of Surakarta, we could not present a more perfect picture of Oriental magnificence. We left Pekalongan at six in the morning, and arrived here at four in the afternoon, having galloped all the way, accompanied the whole time by an advance guard, and an escort of twenty Javanese "dragoons." Mounted on nice little ponies, and dressed in green and red, with great helmets made of carton (iron?) with a flaming feather at the top, our dragoons careered around us in wonderful confusion. Occasionally a helmet was upset, the skirts flew up in the air, and the arms worked like the sails of a windmill; altogether, it had very much the effect of a troop of monkeys tumbling about on dogs. But, for all that, it was not the less pleasant. At each stage we had a fresh escort, ready to kill their horses in our honour. Do not think that there is any appearance of danger to meet in this beautiful island of Java, amongst a people who are so kind and courteous to the white men. An ordinary cane (spear?) would be a sufficient weapon to disperse all the criminals on these parts. The escort is only a graceful attention on the part of M. Boutmy, who thus protects us from under the shadow of his official umbrella, and honours us in this way whenever we gallop over the fertile country which abounds under his goyernment. We are in the midst of Asiatic magnificence, delighted, enchanted, but above all, grateful. Our dragoons galloped around us making many excitement.Français : Du livre: Fantasia de dragons javanais. Samarang, 28 Novembre. Nous serions èn route pour e'pouser l'héritière du trône de Sourakarta, que nous ne présenterions pas mieux l’image la plus orientale d'une pompe pachalique. Partis de Pékalongan à six heures du matin, et arrivés ici à quatre heures du soir, n’ayant connu que le galop pour allure, nous n'avons cessé d’avoir une avant-garde et une escorte de vingt "dragons javanais". Montés sur de charmants poneys, habillés de vert et de rouge, coiffés de grands casques en carton que surmontent des aigrettes flamboyantes, nos dragons ont galopé autour de nous en faisant force fantasias. {Voir la gravure, p, 357.) Par moments quelques casques se renversaient, les jupes volaient au vent et les bras imitaient les ailes d’un moulin ; tout cela ressemblait bien un peu à une bande de singes faisant de la voltige sur des chiens, mais ce n’en était pas moins charmant. — A tous «les relais, nouvelle escorte, prête à crever ses chevaux pour nous rendre honneur! Ne croyez pas qu'il y ait la moindre apparence de danger à courir dans cette belle Ile de Java, au milieu d'un peuple aussi aimable et aussi liéférant pour les Blancs; avec un simple rotin, on mettrait en déroute tous les malfaiteurs de ces parages! Non, c'est une gracieuse attention de M. Boutmy, qui, de l’ombre de son divin parasol, nous protège et nous honore tant que nous parcourons au galop les terres fertiles qui relèvent de son gouvernement. Nous sommes dans les grandeurs asiatiques, ravis et enchantés, — reconnaissants surtout ! |
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Voyages autour du monde : Australie, Java, Siam, Canton, Pékin, Yeddo, San Francisco (Nouvelle édition illustrée de 360 gravures) / par le comte de Beauvoir https://archive.org/details/voyages-autour-du-monde-new-edition/page/357/mode/2up |
Author | Comte de Beauvoir (Ludovic Hébert Beauvoir, 1846-1929) |
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