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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 86, 24 May 1879, Page 2

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TJneavy lies ihehesc h&~:.v£H £jwa applies particularly, mo might .ti\z, i the King of Siair., ■■■'3.l his, ••:■• c.j;,-.riCC commissioned wives and '-'4O: wivJBB \if brevat, all of them liviig Is oka tsa;'. palace at Bangkok M;ss row woa'.c rather relinquish all power -.ad ray.! authority than be quite so ai.tch married, but, vve presume the polygamous sproreign hat got to hn rjtoe: abundant jonnubiality. He is ssid v. be an amiable and enlightened Ptisae. and to be sufficiently adviLcac not to grieve over the recast death oPtfce white elephant, a a&cred beast aafong the Budhists. He probably thinks his 3003 wives elephant enoigh for # hin. without concerning himself &oont? the actual quadruped. He aw, be iuatblc, surely, to get on smoothly, u';j it said to do, with 3000 rome::, dl :i raixm are reputed to esteem ana like him. We wonder how he manages. There ami besoms subtle secret i- it which 'tie Western world has sever divined. Why doesn't he give his views ea the Woman Question, so much discussed efkis? His multifarious experience has 6tr.Dcvt.rea him to speak intelligently, a".d bis opinions would have weight. It would be very interesting to kno>r how }Be mac can live oomfortably with 3000 women whan so many men find it vey heirs jive comfortably with one -.roma:.".