Siti Nurbaya Kasih Tak Until

Episode 6

On Sunday evening, when Samsu and his friend went for a walk to Mount Padang, the daughter of Rubiah sat in the porch behind her house, on a grass mat, sewing.

Near the princess sat his youngest brother, Sutan Hamzah, rolling a cigarette. "What do you think of your brother Mahmud, Hamzah?" asked Rubiah's daughter without looking over from her tailor.

"On the mind of the servant, his behavior changed greatly, " replied Sutan Hamzah, turning to his brother.

"My mind is like that too. The longer the less often he came here the less heeded me and Rubiah, as well as his other family as fear he came here. He said it was because of a lot of work, and he was afraid that his work would be less advanced.

Really it?" ask Rubiah's daughter.

"Ah, lie! It is not that he himself is a Penghulu in this Padang and of high rank. Is that why Penghulu in the others is not as he is?" answer Sutan Hamzah.

"Those thoughts often arise in my heart. Indeed the rank I like and must be kept right, so as not to blameless. But do not, therefore, change customary behavior and thought. Try thinking!

Rukiah and I are her sisters and her female relatives. But it is unattended, unvisited and unseen, much less in-bought; in short it is not heeded.

Only his son and wife were cared for and cared for. If anything happens at night or during the day or we are hit by danger—once called a thousand times removed God should, how should we? It is likely to die alone" said Princess Rabiah sadly.

"The child is reportedly going to be sent to Jakarta, Java School. Which he does not bear, whose own dependents are wasted.

If the child has no mammoth to bear this burden, let it be; help the child out of pity But duty, do not be forgotten; even that is what is worth remembering first."

..."Samsu to Jakarta?" sutan Hamzah asked in amazement...

"Yes in three months. And from there, somewhere, maybe to the Netherlands. What his son should be, I do not know" replied Rubiah's daughter.

"It will be made a general, presumably" Sutan Hamzah said with a smile.

"Don't they just eat money? That is why it seems that every time I ask him for money, I rarely get it; there is usually no money, he said. Where is his salary that much? Of course, it's up for his son and wife.

What is the need for the child to go that far? This Dutch school alone has been more than enough. How many people do not know Dutch, but can also achieve high rank. Our father, what's his intelligence? Writing is almost impossible.

But why can he also serve the rank of my Lord Treasurer*). Who among the Penghulu-Penghulu in Padang, who is good at Dutch? There's no one. Doesn't it depend on the luck of the only one?

If good fortunately, not clever, ten¬tu will get the rank as well. But when luck does not good, even though it skyrocketed his intelligence, the fall to the collapse also."

"On the mind of the servant, the boy was not well fortunately. All the efforts of this Mahmud Kakanda, will surely be in vain. Try look! Charcoal ran out, iron perished" replied Sutan Hamzah, sucking on a cigarette he made.

..."Why do you say that?" ask Rubiah's daughter....

) The rank is almost the same as the patih in Java

"There is a sign to him that he will bleed to death and will become our enemy" replied Sutan Hamzah.

Princess Rubiah was pensive as soon as she heard the words of her sister. Then he said, "I think this Dutch school is enough. Just put him in the office, be a scribe or whatever. Even if you don't get paid, don't worry about this first.

Later, of course, it will rise also rank and can also be a large salary, provided there are benefits. Is there not a saying we have to make it clear: Malang cannot be rejected, lucky cannot be achieved. After being sent, handed over!

This is not; because it wants to advance the child to exhaustion. The inheritance was almost bothering him as well."

"Our treasure trove?" sutan Hamzah answered with her head raised. "Will I see, if it is true he dares to spend our treasures. Although I am of no rank, I am not afraid to fight it."

"That is what makes my heart waver day and night, so that I cannot sleep because I think of this. I fear that if it is true to do so, it will be our dispute, between brother and brother.

It is not bad, such a deed, but I am ashamed of others; for it is unworthy that the people of our nation do so" said Rubiah's daughter, complaining.

"But if it's inevitable, what can it be! Don't be afraid, Kanda! Servant in advance later," replied Sutan Hamzah with fierce. "Of course he is always without a bear and in such a difficult circle; for foolish and mad.

Is the cause borne, which does not need to be borne and told to study everywhere. That's what people say: No burden, stones are digalas. Who would want to do that, this time? It's just it's alone. On the suspect, will be praised people his actions.

He did not know that he was reviled and laughed at from behind.

And why does he not want to accept all people's invitations and do not like to have a lot of wife? Isn't that all money! If every marriage, he gets a two hundred or three hundred rupiah invitation money, does he need to eat a salary again? When the money is gone, marry again.

Is it wrong and difficult to marry and have many children? Because a noble man does not need to nurture and pet his wife's children. It is the dependency of others. What good is a nation and a high rank, if there will be no results?

Look at my servant! Although there is no job, no less eating, not empty pocket. When the servant came to the house of the servant's wife, delicious food was available: clean clothes, and so too.

If walking, the pocket is filled: cigarettes and all the other needs of the servant, given. Wanting the servant to join in the evening, the arms of the servant are available; all preferences are held, all wills are not forbidden. What else is desired?

Isn't it foolish, men who don't like such customs?" "Thou art my true brother, raising up the submerged rod, who knows the customs and upholds the heritage of our ancestors and knows to cherish the height of our nobility and to carry out obligations to his brothers and nieces" said Rubiah's daughter, praising her brother.

"What is it that I'm trying to do?" says Sutan Hamzah. "Even dozens of slave wives, hundreds of slave children, shopping does not need the servant to take out of the pocket of the servant, because the wife of the servant has parents and her mother. Similarly, the son of the servant, not the dependant of the servant.

When the elderly servant is unable or unwilling to buy the servant, the servant divorces his son and the other female guardian, who is able; of course, I can get a two-three hundred rupiah invitation and give a babbling servant.

Not as Mahmud's older brother; let alone get money, even money and spend money anyway. Why is it not used by the nation and its high rank? Now, his son was one and his wife one, and he could say nothing more.

How will it be, when his sons and wives are as many as the sons and wives of servants? Don't die on the big road alone. For the servant, though young, was ten wives of the servant and eighteen sons of the servant.

Verily so, I have no trouble, no lack of money, no borrowing here and there. More children, is not better, more breed and more people who share in this field. The Quran allows the wives of up to four people.

Is that why he didn't follow it, if he was a Muslim'? He said he was clever, for he was in school and of high rank; but his intelligence troubled himself. Wouldn't it be better to be foolish as this servant, but it is never difficult and troublesome for people.

His son was told to go to this school and that school, learn this and learn it, what will he finally become? Being king, I cannot. Even if the rank is as high as anything, if still eating salary is still under the orders of people; do as they please should not.

All orders from above, must be obeyed. Whether night or day, whether sick or happy, but work must be done; you must not say no. If you are reluctant to work, you will certainly be dismissed from work or get a bad name.

But the servant, free as a bird in the air; no one forbids and commands, may do as he wills: Reign in the heart, clinging to the eyes of the servant himself.

To sleep forever or sit talking or having daily joys, walking everywhere, no one disputes. Is it true that a man of knowledge and of high rank is more pleased than a fool of low rank?

Here is his example, no need to take a distant example. Compare the elder brother Mahmud with the servant.

Samsu's son must be sent everywhere to study, to study high, because if not, of course the child will not be a person later. The one who is like him, must slam the bones, if not rich; for his people are lacking.

But in the mind of the servant, despite not being that child, what do we care? Not our dependents. Who would be ashamed, her mother. Therefore I do not think servant why not his mother who brought the child forward? Whose fault was it, Kanda Mahmud got the boy?

Who told him to marry that ordinary woman? How are the good princesses in Padang? What good is it to look at the appearance, if the nation does not exist? Try if he marries a noble daughter, surely his son will not descend his nation, still a suit.

Now his son is just angry."

"That is what astonishes my heart; I cannot think of what his memory is today. Didn't it have been our ancestors' custom, which is as it is? Why not follow him? I am ashamed to have such a brother.

The ignorant will think that it is my sister who does not do good to women; perhaps because of her handicap. When I told him this heresy, he replied, "The beast with many wives." Try thinking!

Is it worth such an answer to be issued before me?" princess Rubiah said.

"That's the answer?" ask Sutan Hamzah with her face red.

"Really" replied Rubiah's daughter.

"So the animals are all the men in this field! Because they have many wives. Only he himself married one. If so he said, his mind had turned and his brain had been tilted. Perhaps it has been consumed by the deeds of people), so that it will escape him and the right path" said Sutan Hamzah, shaking her head.

"Your mind is right with mine. My heart has "shrimp behind the stone" said Rubiah's daughter,

Potions of guna-kuna (pekasih)

while looking at his brother.

"Now you know my servant, why he hates to see us. While the daily work of the servant is denounced." said Sutan Hamzah.

"He said it was not worth a noble to gamble and cocks. Isn't that the play of the king's son and the rich merchant? It is the non-bears and the non-breeds who work, receiving wages from others; fearing death from hunger.

But servant, such cooking?" answer Sutan Hamzah.

"Sure," said Rubiah's daughter, "a man of high nationality, need not work for a livelihood, but joy is his work.

But now let us speak, what is our reason for this thing of the Mahmud. How good is it to your mind, that it may become habitual again? For even though he is our brother, we cannot fail; all know.

If anything happens to him, of course we will be carried away too and our names will be blameless. If we plan him, be as: patting water on the tray of our work; our own face will also be wet.

If he has been exposed to the "doings" of people, we should be the ones who will treat him. That is the duty of brothers. We must not fight him, for his sickness will surely increase, for from the right and from the left, there will be no help.

If there is an accident on him, but it should be—malang, lucky to come—, for example he died or was sick, not his wife who will bother but us. Even so, by the Penghulu he does not remember it.

Now what's your wits?" ask Rubiah's daughter.

"All right, let's find a clever shaman to treat it." "Are you a clever shaman?"

..."You know, his house is close here, the Lintau Champion of the title."...

"Is he in his house now? Try to get a look by Abu! Maybe it's at home. Let us now tell him to come here, so that this work may be warm."

"Mother!" shouts Sutan Hamzah.

When Abu came, Sutan Hamzah said to him, fearing that his words would be heard by others, "Mother, try to go for a while to the house of Champion Lintau!

If he is at home, ask to come here for a while, because there are needs to be discussed with him. However, when someone else is there, wait until the person comes home, so that no one will know you are calling this Champion."

..."All right, Engku Younger," replied Abu, then departed....

"If he comes, let us first of all be wrought by him, whether the ruler has knowledge of people or not. If it is true, ask to treat it, so that it is released from the man-made.

Then let you also do it, so that he hates his wife" said Rubiah's daughter slowly.

"Sure," replied Sutan Hamzah. "What good is that woman? Fine; treasures are not, nations are low. As for slaves, it does not apply to such women. Of course he has been given knowledge, Bakanda Mahmud.

If not, the cooking he subdued to him and like to send his son forward. Of course it was he who instigated the elder brother Mahmud, so as to hate all of you. He was afraid that Kakanda Mahmud would marry too, just in case he was no longer used. What a hard science evil woman that!

Not only did the man submit to him, but his mind was also exchanged," said Sutan Hamzah while shaking his head. Then he said, "Have Rukiah talked to him?" "Already" replied Rubiah's daughter.

"What answer?"

"Okay, he said."

"How much shopping is there going to be?"

"That's three thousand rupiahs."

"If so, can be enough; as long as not too big. Parades of elephants mina dependents hambalah.

But where did the money get? Let not our inheritance be sold or mortgaged."

"No" replied Rubiah's daughter. "House with his land in Kampung Jawa Dalam mortgaged to Datuk Meringgih."

"If the house, like his heart; for the house shall not be found by Rukiah, for it is said to be written in the name of his wife. Try it! Is it worth that behavior? The treasure of his search was written on his wife's behalf, lest she be able to by her death!

But let it be, it's okay! If he dies, he can also be taken all his property. For all men know, treasure is his own search."

They did not speak for long, Abu returned with the man who was called earlier, and was invited by Sutan Hamzah to enter the living room (the center of the house). After closing the front door and the back door, he sat near the shaman and gave him a cigarette.

Then said Sutan Hamzah, "Hamba asked Brother Champion to come here, because it is an important servant request to Brother.

But before I let out what felt in the heart of this servant, I first asked, so that Big Brother Champion do not open this secret to anyone." "Of course not, the cuisine of the servant is brave," replied the shaman. "Hamba is afraid of my Master Penghulu."

"That's what I expected; especially because this is indeed the case of my lord Penghulu, his own brother," said Sutan Hamzah.

"What is that?" ask Champion Lintau.

"Look," replied Sutan Hamzah. "Was Big Brother the Champion surprised the other Penguins? Especially not to accept everything to see the behavior of the servant brother?

In contrast to the custom of the invitation of people over him and do not want to have another wife apparently, while the kemanakan and his brother, his brother, this brother servant, no heed."

"Surely it has long been the fruit of the minds of slaves and others. The other rulers, his four wives, he was; only one. It is less fitting for a great man as my Master" replied Champion Lintau.

"Look, while Big Brother Champion, other people, think so, we are special and his siblings. It is only the one who does not feel wrong" said Sutan Hamzah.

"Therefore there is a doubt in our hearts, if the brother of the servant has been exposed to the knowledge of the people, to exchange his behavior and thoughts. If it is true that he has knowledge, of course I cannot let him." "It must be helped, of course" replied Champion Lintau.

"Therefore hope servant, that you may contemplate it" said Sutan Hamzah.

"All right," replied Champion Lintau. "Hamba, please, squeeze and frankincense and clean water and seven yellow betel."

"Let me take it" said Rubiah's daughter, and went out to take what was asked. Then he came back with these things.

After Champion Lintau burned incense, then read through some incantations. Then he smoked the water soar earlier with betel three times alternated, then put the seven betel strands into the hull by reading too.

Then he looked at the betel leaf carefully, and he said, "Truly it was the thought of Engku Younger. His change was due to the actions of people.

For the hard science of shamans who do it, he cannot do as he wills anymore, but it must be according to the will of the person who does it." "What did I say? Isn't that right?" said Rubiah's daughter, "And who did that?"

"The man who did this was not far from him; the man in the house was also and was very close to him" replied Champion Lintau.

"Women or men?"

"Woman" replied the shaman.

"If so, certainly none other than his own wife, because there is no other woman in his house" said Rubiah's daughter.

..."The mind of the servant is also," said Sutan Hamzah....

"Now how is reason, so as to escape from this bond?" ask Rubiah's daughter.

"The rest is not there, but your Master will treat you with knowledge and potions" replied Champion Lintau.

"Yes, but he should hate his wife, so that she may be divorced. That is the proper reward for such a woman" said Rubiah's daughter.

"The case leave it to the servant; how much may, of course, the servant help. Just a servant request, is it likely that the clothes or cloth of my Lord Penghulu here that he has been wearing?" ask Champion Lintau.

"The feeling of the servant exists. Check me first" replied Rubiah's daughter, and left. No matter how long it took, he returned with a cloth of Balanipah, saying, "Here it is! This cloth has been left here for some time. He forgot to take it back."

"May I take this cloth home? Because it is useful to do it," asked Champion Lintau.

"Can, take!" answer princess Rubiah.

"At the same time I need to get the hair of the rich man my Lord's wife Penghulu; a single thing is enough. For if he is not hated, continue to work with the judai, because apparently the retention of knowledge to him is very strong. Can I do him crazy?" ask Champion Lintau.

"That's better" replied Sutan Hamzah. "Dead is okay, because such women do not have to be nurtured. After he's gone mad or dead, the servant's brother will certainly marry." "Tell the hair, change the servant to go to his house to take it," said Rubiah's daughter.

After that Rubiah's daughter took out cookies and coffee, for this shaman. After the meal, Rubiah's daughter gave the money to Champion Lintau, because of help. Then ask this shaman to stand, and then go home.