Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-02

eqaipped and nsrrhee The style 40 The two
Old yeniern excerpt ih,y lad mosic. and Instead
Of sllets we're Furnished With large sOodes disbe'
Thsy acre bsrehcsJed and bsrefooted. jagged.
6lthy and half covered w,ihs eerain speeits o.
tefSnin, ssll known among come OF the poorer
eissscs II people Of ihis country. On oseftshne
them and lntening to what they we're saying, fo'
they were chstteung at great rate and 10 excel
en, humor ! found they ~ete bound TO the neigh
5o,,ood Of be foreign hetoios. They we're nine
YEAR 90, sbd we're sen, out on their expedition BY
Their parents.
Criok,l 6ghn--Thc people of the celestial EN-
pirc. who have never been IN the Cosco de 10.
Toros a, Madnd, or IN any other similar phases 81
the ~csi have no conception OF the splendid esb,
billions of European hull hgh,s. Nay. should sons
Of Ham have The sodsciiy to cut otfs bulrs head
or tie up one Of those animals and then lie, loose
upon han a pack 81 blood hounds TO tear him IA
pieces they would immediately be plsced under he
ben of empire and tic priests Of Budhs would
loould they &c, possession ofthem) forthwith send
them down 10 the ninth region Of hsdc- there TO DC
torn ID pieces by tie mensers Of the neither world.
Moreover, doubt whether the Chinese have much
knowledge of the more homey sports OF the cock
pit. 10 allow the 'cbefls,n OF The poultry yard
10 take the fed would not only expose him TO i'm
,ninent danger but would occasion loss of flesh,
and render him no less valuable IN the market
facts which have great fDrce with those who under
stand the true principles Of economy. But the
fighting of crche's the letting loose Of one ofthese
behgeren,s against another is really very fine sport
aud every way worthy The dignity Of a nation
which has no equal. Midsummer, when the mer-
curry is well Up, is the time for the battle Of the
crckets. During this season they are taken
IN great numbers on the neighboring hills, and
brought 10 the city, where they are sold for from
one cash 10 severs. tens of dollars, per head
Hundreds and thousands Of dollars are annually
stsked on the prowess ofthese warriors. A first
rate cricket like fine courser, will sometimes
have several Yagers pending upon a single
trial Of his strength. All classes of persons coohes
servants, shopmen gentlemen Of town and country
officers, civil and military, old men md boys, en-
gage in this species Of gambling. The cricket most
commonly employed in this service seems to be the
male of the common Gryit. eampestris it has q
nobler martial appearance, and is every way well
harnessed for the fight. saw several hundreds OF
them for tale to-day in one of the streets of the
western suburbs. The best ciickes Deed no excite.
ment 10 induce them to meet an antagonist ,whic b
they always do in single combat, cricket against
cricket and it is said that like men OF honor they
never qul, the field until one or the other has re.
ceiyed full satisfaction.
p. Son inquiry, have been told that cock
fighting is common in China y it may BIZ so in re-
gions beyond were have travelled !; but ! have
never seen, nor yet met with any person who has
witnessed. such fighting in this country.
Budhists engaged,as tax-gatherers is . subject
which is soon expsincd. by the usage OF tn. ooun-
try. Budhists are no, allowed to hold Office and OF
course are not legal tax CATERERS. I Will report
what v, and the thing will be easily understood.
The priests. who were oil Budhis,s five or six in
number, were going from house to house and from
shop to shop: Of them had purses and others
were furnished with printed labels and brushes the
former went first and received morey from the in
mates Of the house or shop; then came tho latter
and marked all those places where money was given
them. The amount given, as well as the reason
for which it DONE could not ascertain; nor
should it perhaps be called tax,bui surely it was
something very much like a tax.