Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-02-15


over my, hand, and when he, finds suita.
bic spot, he raises himself perpendicular
and digs into me, kicking aud struggling
as il he would 60 ghthe skin The
spiders I kill without mercy, and busy
enough they kept me, the first day or two,
Some Of them have bodies as big as the
joint ofone's. thumb, and occupy, as they
stand, space as large as the top of tea,
cup. The mice nibble my, clothes at
night. | have seen but two or three
cenipedes and succeeded in killing them
but there are, doubtless. more on board.
But the musquitoesI They are a tor
ment day and night. | am comforted
with the assurance that strangers suffer
most with them. and hope they will not
"make a stranger of me" much longer.
Among all these enemies, | have no
auxiHaries buttwo or three nimble lizards.
These l carefully befriend, and they con-
sumo as many Of the vermine as they can.
But what are these among so many ?
Besides their services in the butchering
department, they interest me by their sud-
den and adroit movements on the walls
aud ceiling, and, withal, sing for me
every night as soon as the candle is out
The variety of Costume on board, is
striking, My nan is from Madras, and
wears, generally, nothing but pair Of
calico drawers, The captain has nothing
bur a piece of check wound tight round
his hips, and drawn up between his
thighs. The owners agent, or supercar-
go, is a Mussulman, and wears, beside
the waist cloth, muslin jacket with
sleeves, tied in front, so as 10 discover the
left breast. The seacurmil, a steersman,
is a half blood Portuguese, and wears
drawers, and short shirt or jacket. of red
calico. One of the sailors has regular
short gown ahd petticoat, and the other,
short drawers only The Karens wear
nothing but long shirt without sleeves,
made Of substantial cotton cloth, ingen-
iousl y figured in the loom The diversi-
ty in dress, is stilt greater in the towns
arising from the great mixture in the
population. have, however, already
become SO accustomed TO il. that 1t ceases
TO excite attention.
We have one person on board, who ex-
cites my notice-itf IS disciple, who be-
fore was Karen prophet or juggler.-
He seemed struck with fear, when sent
for him into the cabin, to ask him some
questions, and l got but little from him,
He declared, that at first he felt .impelled,
he knew not how. to predict the coming
Of q deliverer in six months, and sincerely
believed II. But when the lapse Of that
time proved him wrong, he became will
ful, and deliberately endeavored TO impose
on the peoples creduIity in various ways,
to keep up his influence.
BY the utmost diligence in overseeing
the lboatmen, and taking advantage OF
every tide, and every breeze, got hack
TO Maulmein in mercy, the morning OF
March 80, the very day on which our
Conference was to convene. We began
our session accordingly, having present
bfeth. hudson, Wade Kincaid, Bennett,
Hancock. Mason, Osgood, Vinton, How
ard, Webb, Haswell, and Abbott Every
day, except the Sabbath, was diligently
spent in the business, and, besides many
i'm portant topics, which, though fully dis
lcussed, did not come to a formal vote, the
following subjects were acted upon, be-
sides minor ones The establishment oil
seminarytfor native assistants,-hs To-
cation-temporary preceptor-and course
of study and bylaws new fields Of la
rbor proposed and described--nat've
schools--polygamy among natives, and the
management of such cases in regard tc
applications for baptism-reducing the
size Of the Burman 'characterZ-the par
of giving English. names to native chill
dren--boardipg schools, and the bes
mode of their endowment. Considerable
time was taken up in Designating the new
missionaries to their fields OF labor
They seem to be as jewels, which eacl
was anxious to seize. Every man fel
! keenly the claims Of his station or neigh
borhcod. and longed to see more laborer
in what he deemed so promising field
1 II was noble strife of disinterested love
and so small was the reinforcement, com
pared with the admitted wants. on al
!. sides, that It was difficult to decide wher'
laid should first be sent have adde'
minutes of the numerous important dis
4 closnres at the Conference, to- copiou
memoranda previously. obtained respect
ing new fields of labor. which, with sue,
further information as may collect, WI
, form future chapter.
II On the first Lords day in April,
preached5io the brethren and sisters D.
ivote aofthe convocation.E We met IN tn
e new and unfinished chapel, built forth
|, native church. We occupied but sma
part ofthe building, and were, indeed.
little handful but when reflected on IN
recent origin Of the mission, its small D
gmnmgs, and its various dangers an
hindrances, the company before me we
2 a most refreshing sight Here wei
! twelve missionaries, besides Misses. Gar