Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-29

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dispensed with. lis The lashioa for ev-.
|ery one to help himself with his own
chop sticks. from any dish on the cable
which he can reacl, and when he. feels
dssisous Of offering q testimonial OF par
ticuIar regard. a. well as respect, he reach-
sout and seizes something with his own
chop stick, and li,o,ionine 10 the individ
.,al for whom he designs the favor TO open
his mouth. puts the morsel, whatever It is,
between his teeth. As they are NOT par
'icularly nice in their estfng, 1nti their
teeth are BY no means pearls, We would
have pardoned the omission Of this atten.
ton. 1t was. however, not 10 be escap.
ed all tina! was left us was, retaliation,
which we Immediately prac.iced. After
an hour at The table, Of shouting converse.
ton on iheir part. and Of mods, becks and
wfeathed smiles on ours, 1--we rose and
moved 10 the verandah, where a new Sc
ries Of delicate attentions surprised US
They had made US tell our ayes. entered
with their caps on. shaking their own
hands, sat on our left. fed US with their
own chop sticks, and now they commenc
ed 10 examine our apparel. piece by piece
-cravat. coat, waistcoat, shirt bosom,
trousers. sworc, belt. gloves. &c, all in
turn were inspected. Fortunately, our
good genius, DR.. Parker. told us this was
the achme Of politeness, and 10 be initiated
without delay. Nothing was more agree.
able 10 Us. who had with grea, patience
and suavisy. shown our hats, swords and
coats and we began 70 scrutinize their
dress and ornaments. We examined their
caps, buttons and peacock feathers; their
little embroidered bags. which, with ian
cases and snuff boxes, they hang from their
girdles; their thumb rings Of agate, their
silken girdles and jewelled buckles. One
Of them, Tying Lin, Tartar. made him.
self merry with a sword bel, hanging TO
one Of us. He put i. on to show how
much 10 small it was, s.rutted up and
down 10 show us his por,ly figure. struck
his full ches. and told us in voice of,hun-
der tina, he was Man,choo-he then
seized my hand and squeezed it, TO show
his strength. He was terror spreading
Tartar General. Ny ow., k6w6sss, be
ing grea. deal the largest-for both Tar
aud delicate hands he did not make such
an impression as he anticipated. After
two hours Of an intellectual intercourse of
this sort. our friends retired. The pro-
cession formed, gongs beat. pipes squeal-
ed, the executioners elled, the llule po-
| MES were pulled between their riders legs.
and we we're left to reflect upon Chinese
men and manners.
| CANroN.-Can,oni itself i situated on a
low piece Of ground, hardly above the lev
ell of the river. LoIty hills sppfoach j. on
f, the east. and an eminence. il close TO il, on
which il Tartar military station. Twill
no. a,semp. TO describe Canton a. any
length. lie population il six hundred
| thousand or more. Its streets are seldom
over eighty feet in width it's houses low
and dark. The city within the walls is
said to be smaller than the suburbs. One
cannot discover which is the city, aud
| which is HE suburbs, until he is inform
ed. The walls. which are high. and very
massive. form the backs of shops and
stores. built along them. Ia walking mex.
the walls, one sees nothing but shops
Even the gates are not noticeable. of which
there are many in tine suburbs, as we'll as
arches crossing the streets. The factor
les Of The merchants are situated on the
very bank Of the river, and are much the
finest and largest buildings shat ever saw,
exceeding even the temples.
A CHINESE SCHOLAR. Having reached
Canton, my frs, business was TO find a
Tartar. aud by the help of Dr.. Parker.
one was a. last procured, who undertook
to ins,ruc. us. lie was no, a native Tar
! tar. but Chinese scho}m-a tall, good
looking, intellectual person, and | sugur-
ed very favorably Of four success with him.
noticed that on his first arrival. there
was an appearance of mystery and con-
cealment. The Chinese who introduc-
ed him seemed very anxious. There was
a whispering and shutting Of doors; and
great many injunc,ions, apparently; and
assurances, Explanations and gestures
However, we sat down to our task. at last,
and ,gol through The alphabet. The next
day, agreeable to appointment, he came a.
gain, and there was the same closing oil
doors, looking behind and around. spring
ing up, if any one entered; and. in short
such mysterious air about the whole
Thing. as il we were conspira,ors in some
plot, l noticed he was nervous. very
much ,agi,a,ed, hardly able 10 command
himself, ani evidently laboring under
some very CREST excitement. He jumped
up a, any noise, - though he spprehend'
ed imminen, danger, or SOME one was a
bout 10 spring upon him from behind.
. tIoweyer. we 60. through our lesson.