The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-07-24

we went aboard, we anchored off Amherst
and the next Monday morning, we lowered
into Burmes boat, TO proceed up to Maui
main. | was most agreeably disappointed
by my first view of the land of palms and
mosquitoes. Our boat was very much like
II long Watering hough, whitfield TO a point ut
each end, and we were all nestled like par
eel of Gagged fowls, under low bamboo coy
or, from which il was not eusy to look out
But the shore, alongside ofwhich we were
pushed up stream by tie might Of muscle,
was brilliant with its unburdened luXuriancc
ofvcrdure, and birds and flowers.
Here some strange tree dropped its long
trailers to the water, there the white rce-bird,
or gayer stranger, chameleon neck and
crimson wing, coquctted with its neighbour
and the wealth of green bending below; and,
then followed rich blossoms of new shapes
and hucs, and bearing new names, some in
clusters, and some in long amber wreaths,
stained here and there with lemon and ver-
million, and all bearing TINT air of slumbrous
richness which believe is characteristic
of the Indian climate. Our oarsmen were
Amherst Christians, who seemed as wild
with Joy as the birds themselves, tnot thar
they were particularly bird-like in any other
respect) and there was laughing and chatter
ing enough TO make any heart merry. The
first, being universal language, had no
difficulty in understanding, but the latter
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down in spacious compounds, which are
hedged round by the bamboo, and filled with
uopic fruit trees. TO my taste, say, be-
cause tastes differ widely, and mine, LAYING
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quo 'eNs' anu
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E"s"suIheH; sup cap'alhs; TesiulnS mere
now Our house Nfeeh urDahs LEI,
as Nv We h"So n".leu ~ SINCE II Is HeaFer mat
| ~, 80 W - Duee, Vi ha''' vi Ep''aSe'J Is On
I, 'Iau sIeetIui upper story, Wlln
"oM : sup nenea'i It, looks niue IKE
CN''%u''on 10 see Tue chi!uTeh IN Ihelr wac
roMseIS' usuul!y OF crimson eollon, ana thelt
Mill.G' cIose iil'ing roues ABOVE [udgiHg OF
Se'ioo,, Miln tilet s't'chelS on tLelr siioul,
u uci even llicusli We hnpm tuat Tue extent
~ ~ 'uGH ie"i mug 10 Plopapiy ohiy 10 Jaooeh
Tue Norah' put II mars me picture some 20
Walch rom gay 70 Gay ana Hhq poSirls n
hio ,Is lIen'
me burmese women 60 INTO The streets as
openly us The men, but the wife OF the true
Mussulinan never feels the fresh air upon
her cheeK. Ilereupon, should like to pros
pound question to physicians, but forbear.
Money is the Moorman's god, as the Jews;'
ana trade, trade, trade, j think, must be the
certain that not mser OF them in this neigh
borhood neglects his prayers; for SUCH din
as they make about our ears ofan evening
would get them berth for the night I'M
Boston watch house. The old Abrahamite
pe!ow is iar me quietest but even his hurried
voice, laden win Hebrew accents; sometimes
makes It's Why up 'llrouSh the noor. AS J
write. glance down into the street, and seea
burnan priest, dlstIngulshable by lie shaveQ
head and dirty yellow paste, hugging the vcss
sci in which he receives aims to his breast,
and glancing first at one side of the street,
and then The other, 1t appears TO me, little