Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-06-09

only three eighths. A small vocabulary he
carried with him had the sounds arranged ac-
cording to their termination, ming, sing, king'
being all in a row, and the first word IN II
was sien. 'Ah my friend, said !, English
won't help you find a word in that book
please give me your address, He accor-
dincly took up a red card as big as a sheet
of paper, instead of a neat white strip, and
wrote WI Tanyuen. i thought your name
was Mr.. WI; why do you write your name
wrong end first = inquired /. 1T is you who
are wrong replied he; ''look in your own
Directory, where you write names as they
should be, placing the honOred family name
first.
IL could only s1y customs differ; ! and
giving back the book, begged him TO speak
of ceremony. He commenced, When you
receive a distinguished guest, do not fail TO
place him on your left, for that is the seat OF
honor; and be cautious not 10 uncover the
head, as it would be an unbecoming act OF
familiarity This was a severe blow 10 my
established notions; but when he re-opened
the volume and read, 'Ihe most learned
men are decidedly of opinion that the seat of
the human understanding is in the belly ]
exclaimed, Better say it is in the feet! and
Immediately shut up the book, dismissing
him until another day, for this shocked all
my principles of correct philosophy, even If
Solomon was against me.
''On going abroad | met so many things
contrary to all my preconcelved ideas Of pro-
priety, that | readily assented TO a friends
observation that the Chine Sc were our anti
podes in many things besides location In
deed, said l. they are so; J shall expect short
ly 10 see a man walking on his head look
there's a Woman in trousers, and a party of
gentlemen in petticoats she is smoking "A Sc
gar, and they are flaming themselves but |
was taught not to trust to appearances too
much, as on passing, saw the latter wore
tight under garments. We soon after met
the steward Of the house dressed IN white,
and | stopped to ask him what merry making
he was invited to with a look of the deepest
concern he told me he was then returning
from his fathers funeral. Soon we passed
where we heard sobbing and crying, and |
inquired who was i'll the man suppressing a
smile, said, At is a girl about leaving home
TO be married, who is lamenling with her fell
lows
81 thought, after these unIucky essays ]
would ask no more questions, but use my
eyes instead. Looking into a shop, | saw a
stout fellow sewing lace on a bonnet for a
L " II hN0t lhL y . bNAl illl i'll ~ AllE AAAn III
place. behold ali the ferry.boats we're rowed
by women, and from a passage boat lust ar
rived, | saw the females get out Of the cabin
in the bow. what are we cominr tn neXl!'
said |, and lust then. saw a carnenter take
his root-rule out of his s,ockjpr 10 measure
some timber which his apprenlice was cut
ting with a saw whose blade was set nearly
at light ANGLES with the frame. Before the
door sat a man busiIv enpaced in whitening
the thick soles of a rair Of shoes. that's a
shoe-white, | sunnose.' said /: .and he an
swers to the shos.black of other lands.,-
Just So said NV friend. sand beyond him is
a poor wretch with a board round his neck
for a shirt collar who has oot into chokev AN
article of his toilr, which answers to the
gives with which those lads in the tombs
are garnished instead Of BANGLES
..In the allevs called streets. the sions
stood on ends. and the pips were hacked in
baskets. which coolies we're carving to the
infinite satisfaction of the inmates and the
shops seemed TO have lost their fronts, and
elected their inmates into the streets, where
they were eating, cooking. working, selling,