Polynesian., 1854-11-11

before known to the world at large.
''Last Saturday was bright sunny day, and at
8 A NJ. Dandy and went ashore to take up the
railroad track, and box up the locomotive, tender
and car ready for sending them to YedO. at u
NJ. we had everything done, (these Japanese car
Ipenters are quick workmen,) and went in to the
Reception House to get our dinners The Recep-
ton House has several different apartments; the
first you enter is used as a smoking room; it is
Icarpeted with straw mating, and the furniture
consists simply of large brass vase, containing
charcoal FIRE, with brass chOpsticks to lift out the
coal when you wish to lite your pipe; around this
vase japanese officers of rank may always be seen
sitting on their knees-or s9satted should call it,
for ther use no chairs-and stoically smoking.
As soon as we entered they would offer US pipe
and tobacco, without rising, and generally we
would accept their offer and squat down alongside
them. They always lay off their sandals and enter
their houses in their stocking feet: but we tramp
over their mats shoes and all. The sides of this
room are Ornamented with an outlandish landscape
on gilt ground, and the principal feature of the
landscape was large number OF long-legged,
/ white cranes. From the smoking room we entered
the principal reception room. This, too, is en-
bellished with great number of landscapes, sim
liar to those In the smoking room; but these are
like our elothes-bars. On each side of the reeep-
tion room wide benches, like low table, are plac-
ed, and covered with red woollen cloth. These
answered for double purpose being used both as
a lounge and as a table TO eat from. Two sides of
the room are inclosed by sliding window frames
but instead of glass they use white paper for adj
mitting the light. Over our heads, in graceful
festoons, was hung a Grape curtain of purple colors
with tassels and cord AT the further end of the
room japanese flag is hung, before the entrance
of the priUate reception room, where the Commodore
and the Princes have debated all official business
and where the treaty was signed. This room is
! furnished exactly like the larger one, with mat
ting on the floor, benches with red cloth over them
and gilt landscapes around the sides; but il has
| in addition, a plain table for writing materials
From the large reception room re pass through
several halls and private rooms for the attendants
of the Princes, to the cooking rooms. The cooking
utensils are of a very primitive description, con-
sisting of a copper boiler set over an arch, with
wooden spoons to stir up the rice with. and one
kettle in which they boil eggs chopped up and
eolored with red and blue powders, hied clans,
! fried snakes, pound cake, candy and raw oysters
1 did the raw oysters and pound cake justice, but
1 couldn't eat the other things. The dinner was
served up on Lacquer ware dishes, on a Lacquer
ware stand, with chop sticks to eat with
After dinner, Mortimer kellogg and l concluded
| to take a walk, as we had nothing more to do at
the house, and 50 started down toward Canal jawa
We were accompanied by couple of two-swOrded
silk pants Mandarins, to see that we conducted
ourselves properly. As we walked along down
the beach we saw great crowds of men, women
and children picking up clans and oysters, (it was
low tide, and men fishing.
We visited a pottery, and saw the workmen
making tiles for the roofs Of houses. Just beyond
this we came to temple In the midst Of a grove
with large gate before 1t. Here our guards
wished US to turn back and even went so far as to
catch me by the arm; but l shook the fellow of,
and shaking little bamboo cane in his face, gave
him to understand that game cou mt do. Finding
I'VE were determined to go on, they gave up the
chase and turned back highly indignant. We now
pursued our course undisturbed, visited several
japanese villages, and took walk of some eight
4or ten miles in the country. we finally came OUT
in Yokohama, and visited the grave OF mariner
whom we buried here some time ago The Japan
ese keep guard over his grave night and day, for
what purpose cannot tell Near his grave is a
large collection of grave stones, with carved figures
upon them. 1t is a romantic place.
We now visited another temple, and as large
crowd was now following US, considered 1t tit
opportunity to address few remarks to them
upon the wickedness of the course they were pur-
suing, and exhorted them to reform As my re-
marks were received with great aplausey Kellogg
mounted the rostrurl and endeavOred to persuade
the deluded people to throw away their idols anc
repent. They listened with great attention, and
have no doubt were convinced. 50 far as they un'
, derstood We then visited several dwelling hou
ses, barber shop, aud oil mandatory, ana many
other places in all of which were received, anC
i, had capital time One old woman got out spin
ming wheel, with her roll Of wool, and went 70 worb
spinning warn It is exactly such and instrument
as have often seen IN use at home for the saln'
; purpose, making such buzzing sound, and th'
Old lady was delighted to see US so much interested
in it. Many Of the women brought their little chill
dren to have us pat their heads, and we stoppet
IN nearly every house we came 70 and took eul
of tea and pipe with the inmates. All have on
: room, with matted floor, where they keep vas
of fire and their hourehold gods, for they are yer.
religious. Before one store door | noticed two fr
engines. They are worked by brakes and have
ointed pipe like ours but they have no AIR vessel
n to produce a continuous steam.
A crowd of people were constantly oesIeglng
with invitations 10 write something on their fans
II wrote NOTES and proverbs on a great numbe
for them, and they were very much delighted
While Kellogg was writing on fan some one OF IN
crowd cut button off his coat tail. lie felt 1t a
they ierked it off, and instantly taking it off, he'll
it up before their eyes deprecating manner an
d showing them where the button oEgth %
cooliy walked into the store near by, and plckln
up a lacuuered cup put it into his coat pocket
then. standing on the steps. he made an address
: the crowd on the wickedness ofstealing Either hl
r address, or the cup he had taken, caused them
n bring back the button and present 1t to him wit
i. MANY low bows before we had got twenty yard
from the place. He returned the cup. They hay
great fancy for buttons or glass bottles, and vi
trade almost everything they have for them, whe
they are alone Every japanese distrust his neigt
:, Ebors. Their houses are built of stone and Wooc
q Z many of them, with tiled Goofs, are IRE proof
: We went into abarber-shop, and saw them hayIn
their heads shaved and hair done IN peculiar styi
> L never had more fun in my life than did tn
day"
-vo, NAV depeDd upon it, that he i. goc