Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-28

island. As soon as the American ship APP
preached the shore junk came off to her.
When the junk came near the American ship
parchment was extended towards our off,
GERS, on a reed, The captain took the parch-
ment and threw it into the water. In an in
slant four or FIVE Japenese jumped overheard
and recovered the parchment, because as the
captain was told afterwards they would have
been ripped open if the parchment had been
lost. As the anchorage usually allotted to
foreigners did not please Captain Glenn, he
moved towards more convenient haven. Sud-
denly voice in the junk shouted, You
must go no furder: you must 60 no furdeg !"
The captain, on hearing his own language,
said to the speaker, You are the very man l
want He hove to, and got the man on deck.
: Who are you, sirs asked the captain. 1
am the interpreter said he. Are you one
of the big men of this country? asked Glenn,
He answered in the negative, but told the
captain that he must 60 no nearer the shore,
as it was contrary to the japanese laws to do
SO. Stranger said the captain, you be -,
I'll 60 just where I please, and don't mean to
speak to any one on the Island under the
prince or governor. So onward he sailed
until he came to place that suited him, where
he dropped his anchor. Next day the prince
of the district, with great eortsge, consist
ing of about fifty men in yellow robes, were
seen walking along the shore. They entered
junk and approached the ship The yellow
men entered first, and as soou as they did SO
they put there foreheads to the deck, and kept
them there. When tho great functionary
entered, instead Of going aft, as is the prac-
tice with us, he walked forward. Glenn went
up to him, clapped him on the shoulder, and
said, Look you here friend, you must come
the other way The Japanese officers and
J men were astonished at this audacious famili-
arity of the American. The thought that the
prince was going to be martyfed. Iii GUS
tomary in Japanese state junks to have an
elevated platform forward, aud that Is the
place of honor. The japanese officer was
astonished, on going on the quarter deck of
our ship, to see that no platform had been
provided and SO, after looking round for the
seat of honor, he when to the helm and perched
himself on the rudder post. Glenn sent for
chair, and pointed to it, and in language
which, if not suitable for polite literature, was
at least very perspicious, babe him to put
himself in it, Now said he, turning to the
, interpreter, tel! him that" The interpreter
replied that he could not do so, as such re-
mark from him would insure his being ripped
open on the spot. The captain told him that
if he didn't obey him he would blow his brains
out So the interpreter, as choice OF evils
complied with his command. As soon as The
prince had seated himself, the captain ordered
bottle of sherry wine, Of which he offered
him glass. The Interpreter said, The
prince never drinks 8 He is with me now,
SO he must drink, replied glenn. The prince
put the glass to his lips, but did not drink the
liquor. The captain then turned round tc
the interpreter, and asked, Will you have it I?
He answered very firmly in the negative
That, said Mr.. K, "was the first degree in
the process of civilisation The captain Their
ordered champagne. When the prince saw
how it sparkled and foamed, his constitutional
scruplcs were overcome, and he drink it off
How do you feel, prince asked Glenn. The
captain filled another, and yet another glass
1t was soon evident that the Japanese prince
rather liked the liquor for he took it very
kindly. This was the accomplishment of thu
second degree OF civllisation. So when oul
captain saw that he had succeeded in pleasing
the prince. he proceeded to business. HI
informed the prince, through the Interpreter
that he had come for the American prisoners
and that they must be given up Immediately
| The prince said that he would have to send tt
Jeldo for them, and that it would require
| forty days to do so. i must have them,
said Glenn, and must sail in three days.
Won't you give me four days!' asked tn,
half civilized Japanese Glenn consented
I and in four days, sure enough, the prisoner
4 were returned.