The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-03-26
NO. xLvI.

mAjssty Of their gr wh aud the stiffness Of their
vast soIitudes ,mstimp. the way was so marrow
. ID precipi Gus that only one man could pass
abreast. ard whore more lrvel. the bearers had
often M better o)ting than tonsid, rabls depth
af soft NUT. II was the rainy season and Mr.
Els describes this ,rtion being justly dssiE.
ued the # yer d strict" Indeed he was oftsn
reuinded OF one moug the many .hrswd sayings
Of he late King Rndsms. WIN used to boast that
he could trust any iuvad ng army to hi. two gen
erals. wool and Fever" The party passed On.
however and were halted occasionally for q day,
Without any attack from this malady. excepting in
the case Of one Of the bearers.
Throu thcut this portion Of the journey, Mr..
Ellis was much ck with the beauty an d variety
of the & rms, with some heaths quite new 20 him.
and with many luyuriant creepers bearing bsauti.
full flowers The rrpin pam, so va u able to the
natives in their manufactures, was abundant, as
well as the travellers tree. aim peculiar to Mads.
gascar The remarkable property Of this tree,
IRON which it derives its name. is that Of yielding.
when the branches are pressed. a perfectly clear
AMI pure liquid, in Quantities suffiisont to sllay
the travellers thIrSt--someti.ues not less than Q
quart from one Sun all Incl ,on.
On emerging from the fever district, and reach
ing more open and better Guilty ated country,
the ropin and travellers tree were no longer found.
The Industry the Hovas was then more per-
ceptihle in tn. cultivation Of rice grounds, and in
many other kinds of produce, .ilk, chiefly tho
larnbs. worn by the chiefs as a kind Of mantle,
with broad striped border, often of bright col.
ors, arranged with h. greatest taste.
At all the different h llting stations the party
rerpyad with Gindpaca
supplied. and if any of the bearer, sbsconded. a.
they sometimes did. the packages sent for.
ward b. the chief If the place with the greatest
exactness aud certainty. Frequently during he
coarse of the journey, messengers arrived from the
capital to express he friendly antcipationa Of the
Prince aud his friends, aud on advancing towa
the last stages these marks slte oil became still
more frequent. At last three chiefs on horseback
approach as full escort and The traveller was
co"dufIed to a house appointed for his use. which
he found ex eeding'S cOmmodiou4 and conf rita
bic, being fitted up with many of conveniences Of
. If ,ropean life.
Mr.. Ellis. being obli.ed to dspa ch his Jour.
al by the bearers, VIII were returning to the coast.
had not ha time fr hi Anticipated interview
wi the Q nen but his letter closes with an &c.
, count of Wit from the Prince Of most inter-
r rsti'g nntnr-. H WIS acc. m ,anied BY the
Queen See airy who speaks nslish, being one
VI those who some y ars ago received their edu
cation n hi, county The p ince is described
by Mr.. EI' a being ex're nely agreeable in his
p rsuu AID manner. He aas dressed in tho style
OF Eur'p.an lenrlrnan Of rank. d spoke aud
conducted h ms f with fra X and opr n cordisli.
:iy blended at tunes wi h pvid-nre of irep.r feel
iug--Ill in iicaive # th,t sincere, hum ne aud