The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-12-04

what have they done with tie electri
telegraph that was presented them"
asked
Little or nothing, think But an
not certain. They are making astonishing
headwsy, however, in the ground work 70
future intercourse with the world. Five o.
SIX months Since they asked me, as a grea
iaVor, to he allowed to send minister L
the nited Sta,eS My dear sirs, replied
40 not ask this favor it is your right
SEND minister, with as large a suit as yol
choose, and you may be certain Of friendly
reception"
And would the United States furnish Us
transportation from here to the Isthmuss
he asked.
" Certainly" replied, "and treat you
"ith the g'estest kindness and atten nlon
during your hole stay"
yes, | remarked, laughingly, 81 can
imagine Japanese minister aud Suite in tn.
hands of the New York City Fathers. Wha,
time they would have of it How every
theatre would throw open its doors for them
and the crowd they would draw; and how
Japanese reserv and love of quiet would be
driven to desperation by the attention with
which they would be surrounded! Are
these officers aud princes rich enough to
make grand display. or would they carry
along with them their simple dress and
tastes"
They wou!d be jus. as You see them
row" he replied. 4" We have no idea OF
the sound common sense, and want ofcverv-
thing ke preJent,0us, peculiar TO these peo-
pie. lake the t. nperOr himself, for instance.
tie -, a. You may suppose, very rich, and
yet AIN pos I've that MS table ami clothing
do not cast 3 % year. Why, that sum
would not more tatn pay for the gloves of
a B."ac"sy dandy .ith IA. You have
Doubtless -c-n the thick, soft mating with
which the floors Of their houses are covered.
" e., tne !I.prs Of the palace are covered IN
tnc same WAY, and this mating serves ~
the i-'ng~ToT'a bed, a. well a. that oi ;ne
poorest house serves a. the bed Of h.s poor
e, suAj ct He >;re.h-4 himself out. with
a woo.cu p...Jr under .,s head, snt >'-cpS
4 sleep Iarey granted to his brother mon
arc:.S. To SEA a japanese thus sleeping,
with his head abruptly raised i've or s,x IA
chcs, You would predict s;.ti neck or fr-
ture spinal aii.c,jOn a, "A genera result; and
yet there j. not more healthy people i.v-
ing
"wh-t Id the Emperor look like" enc
Of g~ asked.
"Qa.,c fae looking man, with sof;
voice and pleasant >lul.c. | suppose hc j.
some thrry five years Old. Ia TT know
ne Is; Tor a. i y considered polite in Japan
to a.. n h.s age aui how uary children
he has. | waS. OF course. po.ite. Poor Gl-
lo,, H. la, what one Of u, would con,.j. /.
,r = miserable life. II. doc. not ,yav, tb,
palace b4, once in Two years; and then, as
nr prs, sttruugh ne town, every one must
leavc the streets ald close the doors and
windows of III, II houses. Their custom
docs not q .ow them even TO iaak at him -.
IhI> i The temporal Emperor OF Jedd', Of
"IH!h no" sp' a. TIE case VI 'tc SFi.l-
nl' finPe;or, al VI ac', Il even worse, Tor he
never ',a''S ~ FadNe' ~ ~ 't.t'dltu
- .-HeH sist they cannot even run th- r,sN
OF h,s beng looked upa" 10y the crowd.
H'" 'o.'1 "'> pl'r o'.e E'H fITe' =
~ 81 y- '-''''' IA
90 o.. r,r .l,a mas 80. -o,r,.,..-
cd with ,I.1n l. we Ct ff-s of 49,.
and our letters o,c. war We rL.,k nn.-
s,.ves f,rrpn,,c \, f,r my .o-r,.,,.n.4.r,,.
with IN. i,,. D,na,,neri Ia not L,,o.
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home. | came herr. and after much & II.
cu.tv q: them to : IN cous,ution-a v,ly
u
One day. while vas IN tie weekly cyorc.
ta,ion OF hearing from the government. a
special courier arrived at Jeddo, where |
then was. urin.i = me a bundle Of papers
from Mr Rec, our Wee Consul at Hpkola-
di. Tnis ,uau had been nearly a month on
tie road, during which TINE he had travel
.d over i've hundred miles. Ar. k're hat
read the papers, and then forwarded then,
10 ne Vow. how do YOU snupose le be-
came possessed ofthcm:"
II i hard To imagine" We answered.
al. co, them fr,,n an american wba,.r.
Fortunately her rapt,in wa. fond ofrea Ing.
and - when leaving Honolulu. : | for a
cruis. after snerp whales. he flIei nis lock.
c,s with the latest uaneIs. During hi,
ch,;s. he touched at E.hof!aii. ana having
,h,n co,o over them a, least ,yire rasseI
,Io,o o,o, 70 Pc. T.,rou,h ,has,. frs,
h.,rd oftb. d.atb NJ Governor N,,rv and
bcc.o 10 understand why had no, heard
from, him. Now YOU tell .ue that INV con-
yenr;on with .Japan was published January
of This vear-rhat is pleasant news: but
sho,1a Ike 70 know whether the Stat. De.
p,rt,n,-,t are satisfied with it."
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,La,, INV ,h.I men who would be equal to
,,a,os;.,
rs sor the time. tits net vet settled
,,. h,,. ~ ,Lo f,ct NJ o,a cc;,, ,bo, i
,,arrn,,a aII donbt su,nosr tb,, within =
.,asr ,,-o,,, ,his d.ta = J,n,n, sa Minister and
!n;.s oftwe,,v or ,bir,v viii b, in Wash
;no,nr ITco no E,mi cK,mi'-pr,nce .