Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-02-17

robe for any ordinary woman her head
il bristling with metal ornaments that look
like the grandfathers Of all the tuning forks
her really pretty feet or protected by neat
straw sandals when she walks she min,
ces her steps as though her legs were tied
together at the knees.
Did I ever tel: you of the description q
young Malay Tumangong, of sumatra,
once gave me ofa young girl with whom
he was in love? No. Then, you shall
have it now: "Tuan," said he. "Tuan. she
is high-bosomed and moon faced; she has
q mole on her cheek like spot of amber
girls her lips are like the new cut shell OF
the mangosteen; her teeth are whiter than
the chamhaka flower her breath makes
the Glove tree die with envy; her hair is
blacker than the night Of separation to the
distracted lover; her form is like branch
Of willow, and as she walks her hips move
from side to side p'
Yedo covers more ground than London,
and its population is about two millions S.
The japanese say that no census is ever
taken in Japan that returns are male Of
the numbers Of certain classes; but as the
mobiles, peasants, mechanics, and women
and children are omitted from these re
turns, they do not serve even as basis
for estimates Of population. The japanese
gave me map of the city, but as it is con,
structed without reference to scale. it is
Of little value even the compass bearings
Of different points in the city are incorrect.
The streets generally are Of good width
and are well severed, but they are all IN
paved. No carriages are seer. few hand
carts are used to transport heavy articles !;
canals intersect the city in various direc.
tions.
The chief feature Of Yedo is the Castle
as it is called. This consists Of four irreg
ular circles or rather polygons, all sur
rounded with moats or bitches the three
inner circles have stone walls, or a bana
Of earth faced with stone, and varying in
height from twelve to thirty feet, accord
ing to the nat ure Of the ground on which
they are built. The gate ways through
the walls open into quadrang1es Of fifty to
sixty feet; the gate Of egress being placed
at right angles with the entrance gate
A. means Of defence, the Castle is un-
worthy Of its name, except against asssil
ants armed with bows and arrows. The
moat. are foriable. and are some eighty
to one hundred and fifty feet wide. spann
ed by neat wooden bridges. The inner
polygon is occupied almost exclusively by
the Emperor and his sons and families
the secoud, By the Council Of State aud
princes the third and fourth poygons By
the Dimios. titular princes. and high OIL
GERS Of the government. ! will close this
unreasouabiy long letter by showing you
how cheapIy man may procure a rspu
tation as savan in this country. Talk
ing one day with the Prince Of Tamba
about dogs, ] stated that had always OBJ.
served tha. where dog had any white
about his body the terminal hairs IN his
tail would also be white. The Prince
opened his eyes at this, and when he went
home ordered all examination Of the dogs
in his premises. which were found TO he
marked as stated Interested By this he
ordered his servants to scoar the neigh
boring streets and temple grounds, and
bring up all their pariah inhabitants these
also stood the test. Amazed at this. he
repeated my statement and his experience
at the Castle. where some 400 to 500 of
the high mobiles assemble daily. Unver-
sal interest was excited. and there ens1ad
such dog hunt as Yedo never saw before.
Dogs Of every kind were scrutinized. from
the high priced pug, called in their vernac
ular .jin. down to the NANCY vagabond
that skulke1 about and shirkei his living
Still my tale about dogs tails stood the
test. At last letters were written to kio
to-osaca aud other large towns ordering a
general canine examination. When the
reports arrived my glory and reputation
reached the eliminating point, and | was
looked upon by the Japanese as you west
erns look on Button, Cuvier. & Co.
Ever yours, sincerely.
TOWNSEND HARRIS.