Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-02-10
KEN0SHA, WIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY TO- 1862

I'VE great councillors of State, who, hav,
ne been presented to me congratulated
me on my audience, and expressed their
wonder and establishment at what they
called my greatness of heart" When
passed for an explanation, they said
that they were filled with admiration to
see me erect, look the awful ''Tycoon''
IN the face speak plainly to him, hear
his reply-and all this without any trep.
idatlon, or any "quivering of the mus
Giles OF the side" I write all this to let
You see that the Japanese Princes I'M
Gerstand the use of your compliments
was Then shown a present Of fifteen
sllken robes from his Majesty, and was
TAKEN TO- room where a banquet, set
OUT on sixty trays, twelve inches high,
was prepared for my single stomach
1here was food enough for one hundred
hungry men .->--r ,.,,.- ..,
DINNER TRAYS AND BREECHEs.
GU must know that the dinner trays
IKE the breaches are mark of rank
IN Japan and the rank is indicated bv
the height of the trays, which vary from
three to twelve inches in height. Again,
II the trays are lackered, it diminishes
the honor connected with the actual
nelght OF the tray, for it indicates that
IL can Oe used on another occasion; but
II II had been made of unpainted CIV
press wood, the honor is completed. for
1t says as plain as words can do, "you
are SO sublime in your rank that no one
oare eat from tray that you have u.s.
ed !! My attention was particularly
called to the height of the trays. and to
the hattering fact that, sby special
edlct, they were made of unvarnished
WOOD. GU must know that this same
dinner has been the subject of grave
discussion both in Simoda and in Yedo
They were very anxious should eat at
the Palace. | replied that would do
SO cheerfully, provided person or per-
sons OF suitable rank would eat with
me; but said that self-respect would
torold my eating at table where my
host or his representatives declined to
sit down. When | had admired the
very neat arrangement of the BANQUET.
| was again asked to sit down. I then
saln, "Say to his Majesty that I thank
ed him for his offered entertainment. y
at last the whole affair was sent to nv
quarters, where L distributed it among
my Simoda followers.
After the exhibition of the dinner. T
was reconducted to the room / first en-
tered, and after I had drank of the cele-
brated powdered tea," I left, being
conducted to the entrance by the two
chamberlains, who knocked head with
all the force that was due to one who
had seen ''the king, and yet Iced" By
the way, forgot to state that the old
formula of an audience, which was
"kneel down." eknock head so that the
bystanders can hear your skull crack, p
II 1t ever did exist at the court of Yedo
was not used in my case. . e5H
A faint request was made to me at
Slmoda that | would kneel, but | said
the request was offensive and must not
be repeated. That ended it. a ~"
l cannot tell you how many thoughts
crowded my mind during my audience.
The great idea, however, was here. and
now the barrier of exclusion that has
been rigidly maintained by this singu
lar people for more than two centuries
IS finally broken down, and it is my.
country, my glorious country, that has
achieved this, and it has been accom-
pllshed by moral force. Great and glo-
rlous triumph ofreason. ..