The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-21

"why will you speak Governor"
THE Commodore will say good by, hope that be
I" All ! am ready"
He h0sted hs large paper umbrella to protect us from
the Sun; took his arm and the next moment
following the long, straight street which passed within
few hundred yurcs of the Governors palace.
"You are sorry 70 come away from school, Yashero?
"Oh! Mr.. Wood very good. Japanese all like him.
"1s he good teacher? Does he teach you weiR am
here giving the precse woros Of Yashero as well as can
"ohl very well. Interpreter rike Gike) Mr.. Wood
stop Nagasaki Vice Governor rike Mr.. WOOD stop.'
'Ah, yes" returned .'but Mr.. Wood stop. as
express It, He is ship by the 20
make the sailors good and all bad that
talk all the time P tell you what ia though, Ysshero;
the Japanese want Americans TO and teach them
our language there are great many just like SIR.
They would teach you you in return could teach
them We must learn each language no r. you
Know, since we are gong 70 buy and fel."
"Ah, yea"
"Come now Yashero you and are friends l want
TO talk something inside 10 you LIE Japanese is telling
you something wnch be wishes kept quiet be calls IL
talking nside and otherwise, outside Wal you keep
II inside ?'
"Itbink so: yesn
"when we come back here, if Mr. Wood was to Offer
70 the Governor ai OF his to here
and teach you Ameacan, and then after tnat you
can speak AmeEicao 70 tell you all about God wnat
do you think the Governor would say"
al cont know"
tWoud you be glad priests OF our God come
here to teach you to speak Americana
"Yes, very giad"
"Wouid you build houses for them, and hire them
small piece Of grovno?'
81 think l think government give house and
ground"
"wen III tell you it you tell the Vice Governor
to speak 10 the Governor about IT, ana when come
back they will Mr. Wood for three
TO teach the japanese the American language he will be
glad TO write the United States for them The Cover
nor nust not ark the Commodore for them, be Ia the
representative OF our and government
never has work with religion That is why
are auch great people Every thinks chooses
aoout religion and the government protects every
pie 10 ts separate Worship
Great many gicn you have, then?n
mo- Only one But the people Of temple say, 81
good and others say, f the minister puts little water
our heads 1t Is enough; all believe in the sam,
God however and what he tells his book but som
gay he means thing and come another -
~ think speak Vice Governor
every we'll and when We come back he must send IN
speak 10 MIR. Wood"
"Yce.D
The foregoing is the sense of my conversation with
Yashero the Interpreter OF the Vice Governor Nagssa
doubtless H. and in that which precedes IT, enough
convince him tina, and great caution must be used
in the rentrotucton Of Christianity into this country
the case stands the Japanese themselves will proba
bly, take the first step. That is convinced that
when this ship returns 10 Nagasak the Vice Governor
Will consult with chaplain upon tho subject Of obtain
ing one or ministers OF the Gospel act teachers
70 the Interpreters at the different ports and thug
located upon the soil under the favor of the and
without any apparent "pushiDgn upon their part will
not be long tsfore like Mr. Wood they will command the
respect apd affections Of Their pop Then, foreign
population, DO matter Low limited, grove around them