, 1860-06-04

which bore The evidence Of his ready talent A.
rived. "Tommy," who first saw it. becsms at
..;e onGe eeatai.c, and ran about wildly, comnuni
with that skilled artists name attached: wa il
newspaper. As for Booien:5tz;e hinssf. his
feelings sought expression By acts. not words.
Drawing from his sleeve Japnpese fan, he
grAVely placed it IN my hand, IN Testimony Of
as pleasure; bIt, on second thoughts, with
gre" It to ln.cr1be upon It a clearer token Of
bis sat'afacticn. The next morning it was re-
turned, aud On its leaves found so1ns charm
Ing co'ored drawings Of birds, rs neat and taste
tu! as one could hope 10 see
For day or two, Booien-ytzie has been down
hearted. The recollection Of mortir1ino mis;--
take haunts him. A deaf gentleman came into
toe Japane:e quarter and stroEe to establish
communication with Booieu-ytzie, But the on-
eratlons OF the ear.tubs were not clear to tie
japanese art'sts apprehension, and he persis.
yea IN blowing through that Instrument, with
was more astonished than charmed With the
proceeding. When Booien-ytzte was informed
VI his error, be took an attitude Of statuesque
misery, from which am positive be did not
stir for ar hour.
The surroundings of the room Of Booien.y ytzie
and his friends are interesting in q different way
from those OF Gkatoro's stately parlor. Here
they are purely domestic. Scattered about are
sandals, slippers, hats, handkerchiefa Of rough
polished steel. umbrellas Of imposing dimen-
s'ons, manufactured Of oiled silk, aud 10 ar
ranged as to it together when closed in an ap-.
paEently solid form and other curious spplian-
ces Of comfort end necessity. oldest Of all
are the plllows-liltie wooden boxes, fastened
together without nails, about aix inches in
length, fonr IN height. and three in breadth,
With roll Of soft cloth tied up in paper upon
the top, 3or the head to rest upon. These wood
en- cases mostly contain drawers, in which a1e
various trinkets- Some, however, are solid.
aud are scouped out at the sides. in order that
the arm may pass around and hold them firmly.
Upon tables and stands are other characteristic
articles-teeth brushes made of strips Of wood,
with the ends split into fine threads, packages
OF scented tooth-powders, which are regularly
used By them, AID strings for binding up their
1air, made Of long twisted strips Of white pa-
per.
as enter the party are discussing the Jap.
anese illustrations in the New York pictoriais,
among which they detect many eErors, and
point them out with IN e1actness that shows
their superlar accuracy Of memory. They
laugh at such blundeFs IS putting the sword
upon the right hand, and misplacin9 the Jap-
aEese f:g. Moreover, Booien-ytzie uafoids bis
own views Of the same scenes az those repre-
hEuNu Ill 1uE pIEloE12t8 AnQ lufl1G8 COMPARISON.
1t appears that his sketches are really more cor
rect in detail than those Of the American artist
although certainly wanting in picturesqueuess
Of elect. But Boolen-y:zie looks only to miau-
tia, and is content with the advantage he holds
in this respect.
coSJrRoR's 1R1ck.
a conjurnra ud:ert1sipg card has been some
where picked up, aud its purport is now asked.
To explain it, sundry devices Of legerdemain
are resosted to, which the Japanese rega1d with
composure lndicating consciousness of
stEep2th in Ii st line. Now one, whose name is
1ewah. stands forth, and beckons attention.
Lie crumples into ball in his left hand large
and thick sheet Of paper. Gradually the roll les
sens in size, and soon is hidden in his tight
grasp. With the right hand lie waves his open
fan around, aud presently emerges from be-
tween the finger Of the left little paper butter
lS, which floats aud Autters while obedient
10 the movements Of the fan. and at last falls
to the ground. Yewah then discloses bis opep
palm, in which no raper roll can now be seen,
and returns to bis seat bowing before the plau-
dts which follow him.
| Yewah afterward develops other powers in
dlcastvc Of ingenious education. He is much
cultivated as to bis toes, which he can use with
| ing, and in Which, l have cause to know, he is
uasurpassed, Wonders With fans he shows,
bnt none Of them inexpficable, except the first
| above described,
Always quick to exhibit their own interesting
property, they are eqnally ready to examine
with attention everything brought for their in
| spection. Household utensils draw from them
| grins Of approval, and they become coyetous
| oser some OF our best weapons. 4 newly in-
| vented revolver of minute size aborbs Dooieu-
ytz:es mind for halt an hour; but, at last, hav-
irg detected the manner Of discha7ging it, be
goes off himself and u q corner makes a close
| drawing OF all its machinery He hints at pro-
posais for an exchange, offering small sword
for the tempting trlte; but as he does this
with much secrecy, conveying the idea that
his superior must remain ignorant of the trans
action, there Is e7iteutIy something wrong about
il, and The b rgain cannot be made
The NJ. T.. Church---Lay Ikeprc4enta-
| tI0n,
| The committee on lay representation presea-
ted two reports to the General Conference,
which were laid over and ordered to be printed.
The following are the reports, the preamble Of
the majority report being condensed:
| MAJORITY nEroRr ON LAY pE1EGA11oS.
The majority report that s3me Of the Annual
| Conferences took no lcton upon either the
East Geuesee or Oregon rules upon This sub
ject, but so far as ascertaintd large mtio1isy
have voted as inst these ru!es. This, however,
the committee does not recognize as decisive
vote Of the Conferences. Several Presiding
|
terly Conferences; III Of them hare voted; II
for, IA against, and 81 were divided on the suo.
jeet-
There have been 10 petitions received By CO
members for and Is against tue change In ad
ditiou, the scheme has the faroripg voice of one
Stewards meeting ind convention partially
representing 23 churches in Philadelphia. Il
IS evident tnat the great body Of the church has
not Jet spoken on tue question, 80 that the
Conference i not now prepared to act in the
premises. The committee think that whener
er the laity manifest desire to be represented
they ought to be allowed the privilege. 4:
ministers, the committee do not feel ambitious
to retain power which was first deTolyed upon
them. not from their choice, but from necsssi.
-. This Necessity no longer exists, and they
hope that the lai1v will be introduced into the
General Conferences. aud that their insroduc.
ton will give them deeper interest in the af
fairs Of Zion.
They therefore submit the following plan fo1
Icy representation in the General Conference and
shall present it to the various Annual Confer.
ences for their netion. If the plan obtains the
sanction Of a majority Of members voting, il
shall become a Law upon q declaration of such
vote by the Bishops:
''The Discipline shall te so altered in chap
8, sec. g, page 81, ans. !, as to read
!. The General Conference shall be composed
Of one clerical member for every - member
Of each Annual Conference. to be appointed
I G1kuGk ~ SCo!uA1S VI NAuiECp III Lug Al3CfekIDL
Of each Annual Conference; Jet 60 that eact
representative shall hnvc Travelled at least fou,
full calender. years from the time that they were
received on trial By m Annual Conference, and
in full connection at the time Of holding the
Conference.
Aud the General Conference shall also consist
Of number Of lay Delegates, chosen from with
in the bounds Of each Annual Conference, equa
to the number of Clerical Delegates.
9. Any male member of The Church, not IN
der thirty years Of age, and haE1ng been IN good
standing for 6ve consecutive ears at the time
Of the election, shall be eligible to- the Office q
Delegate.
g. Each circuit aad station shall be entitled
to one elector, to oe chosen once in -four yea-s
by ballot, in the Quarterly Conference ne It pre-
cedirg the session OF the Annual Conference
to which it belongs. No member Of an Annua
Conference shall he entitled to rote at suct
election.
1. The electors chosen as above shall meel
at The sent Of the Annual Conference on tht
first Friday Of the session next preceding ths
General Conference, aud, having been duly or
ganized, shall proceed to elect by ballot tht
number Of delegatns to which they are enti
tied. The Secretary Of said meeting shal
furnish certificate Of election to the seyera
delegates.
5. The Lay Delegates shall be entitled to seat,
with the Clerical Delegates, and 10 equal right,
and privileges. Provided that they shall not 81
on tue trial Of a Bishop nor on the appeal Of
Minister.
The lay and clerical delegates shall vote to
gether, and the votes thus cast ehall be 80 count
ed and recorded unless ten members shall cal