Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-07-21
fFrnm the New York Dutchmsr.
THEIAsT CELESTIAL LETTER.

INorR. The following letter. which is
the last written by Prince Sinmi Boozen
no KANT. 60 his master the Tycoon, was
entrusted 10 Muragake Awadiini to be
mailed In New York Forgetting TO pre-
pay the postage the letter was retained In
the New York office according to law, and
Is now the property of the editor Of this
paper DutrkmaB.
qREAr HiKApApAp
Our delight with the things in
this remote REGION Of the barbarian
world, is great. So general is this
feeling nov that Bunzo no Conf,
who to this time has expressed no,
opinion. now admits the virtue OF
several of the institutions and ex.
presses his Willingness TO come
again. Our artists have made draw
ings of things, aud the notes of our
secretaries are voluminuus ; yet
esteemed Hikadadad, there are
many things left to see-much that
there is no reason for, aud ] fear
you will not have correct idea Of,
until you come yourself. We have
been received and treated, as be-
comes the representatives of the
largest, greatest, most civilized and
refined nation ON the earth and yet
there is something even here that
we do not understand. The news
papers begin already to estimate the
cost Of our mission, and PROFOUND
to each other the question "liOw rs
it going to payY" To us, this
seems a singular-though no doubt
q proper question. We find it is
the custom in this remote region
TO ask that question often " IIow's
it going TO payY' No-ti-slang-
wang our Imperial Barber, learned
this yesterday. IL was told him
whilst he had The handle of Muz-
Wuz. etween his thumb and fore
finger and but for interference
would have loosened the threads Of
life 10y ripping himself open. Great
and esteemed Hikadadad the mind
Of Slang Wang, aud the ian-bearcr,
is not the mind of your representa-
tives. We stand above this. If il
il the wish of the barbarians TO
quarrel about the expenses, il is
none Of our business; yet to provide
against any unpleasant contingent
cy, | think you had better send us
n little more money. The officers
have been very kind to us. but we
make no doubt they expect to he
paid for it before we leave. Some
of them, already seem TO be wean-
ing themselves from rs, and taking
stranger affection for our bag
gage. Though invited here, Great
llikadadad we begin TO feel that
we shall have TO pay the expenses.
The strangest institution in this
outside region, is what the people
call their religion. They have very
large houses to pray to- their gods
in, and employ man by the year
to do it f,r them. His praying is
regulated by the price paid which
is measured Ivy the length, bredth,
aud depth Of his voice. | shall not
contrast this strange fashion, with
the only true and sublime religion,
which requires every man To pray
for himself. We have heard ser.
mons from their chief priests, which
are directed principally against
worldlyness. They tell the people
to despise money, and not run after
material things; that the only way
to get to heaven is Ivy doing unto
others, as they would they should
do unto them. / need hardly tell
you that their preachers do not al
ways go and do likewise.
Adieu, Sere Hikadadad-As you
expect to see US in the holy city of
Niphan, with all our baggage
send us the checks.
SlMM BoozEN NO KAMI.