Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-06-29
Exit, ye Japanites
ICorrsspcndenee Of the sta. Chronicie.l
PHILap., Jure l6, 1860

PHILap., Jure l6. 1860.
Thank Heaven, they're gone al last. such
hubbuh such a noise, such continued com.
motion! and such fools, our good city never
saw before Women have run positively
Wild. The s,aid and arlSiocraiic respectable
I;y, who are not In a position 10 create fash
IONS by setting public opinion al defiance, and
who preserve their places IN society by the
s.rIciest observance of every rule OF decorum
known to fashionable life, have forgotten their
cards FOR once, and condescended 10 stand at
Corners crowd on steps with the common
heri,and block passage ways, TO get solitary
peep al some servant OF the embas>y-for very
lev but servants have allowed themselves TO
be caressed. The "digniIaries" have praclls-
ed the most retired manners, and observed
with the most siolIt indifference everything
soi up 10 entertain anj instruct. or to impress
them with The advantage Of intercourse with
a great and civilized nation.
Travellers who have visited uncivilized
parts Of our earth, have described with much
ssiIsiacao1 the curiosity manifested by the
unlaught crowds who have followed their
Steps. There never was poor traveller so
eesei By any tarbarouS race, as these Japan
ese have been. Women have insisted on in
uaalng themselves into their rooms al the
mos mal-afropos moments, swarming around
tneir apartments like the frogs Of Egypt.
Percains themselves on their baggage. and
'ounsIns on their div ans, watching their move
ments-iaklng lessons in their manner of
crossing their hair. and shaving their heads,
While from early dawn till bed time. Of any
one has gone 10 bed for week. an eager
erowd-a regular pepper and salt crowd
nave been Constantly assembled opposite the
continental, looking with eager eyes at the
ieT unciuous vlsa2es exposed al The windows
@! me hotel, or rushing from one door to the
o'her as some adventurer s,rcled in or ont TO
zee the town go shopping. Oa these excur.
s'ons' each atyeniCrer promenaded with a.
ieAs' one hundred al his heels. and every few
minuies little squads Of two or three with
.neir purchases tied mp in baudanas or s,nfFed
mo carpet oass, were being returned to The 4
hotei oy ubiquitous policemen who had pick.
ed them up out of their latitude.
But If the populace has reveled in e,i,y-
ment and excitement, wha, Shall say or,b. z
Councils! Never has any council. >incs ~
days Of those who sat around Penn. reveus4
IN such continued luxury. The EmnasSy has
10 be put through" and the anxious des,re
OF the city fathers. 10 show them The length
and breadth of the town. caused them to keen
up Continuous round OF visits TO all the no.
table places. and every institution that is pu,
down IN our Directory. If a few places OF IA,
ii,ue note and liue interest were visited.
Nhich might have been left offihe programme
shhout much loss TO Japan. but with consid-
efaoie loss TO some who live by notoriefv, il I
niusi De attributed 10 no other motive, Of
course, than desire TO have the strangers
see ererything.
me grand performance wound up with a
,o'eo'ish' procession of the fire department.
iAI esenng, which collected mighty crowd
eha Old fair al one time TO burn the ciIy down.
AZ ten O'Clock this morning. the whole en-
Osssy left the hotel for New York. and asI
sas 'he last greasy cranium elisien in the
.nOrhing sun from the top Of hotel coach, I
,Sa 10 and put down the sentence vi,h which
0'sao 'hiS l.rer ard, sincerely ,-.v, r. arr
e'5t ia lsgaa. sEF- J.