The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-11-10
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= stoiiEN tstSSS'Sis w oho Va euo SuiucSe vooS-
I liouses'' in TINT city, describes what he
3 saw,
s.At one ahd of, the room, reaching
entirely across it. is o luxurious throne,
composed OF silk, satin and costly fab
RIGS, embroidered hsavily with gold and
rsiiver,l and ornamentedl in the richest
3 70 i;iiianier.. In She centre of this throne,
mp two steps, on what seemed to be low,
afiie throne and reaching to the ceiling
: was tie most gorgeous canopy, rich h'with
silk, velvet, gold and silver. This GOV
cred the throne entirely, except the part
! occupied by Joss, and the silk aud cords
and satin festooned with glittering rich
ness above his head. In the centre of
all this grandeur sat Joss, very demu-
muredly and tranquilly-I may say, very
happily. He was singular creature to
be 30 powerful. I do not know what he
was made of, but I think he was formed
.ofoclay. iHis raiment was the richest L
ever beheld, and probably fills the Chi
namap,s idea Of the wicked one.
ai.sHe looked to me like.a q very harmless
and peacefali devil L should not be
afraid to grapple with him alone. He
had phtty-looking face, black eyes,
black hair. and a fearful black whisker
tied under his ears aud reaching under
his chin, and covering the whole OF the
and cheeks gave Indications of heavy
drinker-brandy, probably, and his sto,
mach, round and fat, seemed to soy lager.
His dress was SO heavily loaded with gold
and AfIyer, and 30 mixed UP with folds OF
silver and velvet, that could not tell
whether It was coat, dress or man.
tle.s I am pretty sure the fellow had on
some EiXd OF small clothes. "A very fine
cap adorned his head, but
aeohld not see that he had dubbed feet,
nor thai his fingers were hooked. I en-
deSvored 20 tseS il he was Chinese, devil
aud wore o queue, but his back was so
covered with embroidery and furbelows,
that I had to abandon the undertaking,
for I did not like to get too near him. In
front Of the throne, in She centre of the
room, was an elegant counter or sort of
"a table, carved and ornamented in very
costly and elaborate manner, and inlaid
with precious metals and rare stones.
"This was also in point OF elegance
beyond anything I ever saw-not that it
profusion and rare character of the
materials, and the nature of the orna-
mentations, was q most charming feast
of the senses. Everything about the
room showed the same disregard of cost.
A number of banners, of the costliest
materials and most expensive workman
ship. were about the room, and quantity
Of charts. Neither chair nor lounge was
to be seen. nor stool, nor an ottoman,
nor anything to cit upon. The Old Boy
had the only seat in the room. I have
said that verything in the room was Of
the most elegant character. will add
that all the curtains and hangings and
the costly raiment has once been of the
brightest colors. They were now smoked
and dusty, and soiled beyo yond redemption.
To touch, them was to be defiled. This
destruction of property was all done to
please and fatter that drunkard among
the cushions, under the silken canopy.
y"They also presented to him certain
written, charts, which he preserved by
hanging them about the walls. These
charts are supposed to contain the
speeches of the various delegations to
his ,highness, in about the same manner,
I take it, as delegations make speeches
to our President in Washington when
they make him presents. I cannot find
oit6 the manner in which the Chinese
worship this enemy of thespecies, except
; that they burn incense under his nose,
make speeches to him and give him
presents. The Chinaman don't like to
talk on the subject. It does seem strange
thata people so intelligent, so thought
ful, and so far advanced rs the Chinese,
should take such u course to show the
faith which is somewhere within every
heart"
There are some incidents connected
with the loss of the Ston ewalI, which re-
fect disgrace on our human nature. It
is bad enough to read the stories of mon