Middletown transcript., 1872-03-23

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eonpaet rsN II tans6uon ~
ist<Smsdtals spass u ~ HIT
oar sstsslshed gass - ~
ships, juuts sed bsass q ovc@6
BE shsps. sblor sod ~.
alesg sseag thesa. ~ eoGd
oeunter atrsy houss bsuSoa
lts moosisgs sod husv5ing doU1(
Of tie lshsbloselo - ~ ~
We slss nstiss1 lhse ~ ~ )tuj
houses ess seally pslno6l 6he1i9
varioss tempting eense5 5llle6 ~
lor ss1s bshisd lheos oao11. =
tsuess rlss ~ loky ~ S1S6
towers u tbs vstlsus uG0s6 o
o. oar hight has1 pj1ps ~ eu1
can ssc, sfc thrss elalsly rl)1n
70 tho memory qf thres ds)iaGt
sbrstcd for some sot og volss a.
and ! little beyoud thess, lou1
limo of battle ships amosaot : slut z
shells rias The strseglsss ~ ~
CANT palace Of the king, ~hsee hIy0
mnjesty, with ever 10 assdy tivsS g
children. rcsides. e
I" Right ahead, whess lte ~
mates. aud the river. makise ! o1fSi x
behind the palace. 10 . most. looking ~
fort. surmouutcd with top of mu)l
trces. over which peep the roof of ~
two houses and . nqgstsG. ffoa IN
floats the royal pcppsui and jsrk Il 81
"A dag Of red ground work. with : NJ
elephant vorScd In the centre. This
the fcrs and palace Of tho Prince 0E'
Fau. King Of Siam. and one Of tho ~
extraordinary and intellectual sssa II q
East. OF him. however. We shalt sse q
hear more, after We have bundled q
traps on shore, md taken a little ~
Now. be careful how you step out of Il
boat into the balcony Of the 6cating hooo
for II will rccede to The force Of your I
fort to mount. and if not aware of III
you lose your balance and fall into tho Il,
cr. Now We are safely iranssippcd, 1
We cannot as yet say landed but we -
form sn item, though very small one.
the population Of the city OF Dankok.
" We take brief survey Of our preaa(
apartments. aud lind everything. incovs,
nien,ly small. cleanly and in other rtapee
comfortable. First. we have little e
cony that overhangs the river, ,a0d II abol
twenty yards long by ous and half brooI
Then We have mn excellent sitting roo6
which serves rs pnrlor. dining roou,
books aud writing; aud behind these. I,
tending the length VI the other two, 4
bedrooms. " course wc must bring
rather make our own furniilre; for ahou6
these houses are pretty we'll Of Oh 4
score. the Siamcse have seldom anythfl
besides their bedding materials, a few =
and pans to cook with.n few jars u atcso
and fishing ret or two. Every hso
has canoe attached "a il. and no nasi1
descsts walking 50 much ~ tho Sismeol
at the same time they are all expert gyiu
mcrs. aud both ncn and women beelo
acquire this very necessary art At W
early agc. Without II man runs -
mcnlary risks Of being drowned. -. W,
a canoe upsc's, none Of the passers By .
er think It necessary to lend any Il
supposing them fully adequate to The u
Of saving their own lives. Can0os \
hourly being upset, owing to the vast -
course Of vessels aud bonts plying 70 81
fio; aad, osing to this negligenee or oool
lessncss in rendering assistspss, : =
Benham. mn American missionary, laoe \
life some twelve years ego. having ~
his canoe when Il was just gcttiu6 d.
ard though surrounded by hundreds
boats, not one deemed il necessary 10 q