, 1876-05-01
THE EASTERN WORLD.
Closing Notes Of q Young Chica-
gonn's Trip Around
tho Globe.
Singular Chinese Rites and Ceremonies
Observed at Singapore.
Sightseeing in Canton.-Tho FloWery
Pagoda md the Street Of
DeneYolence aud Love.

Trtpas ktntr from rouno Gtntltman Making
Thur o} th4 Torid.
97rAMzn AnnArooN ArEAn, CHINA BEA, Tues
day, Mach 7, 1s7o-Oh for fresh phrases and
stsnng Adjocsives to aiuK tho praisos OF these
southern ciimos. whose oousummhto beauty
stands In Distance OF word pictures, and laughs
paInt And CANVAS TO soorn. Thon this delight
full no1nAdo existence -ofterinE ~ It docs
variety OF onjoyment-proclndoe
the possibility OF these wonderful sghts saror-
ing At all Of tho commonplace" and. oopso-
quently, the Impressions carried away ato a.
ways rose-colured.
Some one, whose authority cannot be quos-
toned, has remarked that tho lAtter and longer
half Of lifo consisted IN the contemplation OF
tho earlier and shorter half. Just imagine tho
m omories shall have Of days, every momens OF
which havo boon worth years Of ordinary e1iat-
ence OF weeks and months pasaed in vioutng
tho stores Of N. in Europo, the monumonts OF
the past tn Africa, And tho wealth Of Asia, to-
gother With fts glorious rolics Of fallen dynas-
ties! Why, oven nuu. can't speak Of rural
England. Of dear old France, or OF muslo.1oving
Germany without thrill Of delight, aud whom I
read, tue ether day. for The hundredth time:
Thou art tho garden Of tbs world: the homs
OF all Art yieiis, and Nsture can decree;
l. In tnY uttcft, what Ii Ike 10 tae67
Thy very weeds are beautIfu.-tny wass
3tors rich than othos cl!n,es' fertility,
Thy wreck glory: And thy ruin grand
With an immaculate charm which csnnot be dtfaocdl
my miod went back to psorless Italy, and do
asstlra you the remembrance Of her lndescribabls
lovelness caused tho blood to course through
my veins with 81 stor ardor than when l
stood In Tho Eternal CITY, OF breathod tho - In
mhculate cEArm" Of BrrTento and Batae. Hus
thus sptrlt Of recapisuation is hardly consistent
with the tenor Of lcttor written from
TtIE CntNA SEA,
30 in pursuanco Of my doslto 10 have my CON-
1nuniosslona asaume \ sort OF sequence, hnd
convey to YOU in rational tnauneF my - I'D.
ventures BY land and sea," lot mo speak Of
most onjoyabiJ. Early this morning Of tho 29th
Of Febsuiry 10 steamed into Singapore Usrbor.
which, though picturesque, hardly impressos
one ~ does tho handsome bAy at Penang. As
roaaaea s. nsss pe IN s va Tbss
men are wonderful swimmers, and It was
astonishing to $50 tins dextorlty with which they
Owed into tho wator aftor tho coppcra thrown
fain 10 getting tho mo, money BE-
moored to tie wharf, We took carriages aud
from The docks, tho road leading US
through d perfect paradise Of vesduro
eoa eo ss.n a hs1s !" tho 'a sdSsns.ys n.s
much. a. Singapore ts within 30 milos Of the
Equator. and-a still groAter csuBe-ahowers
occur two days out Of thTeo tho whole yoar
straits' sostemcnts. thero is ! creator propon-
desnnce OF Europeans than at Penang. though
the actual population ls somewhat atnAIor.
Hore Wo 1nhds our acquaintance with "toraul-
buihting Restaurants" the !itt!e stovo and other
AppnrtenaneeB being suspended from tho two
ends OF bamboo polo. carried over tho shoulder
of John Chlnannn,--and Were Initiated Into
THR MYSTERIES or Joss HOUSE,
or Chinese Temple. with ita idols. countleHe
draeons aud impossible hntmn!s that dofY hnato-
my aud put antediluyian creatures to shame.
And such smells! 1t was about as bad aa
the nnbcarabblo efluva arising from tho "We!l
Of knowledge" at Benntcs, but our curioaity
caolaed onr stomachs, and we marched Into
the sacred building, where mo8t uuaccountAbtc
ceremonies wero in proRresd. There wero quito
number Of men and women buAIy engaged in
consulting tho gods. Certain rites Wero irst
gone through With, after which : vaBe contain
ing great number OF small sticks vas shaken
mud upset. tho manner in which tho contents
foil indicating the good or bad fortune OF tho
applicant; this Information boinR conveyed to
tho devotoe by u1oAns Of gay bits OF paper, boar
SCRIBE having on his left hsud hngef.nai!s 5
incLes long. and sono women with tho 2roScrb-
tally Email foet, which caused them to Hadule
along Ia = most un8raceful manner. a small
aum Of uonoy Induced the priest to burn tue
buudlo Of Joss stickn which 70 had purchased.
and 10 set i1e to the books Of stnsel papor which
nre used at religious ceremonies, and then vo
etartod for drive nfter EaatY viHit to bud
lhiet Tcmplo, which o1eEod littla OF interest.
Nover can forget that enchanting rIde.-it
saemcd more like glimpse OF. tho "Othor
World" than an earthly rcalityt There we're
great trees bearing gorgoous blossoms. which
riyaied the sunset tlnts OF theno Bouthoru aktes
vinos that we're perfect cataractH Of verduret and
| Jungle of featherY plants, Resembling for all
| tho worsd, magnificent fernc1y. The Areca
palu, utthlta tufted hoad and cluatesing fruit
ibfuut t.sotf obsruslvoly amid tho rambling
branches Of tho less graceful Rambustsn. while
eurious trees. looking like Bortoe Of umbrollAs
placed ono above tho othor, towered aboYo thick
eocoanut g1ovos, weighed down with frnit. We
trst visited
THE BOTANICAL GARDENS
which SURPASSED anything OF this nAture that We
have yet seen, aud then drove on to tho
nlarchapt "rolling In wealth" Tutoring
singular gateway. guarded by two gaudily
paintod dogs in porcelain. and couple of ram
handsome garden laid ont after a most unique
fashion. There were odd hedgea and arches Of
1.-Two cane, great tauks tllod with aquatic ptants.
promlhont among which WAa the Victoria
1ogia" with its grcat wAxy blossom and hugo
aaucer-!iks leaYo1, Home Of which were feet IN
diameter, while groteslucnesB found climax in
fBureB Of men, animals, AID tnAn,mhse shingH
formed by specfes Of box" which was some
thing OF i climbing plant The efigios Of Man.
com,cal.-hoads. hands, ard foet Of some ma.
terihl resembling "papier mache" being sup
piled. aud added greatly to tho nasuralness Of
the hgures. Then there no.e fulI-riggod sh,ps,
Chinese junks. tlsh, birds. horsos harnosred to
oarragea. a frog about to leap At gnat pagolas,
IN fact strange coneets tint battle description
completely, and one can only stand aud wonde.
! at tie ingenuity displayed by tho gardener
! The method adopted TO seclra these strange
creations IL to tirat make an exact model in uiie
| Of tho object to 10 produced, aud tnen to care
fully tain the plant oyos this framework. ]
| noticed in some instances that tho wires had
! baou completely removed. but IN oshess-elch
~ ship with ita ahEouds-,the framework wa.
allowed to remain 10 fnaure solidlty ant
strength. Wo passed delightful hour amid tht
singular trees, shrubs, and flowers to be found
III this bizarre spot, and then drove back to tht
town. whe1e wa amused ouEsolYea BY taatinR tue
var1ous tropical fruits which Aoro grow In aucl
plenty.
| TIE fUMNEtoW,
which ia largo fruit about eight inches Il
diameter, IL rather disappointing for when yol
cut iks Bteen rind and eee tho rod, orang0-liki
pulp, you prepare yourself for sometiug do
| 1lclouB, ratheE than the ooArse bitterfBh tastt
| that HAptan the tAIttD, Tho uunya With itH eI