BY DAVID OVER.
CONSUL HlllßlS IS J CP IN.
FULL REPORT OF iI!S VISIT TO TIIL EMPEROR.
A privaft letter from I'ownsoni liairif,
l> a friend iti Washington, describing Ilia visit
to Vein, is published in ti Union, and in so
very interesting, that ttc publish the greater
part of it:
"You are aware ibst I brought with me to
this country a letter ficm the President of the
Unite j States addressed to the Emperor of Ja
pan. In the month of OotoLcr, 1856, 1 wrote
t> the government of Ye Jo that 1 wished to go
io that city for the purpose rf delivering the
latter with which I bad been entrusted. It
would not interest you to read an account of
the v .tiuus :: e: s used 1 y the Japanese to in
due.' ma to deliver the letter at Sitnoda, nor to
read an account of the negotiations thereupon,
which were spun out for some ten months. At
iast, finding that I could not he moved from
my oiigmui 'Jt-'crittsnatmn, they yielded all the
point.- a' i. - :v, and agreed that 1 h ul-J go to
Ytd •, aitd deliver the letter, at a public audi
ence, to tl.Emperor. This was a decided
aucccss, an \ I d:rw favorable omens fr< in tl..s
;c-siovtil !ii the great bnrier which had hither
uiyteviß'ei a p rsoaai ccmnjunieativu with
the go v.;runt •!:*. More then two months were
consumed b" • ' J.q-acse io making their
pre? irruo?! f■: ;ify journey aud for my resep
at Ye J I lorn.' 1 that the Euipe
ror hid gi . -ii or hts .hrt I should receive the
same honors us Ito the princes cf the
Uovd, as W! ii n the ronds a.s ia the towns and
vii'ages thrr.??. L . ; -i h • would pass. 1 w..b
told that ska v lee-go- .ra r of Simo r weu'J
attend nss, :u is.-? eLir-citr ot a courier, and
that Le wo: 1 1 'up 1 !y •' y i a.-y rur
tions.
•Git l.'-in numl vro I sotuv . .c hundred and
fi ty pe;Sf.u : , c> --V'.-'-ed cf guards, (n;y own )
norrtmon-bc iters, grot m, L? .rer.-, car.c- i
bnrorc, fao-learc. , and. though not 1 as',
a standnr'.-bearcT, sua a ;irgs nurater o! ccr
lies. Iha 1 permitted the J -panose to arrange
an 1 -*r s ' y train according to their idea* of:
propriety, and it t'uy p Hwetv 1w is due to
\V, !
tit-a gir .le, I c!- iia ' w >;.a drosses, as
they swelled a%J -' r rtt- J; i appeare i!> br
mightily :-■• -a h 7 vh'-s th-y an I try •
bearors iod groom- appealed to Lave 'L>. ken
out' i-12 or c: 'h- ir i. with 'spread eagles,'
us the back, -t : si eves of their dress
es were —rin' ; 1 over with the arms - f the i
United f-t.iics, v.hi.h wvro cea'ly paiu'.id :u
ibem 1 pc:fo:m- u the j .racy pirtlj < • '
horseback, and prtly ia u uorii.non. which i- ,
the Jaroßvsc B . i j -'sr.■d.-. ihe J
jane- norriu. >r. v.compare v a thecelelra- j
ici iron cages cf Cardinal Balue, of France, j
it, wl ici, tii.i j oor i tee. aid Berber lie it tin j
or stac-i up ia !. nor:i nn. the Japanese i
kue 1 arid p'sca th- fee: close logeiher, and
ihso =-it on their upol-, if they wis!, to •••■po.-e
i hems.lves, :!;ey 1c.:: forvrtrJl, and re at the chin .
on their ksers, lbt the t;: Jy and limbs form ,
three horizontc: ■ i's r plies—a position they .
assume and kepp viiuoitt ar.ttoymr.ee, from ;
t ractice, and from the fi -xibiiiry of their join's, 1
but which it aim ■.! anatuitiabio by a white ,
uian, and is .hseiu ely unendurable. I bad a j
norrituoa mad a for me suvea feet long, aud itt j
it I put a meUrass and pillows, which crtdc it
as cenib : tai.Ja as the Indian pa! .cquiu; bat of
all the in "les r.f traveling, lite c. aid, the c!t
pbaut and the p>i iurpiirt an- he mrst fatigue
jag.
"Un the lovely morning of 31 t.-lay, Novcm
be.* U3. I st-rSe-I for the long desited gnal of j
aiy wt-fces—\d<s. Four lads, with small him- ;
Uo ' wand', led the way us harbinger: , asm
• heir voices sounded -.pute m i-icai us they sang ;
tue Oap.'Uc.ie words t r •cLmr ;.;e way, clear :
tho way,' 'kneel down, kneel down.' Next
followed a Japanese officer on horseback; then
f -tr.e a large bickered tablet, bearing my ; sin;-
*nd titles in immense Chinese characters. The
■ablet was supported by two huge transparent '
. intern.", which bore similar inscriptions.-
When I halted, the tablet was placed ia fiont
of my .juartcrs, and at night the lanterns were ;
ighted and hung up over tho gate rf the 1
i ouse.) Next came a stout fellow, bearing the
•oars an J stripes,' with four guards. I fol- ;
lowed cither oa horseback or in my nonunion,
anil attended by twelvo guards. Next came
Mr. Il'juskin, interpreter, ervl after hiiu Ido 1
not recollect how ir was arranged, except ihct
fhc vicc-govctcor brought tip the rear.
•■For the first three day.-, tho route was c::- ,
tangled among the tuountaius and deep ravines
which compose the peninsula of l isu. The
pith, for it could not be called a road, was uar- '
row, aud in many placts was foiuicdby cutting
steps in ibe J tiff: rock?, and sometimes i: ran
over the mountains 4,000 feet high. Go the
second day 1 reached Ugadm ;, and as 1 emerg
ed frem die gorges of Mount Amagi I had my
ti;s: view ot 'Ftisi Yams,' ihc •Matchless Moan
ain.' The sigid was grand beyond descrip
tion. As viewed from the Temple ot Ugasimi,
tiio mountain appears to be euiircly isolated,
"nd shoots up. in glorious aud perfect cone
10,000 feet high. I: was covered with snow,
ud in tbs bright sunlight it glittered like frost
"l silver. Jn its majestic solitude it struck
•no as being even more grand aud imposing
'ban iho celebrated Dwbalgiri of the Uimtua
laya mountains. For the first two uiglitsl was
Edged in temples which had been fitted up for
"to, with new Oath rooms and other appliances
•o contribn'e to my comfort. Oa the evening
of the third day J arrived at Missitaa, a town
uq 'lie To ky do, or great e st road, aud Iroru
• 'ter.ee to Vedo the road is wide and good. Ou
•aegfat road" of Japan iti.-c buirdiugs are ]
cccteu tor the accommodation of the princes i
when they travel: fh*y are called llowjin, and
"•< in tbeiu that 1 had my quarters for the !
'"uiiindcr of uiy journey.
A Weekly Paper, Devoted to Literature, Politico, tiie Arts, Sciences, Apiculture, &c., &c---Terms: One Dollar and Fifty Cents in Advance.
J "On my arrival at one of these buildings tic
vice-governor would hasten to compliment me
'en my arrival, and ask after my health. On
: one occasion I asked him to come into the
; house, but ho shook liis head aud said lie dared
. not d" i', as only those of 'exalted tank' could
enter o Howjio; yet this mm has received some
thirty steps of promotion, weirs the imperial
arms on hts sleeves, and is the 'Leader of One
thousand Stars"—. c. ihc commander of
i thousadd soldiers.
! "My first day's journey ou the To ky do,
1 was ever the mountain Ilucone, which is some
| 4,200 feet high. After I Lud pa-sei the crest
i of the mountain, and had descended about oao
i third of the way, 1 came to a perfect bij"U of a
j rest house. Everything was ia miniature.—
; The house was now, and nothing could exceed
; its neatness. A.miniature garden adorned the
| rear; the trees wers dwarfed to the smallest
possible sizes Ilcie there were temples and
grottoes, and bridges so petite that nothing
heavier than a fairy could walk over thetn. A
canal uod a S-hpcnJ, paved with snow-white
pebbles, were filled wiib water of crystal clear
ness; the gold and silver fish, however, were
fof enormous size, some being qui'e two feet
long, and a gray-headed old carp appeared to j
' c the patriarch of the finny family.
The p.ssage of Mount iiaccno was nr t com .
p'cteJ until after night-fall; but I did not
gret bring belale.l, as it afiorded uic the novel
sig-.t cf my train Brilliantly lighted by n large
number of huge bamboo toiches. As the train
twistvd and turao l among tho descents of the
mountai;;, it looked iikc the tail of a h'tgc fiery !
dragon. ' J u reacliing the plain 1 was uict by i
the authoritirs of the city of OJowarv *i:d a !
whole army of 1 interns of all imaginable siz;> i
and colors, each htiug decorated wi h the anus |
.' its owner, and the whole forming an r/is.n- [
bis that tr.-.s lively and plsieiog 1 pissed !
Sun-day, '.Lie 29ih of November, at Kawasi.— |
This is ihc town :hut Chaplain liittinger tench- ,
eJ when he made his celebrated dash at Yedo. j
Fiom my first arrival in Japan up to the pres
ent lay I b ive always refused to trausa.t aay j
business or to travel on Sunday. I so-on git J
the .j. Tinesc'tu understand my v. ".ivo, ju > !
>,ui sue it has increased their respect for ut . !
! ♦'Tl.c ro ids were all r; aired and eh c!y
sw : n the wh >le of my route before I pais- :
ed ; 1 iges were jut i: crdt r, ami at u;y new !
ones Lailr ; oil travel ou the road was stepped
i fi i' at J drd-tir: SCC Vn"aj-awJs if *r ,•.■>•, !
r rlc L 8...', &C., described by Ivempfer; the
s: o. in ail the town; • r-1 vi.i 'ges were dosed,
(exr p: Co ,-k .-heps am! tea-house?,; aa-J the '
: inhabitants l , '.la i in the holiday clothes, knelt
: or. n:"r t ?c .i in front cf their !iou>cs; not a
• ct; i wis heard, nor a gesture iadtaativc
• 3,:r: -i y srett; all was tvspcrt'u! silence.—
The jcplc were orderud to oast down tn-or
I opos zs I parsed, uad as I was too high even to
be 1 wke 1 a: : but this oidei was only partially
obevc , hw the dcr daughters of Eve would
have a ,cp rcgitdi.ss of consequences. The
authorities of the town.- and villages met mo
ot? tii: . Em:.d-ir: ami saluted iue by kuool
' ing and -knocking bead;' they thou Ic-d the
I way through *.S ir little jurisdictions, aud took
j leave ty similar prostrations.
• "i you, who knew mo o w.ll, I tru>t I
necdtiut say that these ceremonies and slavish
i observances but ill agreed with my sirnt ie l:ub
-1 it", rnd tl a: they were utterly repugnant to my
! sincere republican principles. But what could
1d..? I knew that the ultima?** success of
the ital .J.ject of my mission to Yedo did, ia
fact, verv much depend ou the state and cere- !
monv v iiich w s observed 1 n my jouruey, and
•-.hieh would attend my entry iao Ye-d •. Such '
being aiy .'-.eltrigs and opinions, I uol, on
I the one hand, demand any of those honors, nor, |
! ct; the other, refuse them when offered to me.
•'On Mon Jay, the 30th of N ivcuibcr, I maJc
my entry into Yedo. My to.lowers pur on
their carmissimos, or dresses of ceremony tie- I
coratod with any quantity ol cag
"I should not have known wbea I passed the
:iue which e-.perates H uagana irout Yedo - j '
not the - .'at Lr --is pointed out to mc, t. tuv
houses lortn a continuous street for some mil m
belore jou rc ;cb the actual boundary of th . ,
city. From tho gate by which i ca'ev 1 the j
city to my quarters was about seven miles-- ;
The streets of Yedo are divided into sections
of 120 yards by gates and pai'Sades of strong j
timber. This enables the police to isolate any |
portion c f tho c?*y, or ar.v st*-o rnn-trj *'
it, and thus pteveu: thj assembling ot crowds j
or mobs. M ben we approached a gate it was j
opened, and as soon as the rear had passed j
through it was closed. The gates of all tho ;
cross street." were also kept closed. I could
see immense crowds beyond tboso gates, but j
the people on our actual lino of tnirch were
! those only that occupied tho buildings on tho
r >ut". Notwithstanding all this, the number
that assembled was prodigious. Tiic centre of
the way was kept clear, and the crowd kept
back by ropes stretched along each side of the
street. Tile assemblage was composed of men,
women, and children of a!i rar.ks and condi
' tioos—the w<>uen being tho larger number.—
1 estimated the two linos of people that extend
ed along the way, from my entrance into the
i city t > the place provided for my residence,
ito have been full 30,000. Y'ct in all iliis
j vast concourse 1 did not hear a word, except
i the constant cry of the Harbingers, Sutu,
i s'.ttu !
•'You may think it impossible that silence
I could bavo been maintained aiuoug so large a
' number of women, but 1 assure it was so.
"The honsc provided fortuc was biiuated iu
' tho fourth circle of the oastlt, or aristocratic
' portion of the city, aud largo enough to ac
i commodate five Ltuudred persons, ia tho Jupa
j rivsc style.
"On my arrival I qaa warmly welcomed by
i my good friend, the Prraco of Sinae, who show
ed nic ihe various provisions that had baen
j made for my accommodation and comfort, arid
1 which iucluced chairs, tables, bedsteads, &c.
BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY,FEBRUARY 18, 1859.
&e., BOtie of wlii'rh nre used by the Japa
nese.
"The following day the Friuoc of Tamba
visited mc in great stato. He said he had come i
as a special embassador froat the Emperor to j
i congratulate mc on my arrival, and to ask af
ter uiy health. After receiving these com- •
pliments and making a sutahle reply, the Prince
pointed to a large box which be said was a pre
sent to me from his Majesty I found the box
contained five large vrays of bon-bons, weigh
ing over nnc hundred pounds.
"I subsequently \Li:o J the hereditary Prince ,
of Hotta, chief of the great Council of State '
and Minister for Foreign Affairs. The visit j
was a pleasant oue, ami iLe arrangements for j
my audience was completed. I gave tbo
Prince a copy of my intended speech to the.
Eujpctor, ani before 1 left he gave a copy of \
the reply the Emperor would make to ma.—
tLit.: arrangement, the speeches teiDg both
translated beforehand, wc v.ul'l h: enabled to '
dispense with the presence of interpreters at j
the au lieuee. Ou the .Monday week after my j
arrival I set out for the Palace. My traiu
blazed in new silk dresses, and my guard.; wore |
1 their breeches rolled uji to the middle of the j
thigh. You must know that the wearing ofj
; breeches in Japau is a mark of high rank, or if •
jvyora by au interior, that he is in the service of j
of the highest rank ; so that the wearing !
of breeches here is as much coveted as it is
said to be iu certain qua: ters in America, and
that here, as well es in America, the article is
a type or cutbleiu of power and authority. A
' new fiig, inide, of Japanese crape, was car
: led before :uc. This flag is the first foreign 1
batuer ihat was ever carried through the grc t!
j city, ai,d 1 mean io prcservo it as a precious i
1 relic.
' The distance from my rcsiicucc to the
Palace Was over two miles. O.i my arrival at
| the bridge, over the third moat or ditch, all m .
I train left their horses and norrimuits and pro
i ceO'Jei oa loot. 1 coutinueJ in iuy uorriuion,
• ami was carried over three :aoa:s, aud throuirh
: as many fortified gateways up to tho gate of
I the Palace itself, i was received ur the ea
ti.so by two chambetlair.s, who, having.
('knocked head,' c. udueted me to an apirttuent,
v.-hero 1 found a chair for my use. Tea, bo::s
--bous, und other refreshments w.re then offered
!:o m?. A large number .f tho Princes come
<o be presented to lue. At length 1 vas told
i ttv* tie fk-iWifnr *.-> W.l'h' * I 1
! pas.sad tlirottgii a large hail ia which scato j
: three huaired to four huaurod of the high!
' iiollcs cf all dressed ia their o:u -t'
' dresses, wore kneeling, and m silent ami a, ;
ui-'f.onless as s' *tu;s, an., irom tats hall i em
tcre-J the audience chamber. At this nuent
a chaml vrlatu csileu out loudly, 'dl iresn
Embassador,' an ! the Prince of Sinuuo threw
himself down and crawled ai >ng o.s I vvallied in.
Mr. Ilouskiu, my sccror u-y, who carried the
President's letter, hiltel t the entrance.
1 ac'vaticvu up the room, making three lows as
I proceeded, auU halied at the head of uic;),
who were prostrate ou their faces, those on ray
right wore the five members of the Council ot j
Stat -, with the Prince of B ttsu at their head,
! :.2-j tho-eoa the left were three brothers of the •
Emperor.
liis Majesty wis s>a'cl a chair placed on
the daia, elevated some three feet above the
floor of the chamber. He was dressed in yel
low silk, and wore a black lackered cap that
uttetiy defies description. After a sbci? pause
I made uiy address to him, and, -after a similar
pause, he replied to me iu a cle..r and pleasant
voice. When tho Emperor Lml finished, 31r.
' Il'juskin brought the Pie-iient's let:-r to mc;
I removed the .-ilk cover, .'tripod red nt. J wLi'c,
opened the box, and displayed th:: writing to
' the-Prince of Bittsti, (who now stood up.) tkeu,
closing tho box, I handed i. to ihc Priuee, who
! placed it <n : l iokercd si .n i prepared f- i the
purpose. Mr. llouskin having returned to his
; place, atid the Prince Icing ngsiu prostrate,
tn2 Emperor Lowed to me, smiling pleasantly
! at the s .nu iiiue. 'J liis ended my audience,
' and I backed out of the room, making three
Lows as i retired.
"The usual dress of the J pauete nobles ia j
I of o.:!t, bat the court dress is tu-ide of a coarse j
• yellow gra&s ci <th, an d fur a coronet they wear
■ a black lackered affair that looks iikc a dis- j
tracted night cap. I did not see a single gem '
I jewel or ornament of any kind, on the person •
| of the Emperor, or , on those of courtiers, who j
; comprised the great nobility of Japau.
"From the audience chamber I was takeu to j
j another room, where I found tho five great j
j councillors of state, who had boon presented j
|to mc, who congratulated me on my audience, J
; and expressed their wonder und astouishmeut J
at what they called my 'greatness of heart.'— j
When I asked for aa explanation, they said j
they were filled with admiration to see me stand '
erect, look the awful 'Tycoon' in the face, speak .
plainly to him, hear bt3 reply—and all this
without any trepidation, or auv 'quivering of
the muscles of the side.' 1 write all this to let
you see that the Japanese Princes unde:stand
the use of court compliments. 1 was tbeu
shown a present of fifteen silken robes from
his Majesty, and wi s takeu to a room where a
banquet, set. on but sixtj trays, (welvo iocbcs
high, was prepared for my single stomach.—
There was food enough for one hundred hun-i
gry men ! j
"Y'ou must know that the dinner trays (liko
the breeches) aru u mark of rank iu Japan,
and the rank is indicated by the height of the
• rays, which vary from three to twelve iuches.
Again, if the trays are lackered, it diminishes ;
the honor connected with the actual height of j
the tray, for it indicates tbut it can be used on
another occasion; but if it bo made of unpaint- j
ed cypress wood the Louor is complete, fur it
says as plain as words o:iu do, 'you arc so sub
lime iu your rank that no oue can dare to cat
from a tray that you have used. My atten
lion was particularly called both to the height
of ihe • rays and to the fluttering fact, 'by u
j speiul edict,' (hat they were made of unvar- i
j niitd wood. Y'ou must know that this same
! diner had beeu the subject of grave discus
i siit, both in Simoda and Yedo. They were
vey anxious that I should cat at the Palace..
I ipdfcd that 1 would do so cheerfully, provi
de: a person or persons of suitable rank would
oa(with me, but said that self-respect would j
fusid uiy eating at a table where my' host or ■
hiirepresentative declined to sit down. When ;
I ltd# admired the very neat arrangement of 1
vfh4 banquet, I was eguiu asked to sit down. ■
I tica said, say to his Majesty that I thank \
hi: for Lis offered cutcrtainujeut. At last the I
J whle sffuir was sent to my quarters, where 1 j
| disputed it among my Simoda followers.
'Afier the exhibition of the dinner. I was !
conjbcted to the room I first entered, and uf !
i ten Had drunk of the celebrated 'powdered
teai I left, being conducted to the entrance '
by lib two chamberlains, who knocked head |
witlall tha force that was due to one who had '
| jeel 'the king, and yet hv.it ßy the wy,l j
, forgi to state that the old formula of au aud- j
lenoi which was 'kneel down,' 'knock ahead, j
sa tfcjt the bystanders can Lear your sku!' ;
; cracv if it ever did exist at the court of Y'e I
do, wr- not used in my cae. A faint request
! was "Add e to meat Simoda that I would kneel,
i but Itold thorn the request was offensive, and !
! must (tot be repeated. That coded it.
"Lcaiuot tell you how many thoughts crowd- j
ed uijmiud during my audience. Tho great idea, J
hrwarer, was here, aud now, the barrier of ex- |
clusim that has beeu rigidly maintained by this !
singular people for more thau two centuries is
finaly broken down, and it ;s my country, uiy
glorbivs CfiQtitry, that has achieved ibis, aud all
j has Aecb accomplished by moral force! Great ;
aud gsodous triumph of reason.
"la wty iet'er to uiy go.d friend, Gen. Wet
more, 1 slul! treat ou t'.ic matters that occupied ;
ui? for the three mouths of uiy first visit io Ye- |
do—with descriptions cf various matters, us
welt as an account of uiy iilncss. As iu your
let'er I'do not touch cu the above subjects,
neither in his shall i enter on those which (orui
the substance of this, so that a perusal of Loth
letters will give yen iu i loi ol ail I t"
oammußicatc.
"3lv return to Simoda ivas on a steamer pre
ss ti tail to the Japanese by the Dutch and my
subseqapat voyages to and from Yedo were all
by watjg*.. I do not know tho exact date of my
~",iv-Vt , -f>- !,!nr " (n
my memory for about tweuty days. Suffice it :
to say that ou the 28th of .March I was aware
that 1 was as helpless as a child, and that 1 was
also awr.ro cf the scri.us ua'erc of my dl
nrss.
"In April i again fiArte i for Yvd , notwith
standing tho strong remonstrances tne phy
si?ie:. : , and I was so feeble that 1 was actually
carried on board the s'.earner like ii chiM.--
II .ppil;, in: -11 tflbr s followed ihio imptudenf,
but itbiiilut : 'j aci'Sitry, step ii ujiue.
"The Emperor manifested the gieatcst kiai
' ness and the most marked solicitude fur my
rc:feci restoration t . health. He daily sent
mo seme very nice affair that hud het-u prepared
in the palace. After about a fortnight of these
I kiud attentions, during which nine I wisrapid
i !y gaining strength, his Majesty sent the Prince
of Tamba to u>e to urge the use of a certain
remedy, which the Prince described, ii you
arc cuiious to kuow what the nature of the rem
edy was you eau turu to the socuud verse ol
the first chapter of the First Book of Kings,
'commonly called the Third Book ot Kiugs.'
Iu justice to myself, permit me to add lhat my
health has .-o rapidly improved that I have not
used the imperial prescription. The weather
during April and May was cba* miug, and each
day I felt its influence."
ANECDOTE OF DANIEL WEBSTER.
The Boston (Mass.) Courier relates the fol
lowing:
Mr. Webster married the wouirn lie loved,
atri the tw.nty years which he lived with her
brought biui to tho meridian of his greatness,
i Au anecdote is current ou ihis subject, which is
! not recorded in the books. Mr. \\ ebster was
: lecomiDg intimate with Miss Grace Fletcher,
when the skein of silk getting i:i a kuot, Mr.
[ Webster assisted in uniavcliug tbo suarl—then
i looking up to Mi.-s Grace. Lc said. 'Mc La\c
untied a knot, don't you think wo coui i tio
j one?' Grace was a little embarrased, said not
: a word, but in the course of a few minutes she
| tied a knot in a piece of tape and banded it to
| Mr. M'ebster. This piece of tape, the thread
of his donscitio j°ys, was found, utter the death
j of Mr. W r ebster, preserved as one of his most
precious relies.
A QUEER PAPER.
A traveler in Norway, writing to the- Boston
Recorder gives an account ol the northernmost
paper in the world, the Tromsoc Times. It is
printed at Tromsoc, a little island ol
about 4,000 inhabitants, on the coast ot Nor
way, <t three degrees within the polar circle.
The Summer Sun kindly looks in at the office
windows at midnight, to see that the tonus aio
properly set up. The Times is a tour paged
semiweekly sheet, with only two columns ou a
page, aud is about the size of a quarto boo.,
form- The stylo of type is the Gothic, which
has been discarded in Sweden and to a consid
erable extent in both Germany and Denmark.
Tho latter are the only uuti<>us which retain the
Gothic band writing.
"Y'ou seem to walk more eiect tlun usual'
my friend?"
! "Yes, I have been straightened by circum
stances
Tho newspaper is a sermon for the thoughful
a library for the poor, and a blessing to every
body. Try ours, and see.
From the. Philadelphia Bulletin Jan. 25. j
ROBERT BURNS.
Is there a poat from the day of Chaucer,
father of English rhyme, down to the newest
magazine fledgeling, who has gone down deep- ;
| er into tho heart of humanity than tho author j
iof Tarn O'Shanter ? To love Burns does not \
: require cultivation. On? need not have a pas
' siou for Greece or yearn for Rome. The hand
! that holds the volume of his peotry may be j
1 mas'ive, rough aa the bark of a tree, and iu
I :
i color red or brown. The voice that loves tho
i sound of Alan's A Alan Jor a* that'' may
|be rude as a north wind, and uiiy tiagc the 1
: rhyme with a broad brogue. Like Shakespeare
| every one understands Burus in his highest !
j flights as well as in the ground-lightning of bis j
j lambent genius. There is not a man ia the •
! civilized world la whom Hamlet is uciuterest- i
j ing; and yet outside of the Scriptures, where ,
'■ do you find prcfounder musings ? So with <
Burns. Tue elegant, the polished, the genial
Ilalleck has sung :
"Yc read tbo names that know not death ; ;
! Few nobler ones than Burns are t'oere ;
And low have won a greener wreath,
i Than that which binds his hair "
M'hen we remember that in grace and felici-1
j ty of expression Ha'ieck stands at the head of
American poetry, it is seen that the glory of.
Burns is not solely a Democratic glory, though ;
; ilalleck also sings :
| "And his that music, to whose tone,
To the common "pulse of nun keeps time,
Iu cot or castle's mirth or moan-,
i in cold or sunny clime."
••What sweet tears dim the eyes unshed,
What wild vows falter on the tongue.
When "Scots wtm hie w'i Wallace bled."
Or "Axld Lang Syne" is sung."
'• Imagination', world of air,
Aud our own world its glooui and glee.
Wit, pathos, poetry are there,
And death's sublimity.'*
And how exqui-itely llailcek sings of the
I universality of bis fame ; of tho love for the
of " .tr" feJtwiil sunlie- ,Lc "log;
| which have brought earth's noblest, greatest
1 and best a-; pilgrims to a shrine.
"Th:y linger by the Dooms low trees,
And pastorai Nisli and woodjd Ayr,
And round thy sepulchres Dutnfri s !
The Poet's funb is there,
• But what IJ them liie sculptor's ri.
His furieraUgplumns, wreiths and urr.s.'
Wear they not graven on the he.: ;
The r.u:;?-? o:' Robert Burns /"
This is the centennial r-suivcrsery of the
, birth of Burns, end the celebration in its honor
i may be counted by thousands. Our list of cx
' changes would furnish ua with hundreds were
,
{ they ait gathered together. Like that bare
1 spot called Scotland, thai land of mountain,
| rock and flood, one looks around Io see whence
| comes tho might of his power. Scotland has
stamped ihc world with its impress, though for
grace, and elegance and opulence an hundred
nations have excelled her. Burus, speaking
I from the little towu of Ayr, out of '.he rusticity
j*of the last rough century, has made the world
: barken !o his singing.
Does not this universal fume a'.onc fur thai
; misery of which we have heard so much ? Re
! member the suftYrings of such men as liuydoa,
| the painter, whose nature were as tiuely at
| tuned as his, snd thiol: of their having
! -The cross without the cruwa of glory."
Then uo more sigh for Burns. Let the sad
dest things that fii 1 your minds be the j.ulsa
i lions of his lyrics, and then turn with jy to
tho geniality which his joy inspires.
Oar exchanges are discussing the question
; whether the following is true :
I'c-ihaps no lyric has been more universally
| admired than Burn.-.' little poem, commencing :
"Scots wlw hao wj' Wallace bluil;
. but it is not generally known that Burns, Ly
the advice of some friends, was induced tosup
press die first two star.zas as they originally
stood on the poets manuscript. It is much to
i bo lcgretted thai the poem was not printed en
tire, for the poet's talents far surpassed the
| critic taste. It stood thus iu the original :
"At Bannoekburn the English Jay—
The Scots they were not i ir away,
But waited for the break o' day
That glinted in the east.
But soon the sun broke through the heath,
Anil "lighted up that field o' death,
When Bruce wi' soul inspiring breath,
His heralds thus addressed :
Scots wba hae, &e."
The BostoD Atlas tbiuks it proves this para
' graph untrue, but we do not see that its cvi
: dence is conclusive.
X Poem about "Dumfries" and others, wish
i Scotch associations, ate Hooting about among
| the newspapers, but we have not even space to
i i dwell upon the eveuence they give us hew every
one loves even the memory of Robert Burns
•'The ouly victory that costs no (ears," said
Napojean, "is that over ignorance."
He who Lutes Lis neighbor is miserable biiu
' self nrnl makes all around him foi l miserable.
VOL. U, iNO. 8.
Poor Richard's Maxims.
Tlio following from the great American phi
losopher, Dr. Franklin, should bo printed iu
letif rs of gold, and hung up iu every school
! room, side by sido tvith the usoal ab ab, dog
Latin, and other r. on retire wi'h which our chil
dren's minds are crammed,and which stems to
be the rule in our modern system of tui
tion.
j Th re will Cume a iiiua waeu y Professorship
of Political Economy will Lo considered an ab
solute necessity to every school. But that tisco
is r.ot yet. At present we Lave; nothing but
profusion and shameful wusfc cn the one band)
whilts abject poverty, meanness of spirit, and
tctai carelessness are too much observable on
the other. These are the two extremes which
: characterize our present false state of things
i to a physical point of view; all laid to the
: score of false training, from the highest to the
f lowest. Bot hear what Poor Richard says :
;
1. Plow .j p while sluggards sleep, arid you
shall have com to sell and to keep.
2. Pride is as loud a beggar as wan, and a
great deal more saucy.
3- Silks and satins, scarlets and velvet*, put
out the kitchen tite.
4. Diligence is tie mother of good luck.
5. Pride breakfasted wjth Plenty, dined with
Poverty, and supped with infamy.
6. Extravagance and improvidence end at the
i prison doer.
i 7. It is easier to build two chimneys than to
j keep one in fuel.
8. If you would know the value of money go
and try to borrow some.
9. The eye of the master will do more work
than both his hands.
10. What maintains oua vice will bring up
two children.
11. He that goes borrowing returns sorrow
ing.
12. Rather go t<> Led aupperless than to rise
| iu debt.
13. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster thau la-
I bor wears.
14. A life cf leaeure and a life of lazines*
are two different thing®.
lp. Three removes are as bad is a fire.
16 Creditors have i>ett-3r memories than debt*
ors.
i.. he rolling at nc gathers no moss.
18. If you would have your business done go,
if cot, S3tld.
19. D i s foolish u. lay out money in the pur
chase of repentance.
20. Buy what thou ueodest not, and it will
oblige tics to sell thy recess irics.
- -- -
Sleeping after Dinner —This Lulit,
tvhicli is becoming so very popular in this coun
try, and particularly so with young persoD9, if
an exceedingly pernicious one. In oar cli
mate, tie stomach does not perform its fane*
Lens dating sleep, except With slowness and
difficulty: so if it fco heavily loaded, it remains
in a semi-torpid condition, until the siesta is
is finished. The result cf such daily torpidity
is indigestion, or some cue of the thousand dif
ferent forms assumed by the hydra, dyspepsia.
In Lot countries the action of the digestive or
gans is much easier than Lore, and sleep, un
; less very sound, impedes the stomach's func
tions out very slightly if at si]. The siesta in,
therefore, a nature! and proper thing for ibo
tropics, although * f >ll y ieapproprhto to tho
United Stales.
A good looking Irishman, shopping at a hotel
|to warm himself, inquired of the landlord,
i what was the news 1 '
' The lan 'lord, distoscd to run upon him, re
' pl.ee:
! 'TLey say the devil is do*J.'
" 4 An' sure,' says I\>t, 'that's news indade.'
Shortly after he we: t to the bar, laid down
j some coppers, and resumed his scat. The
; landlord, always ready fur i c-.etomcr, *ake<l
i Liui what he would take,
j 'Nothing at *ll,' said
| 'Why, then did you put down this money?'
'An sure, sir, it is the custom iu me owo
, country, wLcu a chap loses his daddy, to give
j him ft few coppers lo help pay for his wtke.'
LARGE SNAKE.
An Indian came to a certain 'agency/ in the
i northern part of lowa, to procuie some whiskey
! for a your.g warrior that bad been bit with a
rattlesnake. At first the r.geut did not credit
j the story, but by the earnestness of tbo ludbn
I and the urgency of the ease, overcame his
ficru; and taming to get the liquor he asked
i the Indian how much he wanted.
'Four quarts,' answered tho Indian.
'Four quarte,* risked the agent in surprise ;
| 'so much as that?*
'Yes,' replied the Indian, speaking through
his set teeth, aDd frowning as savagely ae though
nlout to wa<re war agaiu.st the snake tribe 'four
quarts— snake very 6g.'
• "Where are you going so early?" asked a
father to his little daughter already dressed in
j Iter sua-boun t to go ouL
'To the morning nroycr-niteting, papa," she
; replied.
'•Piayer-meeting!"' be cried; "what in the
| name cf common sense do they bavo them ao
early fot?" For this father did not itko prayer
meetings very well.
"It is not as early gs the birdies have theirs,
papa," answered the little girl; tfcey begin at
day-break; and oh, they praise Geo so!"
Great men should d: ink with hm nMi on their
throats.