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DIRECTORY.
fT.EPAr.LD EXPRESSLY FOtt "THE ALLEGIIAXIAX.
LIST OF l'OST oi riccs.
p.jst OJkes.
Benn's Creek,
LL't'iel station,
C.tri-jUtuwu,
CiK-ii Spring,
E'-i'-'iiibarj.
F.i'.le:i Tuuber,
Glen ConiK-ll,
Hemlock,
JuUliitoW'-l,
I.orcf.o,
Miii'--r:d Puiiit,
M i. -I-:-r,
ri.tttiville,
R.stUu'i.
St. Auiuiine,
S: i!; L.vt!,
S j:i:a .1:1.
Si:a::K-r!iiII,
S JiiKnit,
TV Musters.
Joseph Graham,
Joseph S Mardis,
Districts.
Yoder.
Blacklick.
Lieiijaiuiu Wirtner
, Carroll.
Danl. LiUinyer,
Chest.
Washint'n.
Ebensburg.
White.
Gallitzin.
Chest.
Washt'n.
Johnst'wn.
Loretto.
Coui.'in'gh.
Mu nster.
Conem'gh.
y u?(jban.
White.
Clearfield.
Richland.
Washt'n.
Crovle.
Washt'n.
S'mmerhill.
John J. Troxell,
Mrs. II. M'Cague,
Isaac Thompson,
J. M. Christy,
Joseph Gill,
Wm. M'Uough,
II. A. I3oggs,
111. G wina,
E. Wissinger,
A. Durbin,
Francis Clement,
Andrew J. Ferra!
G. W. Bowman,
Joseph Mover,
George CotiruJ,
B. U'Colgan,
Win. Murray,
Miss M. Gillespie
Andrew Beck,
ClIL'KCaiCS, JIIXISTLUS, &.C.
i'rah'ittrfin Rev. D. Harbison-, Pastor.
'reaching every Sabbath morning at 10
'.l-jvk. a:i 1 in the evening at 6 o'clock. S ab
et!! S iio il at 0 o'clock. A. M. Prayer meet
z; every Thursday evening at G o'clock.
M-' L.-:t Episcopal Church Uev. J. SHANE,
i.vr in charge. Rev J. M. Smith, As
! ..'.!:. I'reaching every Sabbath, alternately
t o ciix K in me morning, or in ine
ng. Sabbath School at 'J o'clock, A. M.
r meeting every Thursday evening at 7
: h Independent Rev. Ll. R. Powell.
r. Preaching every Sabbath morning at
'S'-k, and in the evening at 0 o'clock.
.-.'.h School at 1 o'clock, 1. M. Prayer
tv
i'-'.
0 .
-ell :U
a the first Monday eveniuar of each
j; : and
0:1 everv Tuesday, Thursday
i.i : 1 n-Jav evenin
ci -- l"-"b "-
.,ipr.tiiHr till t"ir-.t Wi'.l'L'
r: a u. a 111 t Ii -Vi-iuisiic
.' thodist
-Rev. John Williams,
Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at
2 'i::d 0 o'clock. Sabbath School at 10 o'clock.
A M. I'ravcr meeting everv Friday evening
I) '.'.UClv.
Society every Tuesday evening
Rev. Wm. Lloyd, Pastor Preach-
t ry Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock.
. '..".'ir Uiptists Rev. David Jenkins.
r. Preaching every Sabbath evening sit
!'"'-k. Sabbath School at 1 o'clock, P. M.
;;c Rev. M. J. Mitchell, Pa.-tor
. ' . ? everv Sabbath morning at 10 J o'clock
'a:rjTi at 4 o'clock in the evening.
MAILS ARRIVE.
E-.v. daily, at 11 o'clock,
'c lira, at lo.l "
MAILS CLOSE"
E.:rn. I'.ii'v. ut 4 J o'clock
V.Vunt, ' at o li
A. M.
P. M.
P.
A.
t-ir The Mails from Butlr-r.Indiafta.Strongs-t
a:,. A.--., arrive on Tuesday and F.-Slay of
week, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
I.'.-.ivd Ebftirbiirg on Mondays and Thurs
w'. at 7 o'clock, A. M.
T3 The Mails from Newman's Mills. Car
s' nvn. .Vc.. arrive on Monday and Friday of
at 3 o'clock, P. M.
v lav lv.ensl)urg on Tuesdays and Satur
j "V-. at 7 o clock, A. M.
j i'TV, Post (Mlice open on Sundays from D
3 ! j o'clock, A. M.
11 1EI.UO i sciicni'LC.
WILMORE STATION,
-.t Express Train, leaves at 8.55 A. M.
Mail Train, " 8.07 P. M.
Express Train, " 7.13 P. M-
Fast Line, 12.12 P. M-
Mail Train, " C.bS A. M.
toixTi orricr.irs.
J ' ? of th Courts. President, Hon. Geo.
'! t. Iluutingdoa ; Associates, GeorgeW.
y, Micharil Jones, Jr.
l'--"'!,;nitary. Joseph M' Donald.
VI-rk to J'ruthoiiotur;. Robert A. M'Coy.
li' iitiiT and JitcorJ'r. Michael Ilassor..
li'l-u1!) Rajisttr and Recorder. John Scan
1:). ''.',-!'. Robert P. Linton.
--,mh ShfrhT. George C. K. Zahm.
h-Trict Attorn';. Philip S. Noon.
Cun' Cvmmisxion'rs. John Bearer, Abel
l-!vd. iVivid T. Storm.
Vr; v, Commissioners. George C. K. Zahm.
V-'t,i,l to Commissioners. John S. Rbey.
Tr--i,,irrr. John A. Blair.
1'oor House Directors. David O'llarro,
i
li if l .F(;uire, Jacob Horner
I'', or Il.ui Treasurer. GeoiL'eC. K. Zahm.
i l'--r Hture Steward. James J. Kaylor.
f i!-re.,Hiti, Appraiser. Thomas M'Conncll.
A:o,t.,rs.ltiT Hawk, John Y. Stull. E.
F- I;.vtl,.
J ' '.!- Snrrejor. E. A. Vickroy.
I '-rowr. James S. Todd.
lL.-nntrndent of Common Schools. T. A.
I -- -i-'uire.
!ri:sii u iior. orritERS.
I J'.'-ir.s f the Peace. David II. Roberts,
5;i UTi on Ki'nltM.1.
1
l'"'r v r ., ., Andrew Lewis.
''i n Council. William Kittell, William K.
M,Pr- ''harles Owens, J. C. Noon, Edward
"'"Mnaker.
Vlrk t') Council. T. D. Litzinger.
ll-.roH.jh Treasurer. George Gurley.
Wnjh M.nttr. William Davis.
S'tiool Directors. Edward Glass, William
u"3, Reese S. Lloyd, John J. Lloyd, Morris
jus, Thomas j". Davis.
Treasurer of School Hoard Evan Morgan.
Vxittahle. George Gurley.
Collector. George Gurley.
-J M.jxor. Richard T. Davis."
'il-jc of I'ltctxon. Isaac Evans.
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lie's Coming-.
He's coming, the blushing rose
Whispers it low to me,
And the starlight hastens with it,
Over the twilight sea;
All trembling the zephyrs tell me,
On the light winds hurrying past,
And my own heart quickly beating,
Coming, coming, at last.
The soft-lipped waves of the ocean,
Gathering at my feet,
Breeze-born at the coral island,
Murmur the secret sweet;
There's not a dew-steeped blossom,
Or glistening orange tree,
But furnish its glee-laden,
To breathe this joy to me.
List! that is the sound of rowing
Stealing along the air,
I must gather around my temples
This weight of braided hair,
And trust to growing darkness,
And evening shadows dim,
To hide with their wings the traces
Of tears I've shed for him.
BRADY'S LEAP.
Dariirg the
carlv settlements in
the
the
western lait
ot J 'eiuisvlviiiiia unci
north-western part uf irinia, the hardy
aJveiiturc-rs into thuie then v.ildeines bol
ituJes at times siiUcrcd severely 1'runi the
ineuisiuiis of the Indians. As early as
17M', (juite u lare body of warriors, i'roiu
the vicinity of Cuyahoga Falls, came sud
denly down upon the unprotected fron
tier, and, before any check could be put
to their ravages, succeeded in muidciiu
and plundering puite a number of whites,
and eli'ectiug their retreat in safety.
At this time, there was a well-known
Indian hunter in that vicinity, one Capt.
Samuel Uiady, whose many daring exploits
and hair-breadth escapes had rendered him
as famous throughout, that region as his
cotcmporary, the celebrated I'auiel Boone,
was in Kentucky; and having under his
leadership a goodly number of as brave
and uaiing spirits as himself, he at once
called them together, selected a certain
number for the expedition, and set out on
the trail of tho savages, hoping to over
take them and inflict a severe chastise
ment before they should reach their vil
lages. In this respect, however, the captain
and his friends were disappo'iite I, for the
Indians had gained a start which enabled
them to reach their towns in advance of
their pursuers; but as they belonged to
different tribes, it was discovered that they
had separated on the bank of the Cuyaho
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go, one part crossing it ana going to ine
northward, and the other turning off to
the westward, as it was supposed, to the
Falls, where it was known there was a
village.
This division of the Indians rendered it
necessary for the whites, if they would
follow each trail, to divide their force also,
which would weaken it materially, and
render their lurther pursuit still more
hazardous; and in view of this new
danger, Captain lirady stated the whole
matter fairly to his companions, and inqui
red of them what they were disposed to do
under the circumstances.
Should he follow either oncof the trails,
he said, the other half of the Indians wo'd
escape ; should the- follow neither one,
all would escape, and should they divide,
each division would be comparatively
small, and they might all be cut olf in de
tail ; therefore, it was for them to choose
wliLtlu r thev would ro forward in one
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party or two, or return as they were with
out striking a blow.
The men were not long in deciding;
they were unanimous in their desire to
push forward and take vengeance upon
the enemy ; they also preferred a division
of the party, and accordingly about one
half of them immediately crossed the riv
er and set oil to the northward, while the
remainder, under Captain Brady, followed
the westward trail to the Cuyahoga Falls.
It was the design and expectation of
the gallant Captain to take the Indians by
surprise ; but the latter, expecting to be
pursued by the whites, were prepared to
receive them, and it was only by a mere
accident that the borderers were saved
from falling into an ambuscade which
would have proved fatal to all.
.y. f i.i.r tli.it the Indians were luliy pre-
nnrcd for them that there was no chance
of taking them by surprise that their
numbers were at least four times as many
as their own our friends judiciously de
termined upon a retreat; but they had not
gone far when the Indians, uttering their
wildest war-whoops, set after them iu a
body.
Knowing that if his men continued to
gether there would be no hope for any of
ibi-iii. Cnptain Brady, in order to pare as
EBENSBUHG, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 24,
many lives as possible, called out to them
to disperse in every direction, and each
man to look out for himself. By this
means he expected to divide the Indians
into small parties in their pursuit of sin
gle individuals ; and this might have been
the result had they not, unfortunately for
his own safety, discovered in him their
most vindictive and troublesome foe, and
at once resolved upon his capture.
Captain Brady was well known to the
Indians ; in former times he had hunted
with them over these very grounds ; but
he had subsequently became their most
implacable enemy, and had done them so
much injury as to create in them a fiend-
lsli desire to taKe nim alive ana put luui
to the torture they well knowing that the
accomplishment of this purpose would not
only rid them of the men they both hated
and feared, but would deprive the whites
of their bravest and most daring leader,
and would thus strike a more effective
blow against the latter than would the de
struction of a dozen or twenty men of less
note. For this reason, therefore, the mo
ment it was ascertained that he was one of
the party, his capture was determined on
by all, and turning from the pursuit of the
others, the whole yelling crew set alter
him.
Captain Bradv had something of the
start, and was one of the' fleetest runners
on the border; that he could distance and
escape from a few, he was sanguine enough
to believe; but when he found himself re
cognized, and, looking behind him, saw
the whole body in chase of himself, his
very heirt seemed to die withim him.
What chance had he of escape, indeed
single-handed and alone afar from the
refuge of even a wilderness fort and with
fifty iuiuriated Indians iu hot pursuit,
urged on by a spirit of revenge, and re
solved, above every other earthly consid
eration, upon taking him alive or dead?
But the Captain was a brave man, and
a brave man dies but once; he was a san
guine man, too, and would not consider
his case hopeless while the freedom of his
limbs remained; and though, as he after
wards expressed it, it was hardly one
chance iu fifty, yet he was determined to
do his best, and have no fault to find with
himself fro in a lack of effort."
Near the point where the race first
started, the Cuyahoga makes a bend to the
south, so as to nearly enclose an area of
several miles iu the form of a peninsula ;
the direction taken by Biady soon brought
him within this enclosure; and the In
dians, by extending their line to the two
banks of the stream, at the jioint where
they most nearly approach each other,
considered him as in their net, and an
nounced their satisfaction bv veils of tri
umph. There was now, in fact, no chance
for him but to escape through their lines,
or across the Cuyahoga river; and consid
ering that the foremost pursuers were not
fifty yards behind him, either of these
chances were regarded oy the savages as
an impossibility.
Still the hardy and gallant captain did
not despair; he had many a time hunted
over this very ground, and knew every
inch ot it, and all the windings, turnings,
and peculiarities of the river as well as
the Indians themselves; he knew, too,
there was one point where the river, com
pressed within a few feet, rushed roaring
and foaming through a rocky gorge ; and
it at once occurred to him to shape his
course for this point, and make a bold,
desperate leap for the other shore, lie
might fall short, and be dashed to pieces
upon the rocks beneath, it was true; but
this would only be a quick and sudden
death ; the awful tortures of the stake
awaited him if taken alive ; and to take
him alive was unquestionably the design
of his pursuers, since they had neglected
to fire upon him from a distance which
wouM have made their aim fatal.
Casting away his rifle, as only an incum
brance which could not serve him in this
strait, he bounded forward with renewed
energy ; and with a bare hope of life be
fore him, he fled with a speed that few
could equal slightly gaining upon the
fleetest of his foes but not sufficiently,
during the whole race, to take him be
yond the easy reach of a rifle ball.
Nearer and nearer he came to therusii
in" and foaming stream : and as he heard
the roar of the waters, and saw that but
few seconds could intervene between the
present and the awful leap which might
save or destroy him, his heart beat wildly,
and his whole frame seemed to tremble
w ith the intense concentration of his mind
upon the fearful venture.
Xearer and nearer he came ; louder grew
the roar of the waters ; the awful chasm
grdually yawned before him, aud the white
spray of the fearful torrent rising to his
view; the Indians yelling behind, and
his only hope here ; and then contracting
his muscles, as his feet lightly pressed
the precipitous rock, and throwing into
thrm all th" poor of hi concentred
will, he leaped into the air, like a bound
ing ball and landed safely upon the other
rocky abyss, striking a little below the
height from which he sprung, but passing
a clear distance of twenty-two feet between
the mural shores.
Instantly grasping some bushes whicli
fringed the verge of the awful chasm, to
prevent himself from falling backward in
to the seething stream, the gallant captain
stood for a few moments, panting from
his exertions, and trying to recover his
breath for still another flight.
In those few moments the Indians ap
peared upon the opppsite bluff,' expecting
to find that lie had been dashed to pieces
upon the rocks below ; but on discovering
him safely on the opposite side, their as
tonishment was so great as involuntarily
and simultaneously to draw from them
same two or three short approving whoops !
forgetting in their first surprise that he
was clearly beyond their reach, and not
seeming to recollect it till he had begun
to vigorously to climb the ridge above him
in his further efforts to escape. Then
drawing up their rifles, with a quick aim,
they poured in upon hkn something like ;
a regular volley, most of the balls whist
ling close around him, ami one of them
lodging in his hip,
and painful wound
ana milictinir a severe
Notwithstanding this, the gallant fellow
continued his ascent, and on reaching the
top of the ridge, he gave a v eil of defiance,
and disappeared on the other side.
Captain Bradv was now aware that the
Indians would have to make a considerable j
ciicuit in order to reach him; and had he j
not been so severely wounded, he would ;
have considered his escape as almost jci- j
tain; but knowing he would still be fol-
lowed, and finding his wound very painful, j
he cast, about him for some place to secrete j
himself from their search.
After running a short distance he dis- '
covered a pond, and near the shore a large
oak which had fallen into it; there might ;
be nothing better than this ; and hurrying 1
forward with all his might, he boldly
p'unged in, swam under water to the tree,
and came up beneath the trunk and among
the branches, in such a manner as to be
barely able to breathe without exposing
any portion ot his person to his enemies
Here, in a state of mind which may be
imagined but cannot be described, the
gallant borderer remained for a long time,
watching his enemies as they collected one
by one along the shore at the point where
his bloody trail had disappeared in the
water.
Still resolved upon finding him, either
living or dead, the savages were by no
means disposed to give up the search ; and
after running along the shore for a consid
erable distance, on either side of his trail,
to ascertain if possible where he had emer
ged from the water, several of the party
plunged in, swam out to the oak, and ac
tually seated themselves upon it, while
they conversed in their own language,
which he understood, concerning his won
derful escape
At last, with such feelings of joy as no
one not similarly circumstanced might
comprehend, he heard them state their be
lief that he was drowned, and his body
lost to them by being sunk in deep water;
and soon after this, to his still greater joy,
they quietly returned to the shore, aud one
by one all gradually disappeared.
licniaining in his uncomfortable position
till he considered it safe to leave it, the
wounded captain himself then swam back
to the land; and weary, lame, and hungry
as lie was alone, aud without a weapon
for his defence he set oft" on his long, te
dious journey through the wilderness for
his own home, which he eventually reached
more dead than alive; and where, to his
great gratification, he found the compan
ions of his perilous expedition already re
turned in safety.
This has truly been considered one of
the most wonderful adventures of a region
teeming with adventure; and to this day
the pond in which the captain secreted
himself bears his name; while the rocky
chasm of the Cuyahoga, across which he
made his desperate spring, is known, far
and near, by the name of "Brady's Leap."
Domestic Bears. Once upon a time
there lived a couple known far and wide
for their interminable squabbles. Sud
denly they changed their mode of life, and
were as complete patterns of congugal fe
licity as they had formerly been of discord.
A neighbor anxious to know the cause of
such a conversion, asked the gudewife to
explain it. She replied, "I and the old
man have got on well enough together ev
er since we kept two bears in the house."
"Two bears!" was the perplexed reply.
"Yes, sure," said the lady, "bear and for
bear." 52y- Whatever the wind may do in win
ter, it cannot be denied ths? in spring i
'turn? over a uew leaf."
18G0.
Miakspearc It tin Ulad.
Peter Knight was found wandering in
the Fourteenth Ward the other night.
The officer could not determine whether
he was intoxicated or crazy, but, as he said
he had no home, he was taken in charge
as a vagrant, lie had been traversing the
streets with folded arms, talking to him
self in odd bits of plays and poems. He
possessed a facility of quotation equal to
ltichard Swivelh-r, Esq., but he was as
reckless about the exactitude of his ex
tracts, and jumbled up his authorities with
as much confusion as Captain Cuttle him
self. He seldom gave a quotation right,
but would break off in the middle and
substitute some words of his own, or dove
tail an irrelevant piece from some strange
author, or mix up half a dozen author
with interpolations of his own, in an iuex
tricable verbal jumble.
Clerk What's vour name?
Prisoner Peter Knight; am a native to
the marrow-bone that's Shakspeare
Clerk Was you intoxicated yesterday ?
J risoner lis true, tis Pitv ; pitv tis
there isn't a devil of a doubt of it that's
Scott.
Clerk Where did you get your liquor?
Prisoner Where the bee sucks, there
sucks Peter Knight all day, Thou base,
inglorious slave, think'st thoa I will reveal
the name of him who gave me wine ? No
sir-ee Bob that's Beaumontand Fletcher.
Officer, in a whisper If you don't tell
you'll have to go to jail.
Prisoner I do remember an apothecary
and hereabout he dwells no he don't, he
lives over in the Bowery but in his needy
shop a codfish hangs, and on his shelves a
beggarly account of empty bottles; noting
this penury, to myself I said, if any man
did need a brandy punch, whose sale is
fifty dollars fine in (jotham, here lives a
caitiff wretch who has probably got plenty
of it under the counter. Why should I
here conceal my fault ? Wine ho! I cried.
The call was answered. I have no wine,
said he, but plenty of whis . Silence!
thou pernicious caitiff, quoth I; thou in
visible spirit of wine, since we can get
thee by no other name, why let us call
thee gin and sugar. He brought the
juice of curs-d juniper in a phial, and in
t,ie porches my throat did pour Fdolpho
olio s distillment. J litis was 1 bv a
Dutchman's hand at once dispatched not
drunk nor sober, sent into this dirt- Sta
tion House three-quarters tight, with all
my nnperlectioiis on my head. Ihelellow s j
name ? My very soul rebels. But whether
it is nobler in the mind to suffer the cuffs
and bruises of this bloody Dutchman or to
take arms against his red-haired highness
and by informing end him? I go and it
is done. Villain, here's at thy heart !
His name, your Honor, is Bobblesnofl'kin
in the Bowery that's Shakspeare mixed.
Clerk Have you got a home ?
Prisoner My home is on the deep,
deep sea that's Plutarch's Lives.
Clerk How do you get your livi.sg.
Prisoner Doubt thou thestarsare tire;
doubt that the sun doth move; doubt
truth to be a liar, but never doubt that
I'll get a living while the oyster sloops
don't have but one watchman that's Bil
ly S. again.
Clerk Do you pay for your ov-sters?
Prisoner Base is the slave that pays ;
the speed of thought is in my limbs that's
Byron. Clerk do you steal them and
then run away ?
Prisouer I've told thee all, I'll tell no
more, tnougn snort ine story oe ; lei me
go back were I was before, and I'll get
my liviug without troubling the Corpora
tion that's Tom Moore, altered to suit
circumstances.
Justice (evidently at a loss, in a whis
per to mystified clerk) I think he's crazy ;
what do you think it's best to do with
him.
Prisoner (overhearing) Off with his
head ; so much that's Shakspeare cur
tailed. .Justice Will you promise to dis
pense with the brandy and gin if you are
discharged :
Prisoner O, I could be happy with
either were 'totlur dear charmer bottled
up and the cork put in that's Dibdin,
with a vengance.
Judge What do you suppose will be
come of you if you go on in this way, liv
ing as you have done ?
Prisoner Alas, poor Yorick ! Peter,
I mean. Who knows where he will lay
his bones ? Few and short will the pray
ers be said, nobody Tl feel any sorrow;
but they'll cram him into his clay cold
bed, and bury somebody on top of him
to-morrow; the minister will come put on
his robe and read the service ; the choir
will sing a hymn ; earth to earth and dust
to gravel, aud that'll be the last of Peter
Knight. Clerk Peter we will have to
send you up for ten clays.
Prisoner Fare the well, and if for
ever, all the better th' By?0, revised
and onrrtd.
NO. 40.
The Japanese Embassy.
The first Ambassador is only thirty-five
years old, though he looks like a man of
forty-five or fifty years. The second Am
bassador is all of fifty-five, and the Coun
sellor of about the same are. All ara
Princes, but not hereditary, and among
the most distinguished statesmen of tho
empire. In their manners and bearing,
while there is a visible self-respect and
modest dignity, there could be nothing
more simple and free of self-conceit, dis
play and arrogance
Both of the Ambassadors are rather
tall and thin iu form, with long and sharp
faces, and, as with all the Japanese, of
dark complexion and jet-black hair, so fur
as any is left by the barber, for they havo
a singular fashion in dressing the hair, in
which the men expend as much care as
the women, and take as much pride and
pleasure iu its neat and fashionable ad
justment. All is shaved off to the very
skin, except around the temples, aud low
down in the back of the neck, from which
it is brought up on all sides to the top of
the head and fastened by a string, and
then bent forward, well stiffened with po
matum, iu a queue about four inches long,
and of the size of one's finger, and pointed
forward over the front part of the head,
which is left completely denuded of all
hair. They dress in silk robes, and wear
two swords at their sides, according to
universal usage with the higher classes.
No nation possesses so many elements of
the Anglo-Saxon mind as the Japanese
having the bump called gumption or com
mon sense in large development, with lit
tle or nothing of the unreasoning, wild
and impulsive though their books, their
pictures and works of art show they are
not wanting in taste and imagination.
Among the under-oflicers are an artist
and a historiographer of the embassy, who
are attached to the Ambassadors. The
name of the artist is Yorsida Sagosagc
nion, whose quick and searching ye, with
a face kindled up with sensibility and be
nevolence, at once indicates that he is a
poet or painter. Matsmota Saunojio, tho
historiographer, about thirty years old, ia
plain and sedate, thinking twice to speak
ing once. He might be reckoned among
the philosophers, it we did not know he is
a historian.
The doctors are all young men whose
heads are shaven to the quick, according
to the usage of the profession in Japan.
They are often taken for Buddhist priests
or monks, who observe the same practice.
Anatomy and surgery are utterly unknown
in Japan, unless within a few years past
the Dutch Doctor of Nagasaki has suc-
eeded in communicating a little knowl
edge to some thirty pupils he has been
teaching under the patronage ot the Gov
ernment ; and in medicine little is dono
beyond roots, and herbs, and charms.
These J'oung doctors, though courteous
aud quiet, seem less intelligent and inquis
itive than any class of their countrymen
on board, and evidently command no res
pect from them. I had hoped to be able
to awaken some curiosity and induce them
to commence the study of English on
the long voyage, that they might in some
measure avail themselves of the advantages
to be derived from books and intercourse
with the profession in our country, and
go back to Japan prepared to be the ben
efactors of their race. Currcsn7encc of
the 2eic York Jviirmil ff Commerce.
Kiciies. You may put a man in tho
midst of all the musical instruments ia
the world, and if he does not kuow how to
piay on them, they will afford him no
pleasure. You may heap wealth about
a man till it ea-tles itself to heaven, and
yet he may be a pauper. The paupers
are not in poor-houses, but in mansions
for a man is rich only by so much as he
knows how to use; what he has everything
beyond that is poverty. I do not think
that the asses that lug the gold ore from
the gold mines are rich : and yet many
men choose to take iheir places, aud spend
their whole life, and l end themselves
double, to carry that which will ever be a
burden for them. They do not carry it
to make it a power of u.st fulucs ; they do
not eanv it to make it Iced reason, they
do not carry it to make it inflame and
feed moral power, by benefaction by a
large divinity of I t -ni licence ; they carry
it morel y as gold, as property, and they
are beasts of burden, burdened.
Multitudes and multitudes of such beast
there are; and ten thoiisai.d aping men run
run after then. saying, -Oh that I were,
the-, or like unto them.' And so th
steep path from the mine to the point where
they throw off their load is worn to smooth
that many who walk upon it overburdened
slip and go to perdition! fii-echer.
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