Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . or were now represented by asingle boat, upon whose deck sat an officialquietly reading and fanning himself. As thesteamer approached he looked up from his bookand benignly waved his fan, by way of intima-tion that the strangers could not pass, and thensettled himself back with the air of a publicservant who had done his duty regardless of con-sequences. The steamer paddled quietly on, and comingto anchor, was boarded by a party of officials ingauzy overcoats and wide calico trowsers, theirfeet encased in slippers, or rather foot-
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . or were now represented by asingle boat, upon whose deck sat an officialquietly reading and fanning himself. As thesteamer approached he looked up from his bookand benignly waved his fan, by way of intima-tion that the strangers could not pass, and thensettled himself back with the air of a publicservant who had done his duty regardless of con-sequences. The steamer paddled quietly on, and comingto anchor, was boarded by a party of officials ingauzy overcoats and wide calico trowsers, theirfeet encased in slippers, or rather foot-mittens,for the great toe was honored with a special com-partment. They crowded the deck, smiling andbov>ing, while the two swords which they wore,in evidence of their rank, projected behind, giv-ing them the aspect of some undescribed birdwith two tails. They talked away volubly inwhat appeared to be good Low-Dutch, which no-body on board understood; so the purport oftheir discourse remains an unsolved mystery. They found that the Dutch Chief Superintend-. 181-AND OF PAPPENBKRG. JOHN BULL IN JAPAN.
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