eed, make any law, which will be submitted
by the president for sanction to the Ziogoon. Then, should the Ziogoon
refuse his signature, and differ in opinion from the council, if he
blame the law, the question is submitted to the Ziogoon's three next of
kin, and they are umpires. If these decide against the Ziogoon, he is
deposed immediately; if they decide against the council, then its
president and members must rip themselves up.

Yet still this tyranny of custom, which would seem to be so burdensome
to all, goes on, because all are so bound that none can begin to stir.
The Japanese, as we have partly been able to see, are an acute
race--they have original and thinking minds; with a dash of Asiatic
fierceness, they are generous, joyous, sympathetic. They love picnic
parties and music, with a buffoon; who first encourages them to throw
off restraint, to laugh and riot in good-nature; and, assuming then his
second office, draws himself up demurely, to give all a lesson in
politeness. The buffoons who go for hire to promote mirth with a
pleasure-party, go also as masters of the ceremonies. The treatment of
Golownin, as a prisoner, will also illustrate the nature of the
Japanese. In moving from one prison to another, he walked, bound so
tightly with thin cords that they cut wounds into his flesh. These
wounds the soldiers dressed every evening, but did not slacken any
string; they said that he was fettered in the customary way. Yet these
men willingly would take him on their backs, to carry him, when he was
foot-sore; people in the villages were gladly suffered to show sympathy
by feeding him with pleasant things as he passed through; and when he
had made efforts to escape; which, if successful, would have entailed
hara-kiri on his guards; they still showed no abatement of good-nature.

Under the main bridge of Jeddo lies our Phantom Ship, and from the heart
of that great city of the East we float out to the sea. It does not take
us long to get to Tower Stairs;--and now a Phantom Cab will take you
home.

FOOTNOTES:

[M] Hats are not used by either sex except in rainy weather, but every
Japanese carries a fan; even the beggar yonder holds his fan to that
young lady, whereupon she drops her charitable gift.

From Fraser's Magazine.

MY NOVEL:

OR, VARIETIES IN ENGLISH LIFE.

BY PISISTRATUS CAXTON.

_Continued from page 409._

BOOK V. CONTINUED.--CHAPTER VII.

Leonard had been about six weeks with his