164 CORONATION OF THE 
This mountain of flesh, that at a distance 
might rather be taken for some unknown mon- 
ster than for a man, naturally finds it more 
convenient to his indolence to be merely the 
mouthpiece of the Missionaries, and that their 
dominion may also be secured for the future, 
Mr. Nott has the sole charge of the young mo- 
narch’s education, and will not fail to bring him 
up in the habit of implicit obedience. 
The actual document securing the Constitu- 
tion had not yet appeared; the Missionaries 
were still employed on it, well convinced, that 
whatever they should insert would be received 
without opposition. When complete, it will 
probably issue in due form from their Printing- 
Office, and will be interesting, if some future 
traveller should bring us the translation. 
Firm as the foundation of the Missionaries’ 
power appeared, one little cloud -was visible in 
the political firmament. A son of the van- 
quished King Tajo yet existed, and was not 
entirely without adherents. If by any chance 
he should succeed in gaining possession of the 
throne, he might remember that these men had 
assisted in excluding him from it. For this 
