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Tago being an insignificant place, they sent to 

 Noshiro, three miles off, which was the chief town of the 

 district, and in the middle of the night some of&cials 

 arrived from that town, who wished to remove their 

 guest. He was, however, far too unwell, and for three 

 days afterwards he remained in a state of raving fever, 

 at times wholly unconscious. The doctor was sent for 

 from a distance ; and on their finding out he was an 

 Englishman, an official was selected to be with him 

 who spoke a little EngHsh. They made clothes for 

 him after the European fashion. When he began to feel 

 better they sent miles away for a chicken, with which 

 they made broth. A Japanese sleeping-dress Avas pro- 

 cured from a town twenty miles away, and as soon as he 

 could be removed he was taken to Noshiro. Here the 

 natives appeared unable to do enough for him. He 

 was an Englishman, they said, and that was quite 

 sufficient. The iuterpreter who had been selected to 

 attend him had previously been at Hakodadi, and had 

 seen and mixed with Europeans, which accounts for the 

 following acts. A camp-stool was made for him to sit 

 on. A table, a fork, and a large and small spoon of 

 copper were also made. After a short time they got a 

 wideawake hat, apologising on giving it him because 

 it was second-hand. Captain Graham kept a journal ; 



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