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would do well in the north or in Yesso, where the 

 grasses are so very different, being succulent and nutri- 

 tious. Both cattle and ponies do well. 



I have spoken of the kindly feeling the Japanese 

 invariably received us with, and an incident relating to 

 another of Her Majesty's ships I will give, showing, as 

 it does, how universal their goodness is. A midship- 

 man died in the vessel when passing through the 

 Inland Sea, and was buried on an island close to the 

 village burial-ground. For years the villagers tended 

 the grave, placing fresh flowers during the summer, 

 and green boughs in the winter over the grave, in 

 exactly the same manner as they did to their own 

 graves near it. Off and on for years I visited the 

 spot (the island being a favourite resort of mine), 

 and always found the simple grave thus watched and 

 cared for. Before leaving the country I publicly 

 thanked these poor people, and represented this act 

 of genuine kind-heartedness to their government 

 through our minister at Yedo. 



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