A LOO-CIIOO STAMPEDE. 
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property of tlio Regent of Loo-choo, the offspring of 
parents that had been imported from China and put 
upon that and another island to breed. Having ended 
our work, we returned to Nappa, where we found the 
Vincennes and Cooper, and where we offered to pay 
for the slain deer; hut they refused, though we subse- 
quently had good reason to suppose that they charged 
for them in our wood-bill. 
Wo now commenced to got in another supply of wood 
for the continuation of our voyage; and, as the Loo- 
chooans sent it off very slowly, we found ourselves 
masters of more spare time than the most sanguine had 
hoped for. We took advantage of these idle days to 
roam through Kappa and the surrounding country, and 
it was almost painful to see how the people shunned us. 
It was only those who lived near the water, or who had 
been thrown in contact with foreigners, that did not fly 
from us as if wo had been evil spirits. 
Upon one occasion we were following a winding street, 
which brought us suddenly out upon the plaza, or market- 
place, of Kappa; and such a stampede as ensued I never 
before witnessed. The plaza probably covered a space 
of two acres, and it was crowded with country-people, 
their packhorses, truck-carts, and articles which they 
had brought in for sale. The citizens of all ages and 
sexes were there also, making their purchases in their 
usual noiseless manner, and apparentl}^ wrapped up in 
their bargains. Suddenly a confused feeling of alarm 
pervaded the whole square: strangers had appeared 
among them. Those who were near the opening of 
the street down which we came rushed pellmell from 
