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THEY ORDER US TO SAIL AWAY. 
lowing is the result of a half-hour's pantomime, sprinkled 
over with some twenty words. 
Japanese^ (with a look of command.) — ^‘Put up your 
tent, put every thing into your boat, and sail away." 
American, — “TVe are going to sleep here to-night and 
sail away in the morning.” 
Japanese^ (look of command changing to one of affected 
terror.) — “You can’t sleep here to-night: if you do imj 
head will be cut oft’ by the governor." 
American, — “Oh, no! we have been to Si-mo-da and 
Ila-ko-da-di, and know that it is only one of your strata- 
gems to get strangers awaj^' without resorting to force." 
Japanese^ (with a most funeral-like expression of 
countenance.) — “It is true: we never joke: I must lose 
my head.” 
American, — “I am very sorry: we will all cry very 
jnuch. But, as the wind is against us, we will sleep here 
to-night, and sail away to-morrow if the fog clears away. 
If the fog remains, we remain.” 
Japanese , — “IIow many of you arc there?” 
American , — “Fourteen men, fourteen rifles, and four- 
teen revolvers.” 
Japanese^ (with great vivacity of manner.) — “All right. 
You are going in the morning. Don’t go back into the 
country. Go to sleep. We’ll be back early. Good- 
night.” 
And, thus sajdng, the party retraced their steps, talking 
in a very lively manner, very unlike men upon the brink 
of decapitation. Just as they wore moving off, the 
purser heard a noise on the bank above, and, climbing up 
with “bust-proof’ through the rank grass, reached the 
