63 tells me the owner is not willing to take English shillings for m o r e than twenty American cents. " Very well, captain, give me the English money ; I will give you American dollars." " Here it is, sir." " Tell the owner I will pay the head-tax myself:" and 1 put the money in my pocket. The 19th of September, 1857, at the break of day, we per足 ceive Boston. This sight excites us as much as that of the promised land did the children of Israel, and we stay on deck, with our eyes fixed on the gigantic city. A t ten o'clock we landed opposite the Custom House. We instantly uncover our heads and we exclaim with enthusiasm : A l l H a i l ! land of the United States, land of freedom, land of the future, H a i l ! Country of Washington, whose immortal glory shines brighter and brighter every day, amongst all nations, and eclipses the false glory of the Alexanders, the Caesars, the Napoleons ! These great murderers were prodigal of men, caused streams of painful tears, and deserved the ab足 horrence of many peoples ; Washington was economical of men, caused but tears of j o y , and deserved the wonder of the world and of posterity. H a i l ! State of Massachusetts, of which the sacrifices, in soldiers and money, contributed so much to the independence of the thirteen primitive States ! H a i l ! City of Boston, which, first among all cities, took arms against the oppressors ! H a i l ! Breed's hill, glorious witness of the American citi足 zens' bravery !
W e pay the head-tax, we take the railway and we arrive in Salem, the City of Peace, where we hope to live honestly and to die esteemed and regretted. LEON
CHAUTARD.