Letters from the Far East . River Scene. River Boats LETTER NO. VI ON the twenty-second of October we got our firstview of Fujiyama, the sacred mountain ofJapan. We had tried many times to see it; but it hadbeen hidden behind banks of clouds. This was not analtogether clear view of it, for clouds were at the base;but the snow-capped summit rose above, showing clearagainst the sky. The following day we visited the Bluff were not many flowers in bloom at this seasonof the year, only a few cosmos; but the lawns andshrubbery were beautifully kept. A company of schoolgirls, of about h
Letters from the Far East . River Scene. River Boats LETTER NO. VI ON the twenty-second of October we got our firstview of Fujiyama, the sacred mountain ofJapan. We had tried many times to see it; but it hadbeen hidden behind banks of clouds. This was not analtogether clear view of it, for clouds were at the base;but the snow-capped summit rose above, showing clearagainst the sky. The following day we visited the Bluff were not many flowers in bloom at this seasonof the year, only a few cosmos; but the lawns andshrubbery were beautifully kept. A company of schoolgirls, of about high-school age,were enjoying their recess in the gardens while wewere there. How they did run and chase each otherand frolic. We pointed to our camera and asked themif we might take their pictures; they nodded and thenposed very prettily for us. When we had finished,they laughed and clapped their hands, seeming pleasedat what we had done; then they called Good-by andscampered away. We enjoyed two blissful days of sunshine, then camea da
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