St Nicholas [serial] . Chinas funeral live about thirteen miles from Pekin, and as the pro-cession did nqt_ leave Pekin until about eight oclock, westarted for the great road about noon. They had made anew road of yellow earth over which no one else had everridden, all the way from Pekin to the Imperial and crowds of people had come from all the coun-try round. They had been waiting since early morningfor the procession. We found a little graveyard near the road and watchedthings from there. There was nt very much order for along time. A great many baggage carts came
St Nicholas [serial] . Chinas funeral live about thirteen miles from Pekin, and as the pro-cession did nqt_ leave Pekin until about eight oclock, westarted for the great road about noon. They had made anew road of yellow earth over which no one else had everridden, all the way from Pekin to the Imperial and crowds of people had come from all the coun-try round. They had been waiting since early morningfor the procession. We found a little graveyard near the road and watchedthings from there. There was nt very much order for along time. A great many baggage carts came along andmen on all sorts of horses. These were whipping theirhorses, talking and laughing, and evidently having a goodtime. After a while there came along about twenty cartsthat belonged to official ladies. These were followed by awhole lot of outriders. After another long wait during which there was nothingbut a mixed-up lot of people and carts, there came a com-pany of foot-soldiers, and they looked fine. Then came. paper money distributed in the funeral procession of the late empress of china. reduced about one fifth. the present Empress Dowagers sedan-chair. It was allcovered with yellow silk and very fancifully trimmed. Herchair was followed by several plain silk sedan-chairs, whichprobably held high officials and the highest ladies of thecourt. These were followed by a company of horses were all white. After this there was nothingbut carts and men dressed in long red silk garments. These were bearers of the coffin, whose turn had ntcome yet. After a while there came another company of soldiers andsome more princesses yellow chairs, followed by another,company of cavalry, all on beautiful brown horses. Afteranother long space we heard people saying, It s com-ing; it s coming, and looking down the road we couldjust see the top of the enormous catafalque. Before itcame into full view we could see the paper money thatthose who marched before it were throwing u
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