. The mikado's empire. by her bag-like sleevesbeing bound to her armpits, wasextended far over toward theground to countervail gravity onthe other side. I momentarilyexpected this buxom Gill to stum-ble and tumble; but not she. Sheknew her business too well. Hertout ensemble, her face reddenedby exercise, her vigorous puffing,her belt flying in the wind, likeMr. Goughs coat-tails, were toofunny to resist. My risibilitiesexploded; whereat hers did like-wise. I cheerfully sat down, and let her wash my cold feet in warmwater, which being over, I got up, entered the best room in the house,and curl
. The mikado's empire. by her bag-like sleevesbeing bound to her armpits, wasextended far over toward theground to countervail gravity onthe other side. I momentarilyexpected this buxom Gill to stum-ble and tumble; but not she. Sheknew her business too well. Hertout ensemble, her face reddenedby exercise, her vigorous puffing,her belt flying in the wind, likeMr. Goughs coat-tails, were toofunny to resist. My risibilitiesexploded; whereat hers did like-wise. I cheerfully sat down, and let her wash my cold feet in warmwater, which being over, I got up, entered the best room in the house,and curled up under a kotatsu. We started off the next morning at eight oclock. We were towalk eighteen miles before the end of our days journey to Tsuruga, asea-port town. Our party prepared for the journey over mountain-paths by taking off their riding sandals or heavy wooden clogs, andgirding on the feet a pair of straw sandals, which they bought foreighty-five cash (less than one cent) per pair. For myself, a fine, large,. Bringing Water to wash Travelers Feet.(Hokusai.) IN THE HEART OF JAPAN. 417 and very handsome norimono, borne on the shoulders of two men, wasprovided. It was a fine, large box, like a palanquin, except that thepole by which it rested on the two mens shoulders passed throughthe top instead of being fastened at the centre, as in India. The oneI rode in was gold-lacquered without, and richly upholstered and pa-pered within, with neat curtains of bamboo split into fine inside, there was room to sit down. K one does not mind be-ing a little cramped, he can spend a day comfortably inside. Forhigh lords and nobles four men are provided, and the long supportingbar is slightly curved to denote high rank. I entered the norimonoin the presence of the entire village, including the small boys. The
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