Letters from the Far East . Chinese Village on the Way Up the River. River Scene LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST 2J That afternoon, in company with Airs. Fisher, oneof the missionaries, we attended a bazaar held at theYoung Womens Christian Association. The rooms were attractive, and the bazaar called to-gether a good crowd of people. Their articles werepretty and attractive. Thursday, October 18, was rainy in the morning;but as it broke away just before noon, we decided totake the trip to Kamakura which we had been post-poning in hopes of a fair day to take. When we hadfinished our early lunch, the
Letters from the Far East . Chinese Village on the Way Up the River. River Scene LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST 2J That afternoon, in company with Airs. Fisher, oneof the missionaries, we attended a bazaar held at theYoung Womens Christian Association. The rooms were attractive, and the bazaar called to-gether a good crowd of people. Their articles werepretty and attractive. Thursday, October 18, was rainy in the morning;but as it broke away just before noon, we decided totake the trip to Kamakura which we had been post-poning in hopes of a fair day to take. When we hadfinished our early lunch, the clouds had begun to re-turn ; but we decided to go just the same. It wasabout a fifty minutes ride by train. Reaching Kamakura, we took rickshaws, visitingfirst the two temples, one of which is very ancient,dating from the end of the twelfth century. Theapproach to this temple, which is called the HachimanTemple, is quite imposing and picturesque. Onepasses through three torii, and across a pretty stonebridge, and then ascends a long flight of stone stepsto the t
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