. Notes and sketches from the wild coasts of Nipon; with chapters on cruising after pirates in Chinese waters. Natural history; Pirates. THE KII COAST. 149 would do well in the north or in Yesso, where the grasses are so very different, being succulent and nutri- tious. Both cattle and ponies do well. I have spoken of the kindly feeling the Japanese invariably received us with, and an incident relating to another of Her Majesty's ships I will give, showing, as it does, how universal their goodness is. A midship- man died in the vessel when passing through the Inland Sea, and was buried on an i
. Notes and sketches from the wild coasts of Nipon; with chapters on cruising after pirates in Chinese waters. Natural history; Pirates. THE KII COAST. 149 would do well in the north or in Yesso, where the grasses are so very different, being succulent and nutri- tious. Both cattle and ponies do well. I have spoken of the kindly feeling the Japanese invariably received us with, and an incident relating to another of Her Majesty's ships I will give, showing, as it does, how universal their goodness is. A midship- man died in the vessel when passing through the Inland Sea, and was buried on an island close to the village burial-ground. For years the villagers tended the grave, placing fresh flowers during the summer, and green boughs in the winter over the grave, in exactly the same manner as they did to their own graves near it. Off and on for years I visited the spot (the island being a favourite resort of mine), and always found the simple grave thus watched and cared for. Before leaving the country I publicly thanked these poor people, and represented this act of genuine kind-heartedness to their government through our minister at Yedo. ,... Ji. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. John, Henry Craven, 1837-1909. Edinburgh, D. Douglas
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