A trip to the Orient . or of burning incense and the chantingof the priest inside emphasized the fact that these poorsouls were without a knowledge of the true God, whomwe know and love. One thing was noticeable—the number of babies andchildren; the former always carried bound on to theback of the mother or of an older child, sometimesscarcely larger than the little one who, with wobblinghead and face exposed to the suns rays, was bouncedalong. The womens dress was picturesque, yet often itlacked the trim neatness which we always had at-tributed to it from the pictures we had been accustomedto
A trip to the Orient . or of burning incense and the chantingof the priest inside emphasized the fact that these poorsouls were without a knowledge of the true God, whomwe know and love. One thing was noticeable—the number of babies andchildren; the former always carried bound on to theback of the mother or of an older child, sometimesscarcely larger than the little one who, with wobblinghead and face exposed to the suns rays, was bouncedalong. The womens dress was picturesque, yet often itlacked the trim neatness which we always had at-tributed to it from the pictures we had been accustomedto see of Japanese beauties. The click, click of thewooden shoes, held in place only by a strap, greetedour ears everywhere; and the children and other pe-destrians who lingered in the streets were warned tomove out of the way by a cry from the rickshaw men,as a chauffeur sounds the honk, honk of his hornat home. We were just in time to see the city decorated withflags and Japanese lanterns, in preparation for a parade. Garden in Japan at the Bluffs A TRIP TO THE ORIENT 27 to celebrate the surrender of Tsingtau. The Japswere jubilant, but the few Germans and Austrians onboard our ship were crestfallen to learn that theywould not even be allowed to go on shore. On the following day, as the Mongolia was not tosail until noon, we had an early breakfast and wentashore in the first launch. After a little riding throughthe streets and gazing into shop windows, we orderedour jinrikisha men to take us to the bluff. This isthe hill overlooking the city, where most of the for-eigners live, and where the mission compounds made a bargain with our men for the trip, but atthe foot of the hill they halted, while other rickshawmen came running to us to inquire if we wanted a push man, and declaring that One man no is, indeed, a steep ascent, and both men gruntednoticeably as they toiled up. At the top we visited a most beautiful garden, ornursery, where we saw many of the dwarf t
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