The Odyssey of the Philippine Commission . smallest members of aparty. For this reason Judge Taft was not as imme-diately popular with this fraternity as some of difficulty was overcome, however, by assigningan extra detail of runners to his rickshaw, and it waswith much merriment, and with every encourage-ment from the interested spectators, that the hillwas finally achieved. We found the hotel every-thing the most exacting tourist could require. Smil-ing Japanese little girls acted as servants, andthey were as nimble and silent as mice. Chio,our waitress, was one of the prettiest and
The Odyssey of the Philippine Commission . smallest members of aparty. For this reason Judge Taft was not as imme-diately popular with this fraternity as some of difficulty was overcome, however, by assigningan extra detail of runners to his rickshaw, and it waswith much merriment, and with every encourage-ment from the interested spectators, that the hillwas finally achieved. We found the hotel every-thing the most exacting tourist could require. Smil-ing Japanese little girls acted as servants, andthey were as nimble and silent as mice. Chio,our waitress, was one of the prettiest and most capti-vating creatures imaginable, and we all succumbedto her charms. May 14, igoo. We woke this morning to find the sun shining,and to breathe an atmosphere intoxicating in itsfragrance and freshness. As our stay in Nikko waslimited, we started early on our visit to the walk led us first across a brawling mountainstream, with vistas in the distance of great, verdure-clad peaks, canopied with fleecy clouds. Directly [24]. Ship-board Diversions
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