Queer things about Japan . hind him ? The riksha boy is his own horse, and when he isaway from his lynx-eyed enemy—the policeman—has the horses ideas of decency, and no more. Apart from his ignorance of decency, he is a soretrial to betrothed Europeans. Two Europeanscannot go in one riksha, and two riksha boys cannotbe induced to run side by side—they prefer to golike a train of camels led by a donkey; which hasother disadvantages besides unsociability, because,if this Indian file is brought to a sudden halt, halfthe riders are thrown out. But they have calls forgoing round corners and suddenl
Queer things about Japan . hind him ? The riksha boy is his own horse, and when he isaway from his lynx-eyed enemy—the policeman—has the horses ideas of decency, and no more. Apart from his ignorance of decency, he is a soretrial to betrothed Europeans. Two Europeanscannot go in one riksha, and two riksha boys cannotbe induced to run side by side—they prefer to golike a train of camels led by a donkey; which hasother disadvantages besides unsociability, because,if this Indian file is brought to a sudden halt, halfthe riders are thrown out. But they have calls forgoing round corners and suddenly stopping like theVenetian gondoliers. It is not the native theyupset, but the foreigner, who will not give themtheir heads. As we were going from Kyoto toLake Biwa, we passed a curio shop. I spied aDaimio lantern for sale—a thing I liad been lumt-ing for for months. I stopped my man so suddenlythat the rest of my party were shot out of theirrikshas backwards, like the contents of a dust-cart. 66 To hack on p. A stiiit nsUiUiiiil ami To oack on f. b/.
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