Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . of the city, which is here protected by long greenbatteries, whose grassy slopes, dotted with hand-some trees, seemed rather the approach to a parkthan to a densely crowded city. There was nocrowd at the landing, the batteries not beingopen to the public. Horses and norv/wns, orpalanquins, were in readiness to convey thestrangers. These palanquins, imlike those ofIndia, are square instead of oblong, so that theoccupant must sit bolt upright. They are borneby four men, and are far from a comfortable ve-hicle. The horses have their
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . of the city, which is here protected by long greenbatteries, whose grassy slopes, dotted with hand-some trees, seemed rather the approach to a parkthan to a densely crowded city. There was nocrowd at the landing, the batteries not beingopen to the public. Horses and norv/wns, orpalanquins, were in readiness to convey thestrangers. These palanquins, imlike those ofIndia, are square instead of oblong, so that theoccupant must sit bolt upright. They are borneby four men, and are far from a comfortable ve-hicle. The horses have their tails carefully tiedup in a long bag reaching almost to the of iron shoes they have a kind of slippermade of twisted straw, of which each bears anabundant supply. When one is worn out it isreplaced in a moment by another: hence arisesthe custom of measuring the distance from oneplace to another by the number of horse-shoesworn out in reaching it, much as in Hollandthey are measured by the number of pipes smoked 318 HARPERS NEW MONTHLY JAPANESE SADDLE. in the transit. The saddle is a hard and rathercumbrous affair, with slipper-like stirrups, almostlarge enough for a boat. Each horse was ledby two grooms, it being a great point that thesteed should be supposed to be so spirited thatone man at the bridle is quite inadequate to re-strain his ardor. The procession was led by a pompous officialbearing a spear. Then came a crowd of attend-ants, some bearing umbrellas and others lackeredportmanteaus, slung from poles over their shoul-ders ; these Avere by courtesy supposed to containthe baggage of the strangers. Then came themembers of the expedition, some in norimons,others on horseback, followed by other umbrella-bearers. The crowd was wild with excitement,pouring out of every cross street and lane. Therewere mothers with their infants upon their shoul-ders, children dodging between the legs of theirelders, and old people tottering after their chil-dren. Th
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