Letters from the Far East . and in theevening we all went on board, ready to sail at seventhe next morning. The day dawned free from rain and the sea wassmooth, giving us a comfortable trip to Kobe, whichplace we reached the following morning about nineoclock. As the steamer was anchored at a buoy in the harbor,we went ashore in a tender, and taking rickshaws,visited first, some of the stores, and then one of thetemples; after which, we went to the home of DoctorThomson, one of our missionaries, whose guests wewere to be for lunch. His home is delightfully situated on Kitano Cho,Nichome, on th
Letters from the Far East . and in theevening we all went on board, ready to sail at seventhe next morning. The day dawned free from rain and the sea wassmooth, giving us a comfortable trip to Kobe, whichplace we reached the following morning about nineoclock. As the steamer was anchored at a buoy in the harbor,we went ashore in a tender, and taking rickshaws,visited first, some of the stores, and then one of thetemples; after which, we went to the home of DoctorThomson, one of our missionaries, whose guests wewere to be for lunch. His home is delightfully situated on Kitano Cho,Nichome, on the side of a hill, from which is obtaineda wonderful view of Kobe and the harbor, where liemany ships; while in the rear rise the mountains whichmake Kobe so beautiful. The Thomsons had supposed we were to be theironly guests; but there being a number of missionarieson board the China, quite a few of them found theirway to this spot; and the Thomsons, the most hospita-ble of people, invited them to stay; so that thirteen of. Entrance to Temple, Kobe
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