The Jasper weekly courier., 1875-06-25
A HUMAN HORSE.
An American TrsveIer's Erperie nee ana =
Chinese ytnrfk ~ha.

An American TrsveIer's Erperie nc< ana n
Chinese ytnrfk -ha.
There are all kinds Of conyeyanccs here.
N shanghai. writes a correspondent Of
The San Francisco Chroniefes the fashion,
able bar0ncie dog-carts drawn by smart
Tartar ponies; the sulkv-looklng sedan
ehair and there are hundreds Of Chinese.
both men and women, being hauled about
in the primitive Shanghai wheelbarrow
This irregular mode OF conveyance, which
/. peculiar 10 the district. i perhaps the
most original IN existence. The machine
= built alter the fash on OF "A wheelbarrOw
NTH a seat on each side and with small
upright framework 10 lean the back
sgainst. II ha- only one wheel. " hich l.
placed in front. ard IL i wheeled along ia
ihe ordinary way by man frssn behind.
When two persons ride cn one Of these
,,onyeyances they at dos dos, with their
l.rs dangling over the sides but III only
one gets up tile wheeler has 10 cant himl-
S.lf0n one side a. he goes along. 10 c0un-
tertalance the weight. These strange
looking carriages 20 along with heavy.
umbiing sound. and their jol ing motion
! we'll calculated to cast out any loose
teeth a man may have in his head.
The - jinriksha." lately intrOducedirom
japan. i also "A favorite mode Of convey
Ance in shanghai. Ii Is small carriage.
bailt after tie style Of a cabriOlet, with \
hood TO il isich can be raised or lowered
al will. and j. just large enough for two
persons to lit In. IL has a light pSIr Of
shafts. but il is not drawn by horse nor
bv donkey. but BY a man. who bitches
himself 10 the shafts by means OF his
hands. The streets are full Of these
strange looking vehicles, and they stand
about dozen deep al the corner OF very
road and AZ the door OF every hotel
They sre. no doubt. very convent
ent 10 those who object to walking.
and who DO rot object 10 h. peram bulated
about IN this manner. Nor can say
much for the look or bearing Of the bpei
stfeds VINO gain a precariOus existence by
lrawing their fellow creatures about al
the rate Oi ten cents an hour. The jinrik-
sha man j. generally Of the lowest c0Olie
class. anu T. dressed in all kinds of gar
menis. from a top-csat made of hui
rishes 10 the cast-ofi garb IL the courily
mandarin. His legs. however. are gcT-
orally are 20 the knees. and a h. dashes
through the mud with perhaps two pom
ier0u. Briton- behind him. he looks like
nan reduced 10 the level OF brute, and
the picture of ahject misery. | was d.
terained 10 have ride ia one OF these
AA-it ~ Eti Autn olf
pOslte the Shanghai Club. | wanted 10 90
TO the American settlement. which lay
eastward from my point of departure bur
before even ! was seated. my stee,l-no
doubt anxious to show his staying
P0wers-slewed around with a terrific
twist and headed toward the west.
shouted out for him 10 turn. but he only
went the faster. and boiling around the
first turning. headed az the rate OF i've
knots toward the north. l shouted 10
him again. but he only looked around for
an instant and grinned horribly | caught
his eye once more. looked daggers AZ him
and shook my fist in his face. when ne
seemed 10 recover his senses and shunted
abruptly 70 the side of the road. nearly
Piling the whole fixing and myself into "A
heap. got ont. patscd him affrciionaielv
on the back. took him gently BY the ear,
and headed him in the direction in which
wanted him 70 70. | got in again. bur
b. was on before / could right mvself.
NY feet went from under me and came.
down with q Numbering crash upon lh.-
seat. He looked round. smiled pleasant
ly. and darted of az fun gallop along the
bund. He passed every thing on the road.
but when he came 70 the foot OF "A steep
bridge in the vicinity Of the British con
sElAie. he slackened bis speed and blew
Ike porDoi-c He drew me slowly up 20
ne apex of the roaL rsay, but as soon a
ne had reached the center he lust Snuff,d
me air for an instant. put his head down.
drew his shoulders zap. thrust out his Of
sde leg. and daried away at a break-neck
pace down the steep incline. Just AZ this
moment well-appointea carriage. drawn
oy fiashy pair OF bays. was coming over
NE bridge la All opposite direction. Now.
whether the two hays were frightened al
ny horse. or whether my horse was fright
ened AZ the two bays. j. one OF those
inings that | shall never know but Ger 4
IAN i l. that just as We ne.sred each ether 4
ne bays SHE'D. gave terrible bound in
me air. and Swervei 10 the right: my
.piFiied biped shied also. gave terrific
BOUND IN the air and sweryed 10 the left
lhen he brought his foot down upon a
snarp stone. bounded clear out of the
shaiis- and was propelled stern foremost
ABOUT ten yards by the force Of his own
internal momentum. Up went the jinrik- 4
sha IN front, and down il went behind.
ana up went into the air a. If shot from
caiapult turn, a "A complete somersault. 4
nut only CAME down on the back Of nv
head. which, being thick.was not stoyein I
NY carriage went of at a tangent and
ufought up with immense velocity In a
heighboring creek. never saw NV biped
s."N again never even inquired after
~ .. health. have never ridden In a jim
nksha since. look upon then as infer I
nAi machines invented TO break honest 4