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abruptly from the plain, covered with.
thick growth of trees and grasses. Here
and there, in a ravine. or on projecting
bluff, there was a picturesque farm house,
with roof of heavy thatch sometimes peak
ed, sometimes going to ridge on which
grass was growing, or a tasteiul Damoco
covering was laid; or Buddhist, or Slntoo
temple with elaborate approaches OF ma
sonry, surrounded with well cultivated
ground in which were the houses OF the
priests. At Leki, six miles from here, we
stopped to refresh the men with cold water,
while the women offered us tea and sugar
candy and apples. We took some tea and,
as am not fond of it | wanted sugar. By
dint of some star acting | made the young
girl who waited on us understand my need
and then amused myself and her greatly by
making her teach me japanese. we gave
them ten cents "a American) for our re-
freshments and went on up the mountains.
Far reaching views greeted US, when we
came to top, of mountains on one side, the
highest peak being Fugiama, the Hottest IN
Japan, and of the bay of Yeddo on the
other. Further on we came In sight OF the
loveliest valley | have seen this side OF
Chamounix; and not surpassed by that ex-
cept in the sublimity OF the mountain
attitudes by which it is inclosed Meadow
lands running down TO the sea, an inlet
from which reaches up on the far side be-
yond which rise the mountains, some VII
lagos embowered in trees, islands lying out
some little distance in the ocean and on the
far coast ranges upon ranges of mountain
heights shutting out the horizon. The vii
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to pass through them little later by their
filth and the general appearance OF decay
and untidiness in the houses. The inns are
all exquisitely neat, the floors I'm many
dwellings also raised above the ground
one, or two feet and covered with fine mat
ting, or highly polished. Shoes must be
taken off before treading upon them and
light slippers are furnished. We stopped
at Hase and ate lunch, after inspecting the
huge image Of Daibutu The image Is IN
sitting posture like tailor on his bench
with locked hands, 40 feet high, built OF
bronze plates, hollow. | went into 1t,
climbed around saw all its treasures. At
ter lunch we started back at rapid pace,
the men stopping now and then to cool Off
throwing aside the single garment they wore
and sousing themselves with cold water, all IN
the open street in presence ofeverybody.
We were in Yokohama again at six O'Clock
in the evening. The men came on fast
run into town and through the streets at
speed that would have made the policeman
stop any horse in Baltimore in five minutes.
| Thrty.six miles, with all our stOppages In
nine hours. Good work for men.
One native artist wanted to paint our pic
lures on silk. He showed us some exquis-
lite specimens of his work, full figure four
feet, or more, in length for which he wanted
six dollars. Another brought in some
beautiful screens and hanging and trans
parencies of silk for from fifty cents to one
dollar. 4 =
This morning Mr.. Squiers came in with
a letter from Dr. Macay inviting me to his
house in Toxic and, also, an invitation
from the mission to attend their Confer
ence. < We 90 to Toxic to-mor-