The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-29

walk into the business part OF ths city.
Hs haunted me at every corner.
See here" said. finally. with show
Of petulanee. Il don't wish TO ride. I'm
derStandy I'd rather walk Seer"
Not nov. maybe bsmeby," came just
as hopefully as when SIX hours before ne
had fixed me with MS piercing eye and
marked Tne as bis prey. / turned down q
side street and thought / had at last es-
capped him. To make sure, / went into
cue entrance of hotel and passed out
through another. Joy: he was no longer
in sight. Then / betook myself 10 the
American consulate When / came out
the door haHf an hour later. there stood
the man at the gate, softly inton!ng those
entrea ting syiiao.es, 'R.kSha, 'rtksha. =
This time he added something about
"AgbairoSs." TIE oidness OF the thing
struck me-. ] hestated. From that in
slant / VAS IN his power. He put his
hand to his pocket and drew out letter
from the commander OF the "AEbatross. =
stating that the bearer. "Da.," had served
him satisfactorily for a month. AS
climbed into the really restful little cart
late that evening / lattered myself that
] had selected "Dal" in order to escape
others OF his kind. j also wondered at the
patient persistence with which he had fol-
lowed me all day in order to earn fee
OF 10 cents; no. not even that. but 10 sen.
w4IIeh means practically cents OF Amer
lean money.
OF course, you know. gentle reader. that
the 'rtksha IS pre-eminently the vehicle
OF street travel here. .. yes. there are
others" out they are in a slim minority.
Now and then a carriage rolls by on the
better paved streets. More frequently a
bicycle hints at the readiness OF the Jap
anese to give a friendly welcome to Amer
lean inventions Street cars do not exist
IA Yokohama. But the 'riksha Is every
where. 1t doesn't take one as fast nor as
far as a Seattle street car but II comes
Just when You want Il and IL carries you
10 the very door you wish 10 reach. In
the coolie that pulls 1t you have a steed
that needs no guidance nor driving. He
never stumeles, never runs away. never
SHES. aad generally has sense enough TO
keep out OF a collision He costs you 10 to
Is sen an hour. rs sen a day. Is yen a
month. His normal gait IS A long swing
ing trot, and with the daily training he
gets he would make the American long
distance runners look TO their laurels
the 'riksha has been described as a two
wheeled wheelbarrow. but II is more Ike
an enlarged hahv-carriage with two
wheels. pair of shafts in front. between
which the coolie stands. At night each
'r.ksha man carries in his hand a japan
csc lantern, on which appear MS name
and number.
The Say on which | arrived. November
J. was the euperor's birthday. II is a
national holiday. perhaps | should say the
national holiday o. Japan. and the enthu-
siasm with which IL was observed gave
good proof of the patriotic ardor and 10y
ally OF the people. The greatest OF the
festivities were held. OF course, In Tokyo.
where the emperor lives. By the way. II
Is not deemed good form 30 speak Of him
as the mikado. that term has been ahan-
doned since lSsS. Ear.y Tuesday morning
there was a grand review or the troops
by the emperor IN person. As the OBJ
server marked the sold.eTIy bearing and
the excellent drill work Of the great mass
Of men. Il WAS not difficult 20 find the true
source of Japan's comparatively easy VIC
tory over China IN the evening a grand
ban was given BY Count and Countess
Ok1rna IN the Imperial hotel az Toxic
Outside, the large building was ilium.n-
ated from root 20 base VITA fairy lamps %
various colors, producing an effect %
great 0Filhancy and sofsnesS. Inside. the
decoration was simple but very striking.
wreaths o. leaves and flowers being
wound rcsInd the rafters and pillars OF the
dancing salon. The number 81 guests ex-
ceeded any previous record. aud though
the whole ground door 81 the hotel was
utilized for che occasion, 81 seemed al first
HeeAAtt-F AAkEN4Afr Atl4A FttAER ENtE4l ~
cleared for dancing. Al 70 o'ciock their
imperial h.shuesses Prince and Princess
ArisuEawa. Prince and Princess Nasal
MOTE, and Prince kauIn arrived Dancing
commenced &,0est immediately after
wards ana was keps up until / O'Clock.
NSen the YokoaasuE guests. OF whom an
except1onassy large numaer were present
ieit Tor SoiTansshi. 20 catch special train
provided for their canvenl eree sumner
were IRE guests taat n division into farce
relsys AccArne necessary. The JaDanese.
ladies' and gentlemen aAkc. soaS almost
10 part ~ TIRE 1anc3nx. Tat particular
phase % Occidental CIVILIZATION, WITH al
as Interesting concosmitAnts. has COM
Plsiely tsilsa % take root in J2oan.
TIE celebration OF the CAY in this city
Nss hardly less enthusiasts, though pos
SHY less cr!lltant than csas n Taksa As
& IS less thsa an hours rua ev AL be.
tween tss Two cities many peaale saw
Fsrts - - Festivities n both 80 far as
ptga.tc ausaSerneEt& acre concerned. tas
cAssf features x re day n Yokahausa
we're cricket match and a vasnt. regatta
The 1Sy ~ss deserved sra remarkable
urau4rsiiy amoug al classes 80 rsgSrla.
Al pssalce oiftcss we're closed and fhe~s
vas scarcely a shcr cTsen. TIE sNcorn-
t-sns ere almost eessldsring IN their pro-
fassgon. me central Squire naturally haars,
she aatloral asE. wsth here ana shsre TIE
esap~Tos's psetare seg "a pace Of hansr.
e p ans aoN1 every atraes. Tar "a ne eve
caUld T~&eA "a any alTecg an. tae waite
aesaea ssan4ar& wish IS aerv center
STRAINED alike from ~the palace and ne
cozsAxe gste.@ TAe s1waE 81 taa hA~esar
was even uaore +zszsoss ~. g8- the le~
SssslalaEs ard aaEr0N streets % not 3ss4
themselves fs45e m decorative sr Il
ss en eesieF Fae srteste tes8ea 81 Iaaanree
nagegv- e2s os2 toe hAy every xes.sess
'@r@sas@ SAG. az2 Ia V4ss 1Tcz &c