The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-11-02

hhVe Deen driving along, ana about y
O'Clock we left the Pacific Ocean and
entered the Inland Sea, which is mar,
row strip of water that separates two of
the islands of Japan. Wehave been in
1t more than "a hours and are not out
yet, but it is not very wide, we can al
ways see land. The country on both
sides is very steep; but the people are
industrious and have terraced some of
the mountains to the very tops. We
meet great many boats, and TIE
grandest scenery in the world. am
satisfied that this is the grandest ride
in the world, and is worth the hard.
ships we will have to go through.
AT present the health ofus all is very
good. Measles is about the only thing
that bothers us at ALL We expect TO
reach Nag-a-sak-i (Which is pronounced
Just as | have written it) this afternoon
or tonight, where we will take on more
coal and get shore leave again. We
have not been paid anything and mon.
ey commands almost any premium you
ask. We will probably reach Manila
about Oct, s. 1t is long trip, but
generally speaking we are all enjoying
it very much
AT Yakahoma the American women
gave the boys a good lunch and we
had music and were treated very nice.
Sunday seems to be kind of half
holiday in Yakahoma. Some of the
work goes on just the same as any 9th.
er day. As was coming back from
my walk into the country l came to
large crowd in one of the narrow streets,
and every one was dressed in the gay
est colors, yellow predominating. They
were blowing horns, beating drums and
raising as much of racket as possible.
The center was mob struggling
with a Japanese temple on a kind OF
platform. One of them who had on a
suit of hand-me-down clothes, a paper
collar and derby hat, said the temple
contained Japs god and that it was
some sort of Jap holiday; that one set
OF the men were trying to carry the
God up the street, and the other set
were trying to carry the God down the
street AS it weighed about ton they
finally set it down in the street and
took q rest. On one side of the street
there was platform and fellow with
false face like dog was doing dance
to music to the delight of the children. z
Every family seems to have lots of
children. and l must to have seen thou
sands of them and meyer heard one
cry. Very few men wear anything on
their heads and the women nothing at
all. The women take great pains with
their hair. which is long and black and
is always done up in the most approved
Japan style. In the country / played
ball with some Jap boys. They were
very friendly and could understand
a little English. They wanted to know
the name and cost of everything 1 had,
and | was equally curious. Their
wooden shoes cost 80 sen pair, or III
cents in our money, while my leather
shoes cost yen, or dollars a pair.
They thought they were very dear.
! They went with me when I started off
and showed me where they lived and
bowed when left them.
We are all very much in love with
Japan, and would like to come back
home this way, if we ever do come.
The goth Kansas came via Hong Kong.
We would like to see Hong Kong too,
and redeem the American soldiers
reputation. The Kansas boys put up
rifle team to shoot against British
team there, and the latter beat them.
But wnen the Tennessee gang goes
against them they will have to shoot
very good or get beat.
wish I had fried chicken and o
dozen scrambled eggs.
may write some more when / get to
Nagasaki. So good bye till then. You
ought to get this by Nov. LIST. You can
let any one read this that wants to, as q
fellow can't write to everybody.