The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-05


| my nose does in summer time. We walk
ed all over the place. found plenty Of wa
| ter but as the wells are so shallow We
decided not to take any water back with
| US The streets are fashioned entirely
without regularity. The wells are sort Of
/ public affairs. The place has no sewerage
only little bitches about one foot square
/ that carries everything eff.
/ And twas absolutely killing 70 make
/ my wants known. I have decided aftei
this to study the language OF all nations
I through which We have TO pass when OF
4 d trip like this for fear OF shipwrecks
/ We wandered around saw them weaving
! their cotton cloth similar TO our Bingham;
/ weaving just as fancy as Aunt Mandy
! used TO weave carpets. Then we saw ar
1 old lady who looked 125 years old who
/ was spinning silk She was 50 dried az
/ she was no larger than Ernest. They are
/ however, a small race. None Of them as
/ tall as Aunt Doe and do not weigh more
/ than 100 pounds. Even the men are very
small.
! We went into one Of their school houses
and saw the little ones al their work: the
/ queeresr little ducks anybody can fancy.
followed Us around all the time, talked to
each other about US. looked al our clothes
etc
Their clothes are very few, being a CON-
mona-a long, big sleeve affair usually
made Of dark cotton. blue calico or ging-
ham-an apron with long strings that
they use to tie the babies onto their backs
with, pair Of sandals and a lot of fancy
hairpins usually complete their dress uni
forms, barring a few smiles. The waists
Of these things are most always thrown
back. leaving the body perfectly bare TO
the waist The babies are sometimes
strapped on the backs. Those are the
older ones. The younger ones are strap
ped in frontof them so they can nurse
The men lie on the water in the sam
pans, for fishing is the only employment
they have, seemingly. Modesty they have
not, nor do they need any, for they know
no difference. They can teach rs lessons
in cleanliness and economy. Every hill
side Is terraced-not d foot Of uncultivated
ground to be seen any place. They. cook on
open fires. and very cold ones, Il
seems to me Their food consists Of rice
and fish principally. Their vegetables
look something like ours. but are as per-
fectly tasteless as anything could ever be
and are cooked in clear water without
salt. They have little bowls Of rice that
they eat With chop-sticks and tiny little
cups that are really bowls without
handles TO drink tea from. And tea, Holy
gee! They have teaon all occasions and
their tea is downright good. They are
hospitabEe 70 the last degree. Everybody
serves tea whenever you appear. They
have an idea to themain chances, how
ever, for it is five cents a bowl every time
it is passed. Well. we wandered about for
quite a while, and then wendell our way
back to camp awfuIly tired and muddy, for
twas raining quite hard all OF the time.
The sun finally began 10 shine.
After a time the chaplain came to me
and said: Miss Craig, We are going back
to the boat for lunch. Shall you go?'
Certainly, chaplain as ] am very hun
cry So back We started. Had a lunch
Of all kinds Of dishes-canned fruits.
fishes. etc. After lunch I went upon the
bridge to speak 10 the captain He was
heartbroken. as twas the first time he
had been CAPTAIN OF a boat and TO have
such luck maddeHed him. I sat there per-
fectly fascinated with the scene. The men
were getting some of the supplies out of
the hole throwing Il overheard to others
who were swimming to shore with it.
Others were diving into water from the
decks just for sport The beach that six
hours before had not a living being upon
it. was now populated with $40 people. all
busy in their own way Time went rap
br-
by myself, sometimes with he CAPTAIN.
Finally. some Of the japanese officials
came TO see him and I went down stairs
into the dock, met the chief officer and
asked him TO take me TO see how the
water had come into the back OF the boat
l was as nearly MISREPRESENTATION as ever
was in my life 10 see the whole end Of
the boat under water. 1 informed him
twas time for Us 10 get of. Yes. Miss
craig, 1 believe il really Is" So l went
down to my stataroom to see if anything
had been left. I met one Of the civilians
and asked him If he We're going off there
Yes" All right lam going with you
so come on" We went on down The
gang plank and into small boat, and had
just pushed of from the big one when
the little one began rolling at frightrul
rate. We saw-at a glance without the
cries of the men to tell Us that the big
boat was going down. The three soldiers
who were in the boat rowing it tried 70
row on The gentleman who was with me
seized the boat hook ana oars and started
back toward The big boat 70 pick up the
men who were jumping over the bow Of
the boat into the water. The men hailed
a Jap with a sampan and Insisted on my
getting into that boat. which I did
jumped into it. That wob5.ed 50 I was
frightened clear stiff then for I was sure
then I was going into the water Fo-tu-
uately about that time The original boat
came back full Of sailors who called out
Miss craig that is rot The place for you,
come into this boat" I came without
further notice one msn told me- Vow.
nurse. YOU are all right: do not ger fright
ened. but sit right here Wei. We 1naIy
SIT 90 shore. and had no idea now many
good friends came - one in trouble. All
ny civilian friends came 70 the boat and
cook NE out. The chaplain fairly car
RED me ont o. the boat. was so nervous
7 could hardly stand on my feet and could
only laugh Ike a maniac Finally the
men got me a chair and a drink os water
and went 9T and left me The best thiug
that could have happened % me. Tor in a
short tine 7 was as calm as any md
viiual wsU could 81. But before night
the impression had gone around that I
came down che rope ladder
Wei the rest of the dag was about as
tame as anything well could bs. as-sr -he
experience Of the hours before We had
our supper. ana the captain asked ne j.
7 would cake 55st ride wila him around
the village 1 began ID teal never would
pace ny Foot iuto q hoax again. :hea