The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-13
ODD THINGS IN KOREA.
WOMEN HAVE No NAMES. nut
WEAR MANY WEDDING RINGS.
Frogs walk They Don't JnmP-DoIIs
Are Unknown Except when Chris
tinn children Bring Thcm-Letter
From Bishop wilson's wife.

Seoul. Korea. oct .o-The Korean
archipelago Is a. beautiful as are che
Thousand Islands OF The ST. Lawrence
For almost two days We sailed through
hills ana mountains rising out OF the sea
and were at mach delighted with these
hundreds of green hnltops as one can o.
in the Inland sea OF Japan. Nature only
has been the beauuher. man. with his
e.eeant villas. not having entered the
Eien
we landed az Chomulpo. and here the
beautiful picture passed out Of sight
There Is nothing IN Chemulpo 20 ho de
sired. We were accommodated IN japan
csc hotel which was neither clean nog
comfortable We noted some things tina
mover saw before. Being out IN the
evening quite late. we we're surprised A.
We returned TO the hotel, about 20 o'clock
20 see many men comfortably asleep iu
tho middle Of the street Their huts being
low and hot they are In the habit during
the summer months OF spreading their
blankets IN the street ana thus sleeping
whore they may catch what breeze ther,
wondered how our chair-hearers would
convey as without disturbing the sleep
err This they did. however. Indeed. tho
jiurikisha coolie AMI the chair-helrers are
cap rts la pas ing through crowded street.
without hurt 10 the blind. TO little chill
dreu and 70 the aged. ] noticed o. in an
tie East y years ago and during this
trip ] have often feared that the little 3.
I aud even 2-year-old children would fare
badly. but not so. for though these wee
toddlcrs cross and recross the streets
without thought OF danger ana the need
OF protection the coolies sees everything
and winds In and ont with safety to the
daring babe
Modes of Travel In Korea.
We found our chief mode OF travel ip
Korea was to be In chairs. there being
but one railway. that from Chemulpo 20
Seoul We went from Chemulpo 10 Song
do IA very small steam launch. the
cabin OF which was just large enough Tor
three OF us to occupy for the night Of the
FIRST half OF the Journey. We spread ou'
blankets upon the floor. the gentlemen
doing the same on deck These last did
better than the three Of us IN the cabin.
for the pest OF all these lands, The flea.
overlook u.s. We got 20 the end of this
part OF the trio about 5 o'clock in che
morning 10 WIS low tide aUd Gems aquent.y
there was a fourth Of mile OF deep mud
10 De traversed Another boat arrived az
the same time and there were about hfy
Japanese. Koreans and foreigners 10 De
transported over that waste Of mud.
soon saw ] could not 20 in the way
that is usual There were score OF
coolies ready 10 carry passengers 10 the
shore upou their backs. They are trained
10 ii and everybody but myself and one
other thought OF - as the only way. We
two could not. So a. we had brought
our chairs aud men with us We had our
bamboo rods attached to the chairs and
thus passed triumphantly through the
mass OF mud. our coolies had no OBJ
Iection to Il and 30. while We had the
pleasure OF watching the many others in
this. to us, untrled means OF locomotion.
we were comfortable, although / wondered
what would happen II We were dropped
halfway TO dry land.
An Oriental Inn.
There were four OF US. which meant
sixteen coolies -four 10 a chair. They
we're to have their breakfast at an inn
nearby and perhaps twenty OF the other
passengers, besides travellers from other
directions. Therefore We were detained
there two hours. until the meal was served
TO THESE men NilA Mt70 10 AlAt teaelH OF
burden that were brought Ia for the same
purpose.
Il was the first time that had seen the
Eastern inn similar 60 the one mentioned
in st Matthew. where the record OF the
birth OF the Saviour OF the world IS found
Man and beast were there together. the
provision for man being very little bet
ter than that for beast. I looked on and
except for the novelty Of tho scene.
could have wished 10 be elsewhere.
About u O'Clock We took our chairs aul
were on our way to Song-do. We arrived
al our destination at 8 o'clock. very tired
and hungry, and were soon made alto
Ecihcr comfortable with our friends
Aftcrward We took another Journey IN
chairs-a travel OF two days Upon the
whole. Il IL q pleasant way OF travel.
The midday sun was trying. but We man.
aged at luncheon time 70 md place OF
shade. We carried everything with NJ.
our luggage OF all sorts. compfisinr
trunks. blankets and pillows and proyfs-
ions for three meals day. Thus our
caravan comprised more than thirty cool.
les, all Of whom We had engaged 10 pro
vide with a stated number OF bowls OF
rich each Of the two days on this trim
there were six OF Us in chairs. bcsldcs
TWO gentlemen on wheels in oil forty
five persons 10 be led and otherwise look
ed after.
My chair-bearers watched over M with
care. l was not well. and hence in the
early morning ] kept a shawl around me
which toward noon I let IAN from my
shoulders But I found che two mon be-
hind would most carefully piace % back
so that ! should not Increase ms ,o.d
And ! was really compelled to wear a.
under the bright sun. as I could not OK
plain to them my reasons for nos need
ing IL at these hours. found them kind
~ ia other ways
"Cesspool of the East"
Seoul IS a nlthy city. n is called the
ccsspoo, Of the East. There are long
dtches dug IN front Of the shops and
houses in an the cities. In Seoul they are
often q mile in length ana into them De-
thrown au the refuse OF the city But
the peoplc-mcn and children-are unmov-
ga by shose conditions for / often saw
them enjoying az afternoon nap on the
edge Of the ditch. the house amordlug
little shade
We visited the Old palace where the
Empress was assassinated three OF four
years ago. The Emperor lcn tho place
and as soon a. practicabie built hts new
palace. II IS said be could not return
there. ! do not know whether because
D. rad grown accustomed 20 her WAYS
and desired no change or whether because
he was really attached 90 her. However,