West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-01-30


so went into the ticket office and pur.
chased tickets Tor the crowd By the
\ time got back the car was ready to start
aud We were not sorry of il. The distance
was about a mile but they made Il In very
good time. The hrst view We got OF the
/ wall the city vas OF course quite interest.
| ing. We reached the wall and skirted
| along 1t until we came to the center gate
OF the south wall where we got off As we
had been accustomed TO meeting a swarm
/ OF ricksbaw' men We were disappointed
la finding but two. We tried TO hire them
| but they refused Nothing that we could
| do would induce them TO take us in to the
/ city. We passed along around the gate
or more properly the door which swung to
and TO on immense iron hinges which had
been hammered out 10y the crude smiths
he doors were about ten feet high aud
covered on each side with iron hammered
out; large headed nails and riyets were
driven In through the iron aud the wood
fastening the iron TO the wood frame
Passing on into the interior. we came out
on broad street OF road. paved with
blocks OF stone. After We had gone i'm.
side, We began to Try to get someone to
take us la to our hotel which our Ticn
Isin friend had directed MS to- We
showed card containing the name of the
hotel in English and Chinese. but IL seemed
that no one knew whore the place was
We walked on up the street and presently
we saw our German friend "dickcring"
with a Chinaman who had a horse and
cart in front OF store We asked him
what he was going To do lie sid he was
about 10 make bargain with the China.
man 20 haul us TO our hotel IL seemed
moro like Joke TO us than anything
else We asked where the carriage was
in which we were TO go and he pointed TO
little narrow tread two wheel cart.which
was about three and one half feet between
the wheels The wheels were made OF
heavy oak. The rims OF the wheels were
about three inches deep 10y about two
inches wide They had no tires ON them
but instead. they had large headed nails
driven in the rims which served the pur.
pose OF tlrcsN The cart had cover ON
made of some sort OF straw. fastened on a
light frame. a small poncy was hitchcd
!u the heavy shafts As Little Fitz" aud
were the smallest ones ln the crowd IL
fell TO our lot 10 get n FIRST. We found il
a very tight squeeze, but we maj aged TO
get iu. Then big Fitz' duckcd his head
down and squeezed in between our knees
while our German friend tried TO make the
Chinaman believe that he would ride the
horse The Chinaman registered "a great
kick aud patcd his hand on the shaft Just
behind the horses rump. to tell hm be
could sit up there. An ln. we we're ready
TO start The Chnaman gave tho horse a
Gu, with the whip and started. trotting
along the side. All went well for time.
but nually we got to where the carts had
worn tho pavement in deep ruts aud when
the cart slipped into one OF these ruts IL
would force the top OF the cart against
our heads with great Gcrcencss. as Big
III Z would say. II was very funny for
Littlc fitz' aud me to see the other two
boys getting bumped thoroughly After
a biti was not SO funny for u.s. bui Of
course We did not say anything We got
thoroughly sicl, OF our position but OF
course we did NOT let hcn know how we
iclt OF the subject OF rather how the cart
reminded us every time 10 slipped ON the
rocks that there was scarcity OF springs
= lac rain had been falling in torrents for
two or tlUcc hours. and in many places thc
mud and water was running two or three
feet deep. one time our German friend
came near falling in ono Of these puddlcs
After while we got in sight Of the gates
leading TO the Tartar city
We passed around TO the left gate Of the
court yard into the city. Thc Imperial cts.
or place where the Emperor lives rs in the
center of thc Tartar city This is walled
in boy wall about 10 or 20 feet high and is
painted yellow This was noticed ass we
went in and wondered what it was but
supposed it was the wall surrounding the
Emperor palace. as vie bad read some in
regard 20 &C. our driver stopped the horse
and started for store by the ways.dc. and
We saw the siorckccpcr shake his head
Then the Chinaman went on To- another
man Directly he came back and shook
his head. We mouoncd him to go on. bot
by this time we had all COTTON ont. and
were walking up The street Presently wc
came in sight Of a Japanese flag and then
we noticed q Russian flag wc then knew
wc were in the vicinity of thc legations
We went on down the street and tried 60
find ont from the legations f they know
whore hotel was. but they all seemed
to be- ignorant OF its whereabouts By thls
time wc were desperate Presently wc
came 60 compound over enc door of
which was the American coat of arms
This encouraged us as $50 thought tbcy
would certainly DC able to 6nd our place
We went Boo and young gentleman came
TO- The door but Doe too seemed to bc bob
doubt as to- where our place was Ilc said
Chat thc pekiu Hotel was just on down Csc
street. but Lc doubted uhcthc, $50 could
get in as thc rooms wcrc 400 t1kou some
umo before. We won't on down to intceu-
gate and found that wc could get uo room
Tor love or money eo when $50 found fl4t ve
could NOT bc accommodated at ODE pcLn
Hotel wc were zoo stand enll Iloueh
wc had been rouehng 30 as soldiers fof $500
years we certainly wcrc wondering whore
we could Stay 400 night Under ordinary
/ CIRCUMSTANCE. in warn county and
civilized place. wc could easily Iulr
/ solved thc problem but wc bad .rst
/ come '9m thc tropics and a- thc tcmpcr1.
/ turc at PcNn BOO Novcmbcr rs by uo means
very coueCui1' to those whu have boon In
/ warmer climates wc did uot care tu sleep
/ uut of doors. When Wc found uc could
I not hc accommodated at tbc rcku Uotc.
#n started Co investigate tle Chinese
+ quarter We designated Chraman.e
store whore wc shouid 900 meet and .lrh
I artcd oui to hunt place ln short
d Nuc lntU IitZ cawc IHnk and luuouu.
4 cod th1t Dr. bad found place Someone
I commended io hIm ,ompradorr aI5
bad been ioI several years buying bro
I visions for ttc English and American
I legations VIC won't down iu tHe place tD
make an 1tcsteaeon hc cn.n7mau
worry pleasant sort of fellow IIr bad
"a small store lu WHIrH hn said wc mIEhI