West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-01-30
THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE.
A kingwood Boys Travelling In China.
he Railroads, Hotels and the
Great Wall.
BY JASPER NEWTON CALVERT

I kuc Npcttai train which LETT shan Han kuan
about 80 p. va. expecting to set back TO
Tan shan where there are some coal
mines. This place is about half way from
/ Ia Ku TO shan Hal Kuau but also az this
/ place are the shops Tor the Chinese I'm.
/ perial X. r.. making Ia quite an Interesting
! place. The train on which We were to 90
was 10 make connection with another
/ train which would put us in 1icn TSin that
/ evening about ten o'clock; bat the train
being late. IL was good bit after dark
/ when we reached Tan shan, and our train
had been gene two hours. As VIC were
/ going of the train Chinaman met us,
having tickets to rsin From him we
| learned that they had held the train for
us considerable time. but our train was so
/ much behind that they left us This made
us ieciraiher putout about H. but as we
were setting ready to say bad thies. the
I Chinamau who brought our tickets led the
way 10 the station where a nice looking
/ gentleman come mp to us and began talk
ing Ne found II was Mr.. Rickerby, an
/ Englishmau. who was manager of the
second section Of the Chinese Imperial X
| X. Tie told us he was very sorry he could
not hold the train for us longer. and kindly
Invited us TO go to his home appologiziug
that his wife was not at home to make
Il more pleasant ior us. This was about
8 o clock. We found his home one Of the
most pleasant that any one could desire.
lie told his boy to prepare some tea
and lunch, which we enjoyed very much.
We found Mr Rickerby very interesting
and intelligent gentleman. Having been
in China for quite long time in charge Of
that section Of the road lac knew the
customs and WAYS Of the hinese per.
fcctly During the Chino japanese war
he hauled the Chinese troops from place
20 place. Several times he aud his family
were put In great danger Of being killed
by the Chinese. / do not think ever
talked TO a gentleman who rs more inter.
csting in his stories. We talked till one
O'Clock in the morning. As we had been
up since early in the morning and had
been ON the 30 constantly. we were very
tired but this did not seem so Impress him
very much. even after we had retired he
kept us from sleeping and as we were TO
leave in thc morning at 4:3o we were
cheated out Of a great deal OF sleep. lie
was the most typical Euglishman ever
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was talking Of American locomotives. as
compared with those made in England
lie said be was very sorry for the Baldwin
people because they did not take more
pains with the locomotives they we're
sending out; that they had to be over
hauled so often lie thought they were
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