New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13

was bent on his or her own business. and no one
noticed that this elephant did not have keeper
driver like al the cames, mules and donkeys
that had entered
How great was their surprise end disgust 20 find
Picking a dirty. flthv city without sewers. like
ConstantinopIe and the streets narrow and 80
Fun ~ ruts that Il would he almost impossible FOR
q carriage TO drive through them. No street lamps
visible TO Hight I'D this city OF miserable little
stores and barnke structures nothing but lattice
work boxes made OF tissue paper that looked like
hrdhouses set on poles in which candle burned 70
Hight the wayfarer.
so this is Picking. the far-famed capital. con-
tanning over one million and a half OF yellow
skinned human beings. Welt don't think much
OF them and their city" said lone.
Neither DO T." replied Harold. "and think II
won't take US long 70 see al we care TO OF It and
continue cur tourney"
Early the next morning they passed through the
streets OF the Chinese city their way 20 the third
Enclosed part, which Is called the Tartar City and
ir which the palaces situated Here the En-
percr lives. with his many wives and thousands %
servants. This should be called the Yellow City.
ss yellow Is the royal color. and nearly all OF the
buildings are rooted with yellow china tiles. While
passing along they noticed all the side streets
were barred with strips OF blue cotton. that the
street itself sprnkled with bright yellow CLAW,
ana that not a person was 20 be seen anywhere.
All the shops and houses had mating hung up at
the doors and windows. so that the Inhabitants
could not see out.
What can be the matter here7" said Harold 7
wonder n this street is plague stricken, and is
barred OF from the others" But as he spoke he
saw approaching them line or archers marching
~ front OF procession, and then he knew what Il
81 meant
The Emperor and his suite were on their way 10
people OF every nation and Kind had been ordered
the Emperor. a. the chinese consider him holy,
snd aall him the ''Son OF Heaven" Should any one
al him. he would be shot by the aTcbe-s. me
year Tor he prosperity Of us people and 0i stsrs
3 I0IfS@ Win a goioen handed plough as the
elgnal for al tho Chinese farmers 10 begin 70 plant
What splendid chance we shan have 10 see
him. said lone Tor even the Emperor will not
notice noffensiVe elephant especialiv as he a.
WAYS rides one himself at such times as this
49, 9aSsr a laTse Tree and tried 70 make st
saw him he came up ana tried 70 the elephant
took I'D Win the elep6ants frII and % , - - ZIG p,
mouth, but refused 10 bulge.
elephant an eaboTStey carved car hung l, VIII he
eenpw saJln ana embroidered curtains edged with
LONG noN'ing robe OF yellow satin Everything
,eSs - - - - 50 o SeiloM, 10 initiate the
y ne son q Heaven" AS FAR as tie color ard
put there the likeness ceased, for turned out TO
,,enovl 80 - ~ totPAlng Shlnannan with long
81 weakness and umidity.
the Emperore elephant saw Harold's 6e l.ft .S
procession ano walked up 10 make friends regard
At hrsf the Emperor looked scared Their a smile
nr1e 80 on his face. and Harold rsf6 10 To,a- IT
et mat - the hrst time he has smiled for a year
en- gong 70 follow them and see what they viii
they started forward and when the Fn,neror-s
elepnafl saw mat his new friend would 20 alons1
N,n nlm ne quietly walked back 70 the proceseio5
epc the two elephants walked along side bv SIDE ~
tot temples where they stood still "a an frcire,,ro
&c f1srolc and lone watched the Emperor siis
handed plough VIZ" INC soldeh
When this wee Done Harold followed them on.
t.taI1 % lone. Now is chance 20 see TIE 49,,
ss<7 o. ths Forbidden CITY Tor i An going ~