Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-08-05
CHAYTER XVII.

We are off on q Chinese railway, sim
gle line, the train drawn by a Chinese
engine. driven by Chinese driver. Let
us hope we shall not be telescoped on
the road, for among the passengers is one
of the chief functionaries of the COM
pany, in the person of Faruskiar.
Our train runs at only moderate speed
since we left Kachgar On the opposite
horizon we can see the high lands of the
Pamir; to the southwest rises the Boior,
the Kachgarian belt from which towers
the summit of Tagharma, lost among the
clouds.
do not know how to spend my time.
Major Noltitz has never visited the ter
ritorieS crossed by the Grand Transasi-
attic, and | am deprived of the pleasure
of taking notes from his dictation. DR.
TICKING does not lift his nose from his
"Cornaro," and Pan Chao reminds me
more of Paris and France than of Pekin
and China; besides, when he came to
Europe he came by Suez, and he knows
no more of Oriental Turkestan than he
does of Kamtschatka. All the same,
we talk. He is n pleasant companion,
but a little less amability and a little
more originality would suit me better.
l am reduced to stroling from one car
to another lounging on the platforms, in
terrogating the horizon, which obstinate
ly refuses to reply, listening on all sides
Halloo! there are the actor and his
wife apparently in animated conversa-
ton. l approach. They sing in an I'M
dertone.
Ephrinel and Miss Bluett are talking
away with unusual animation, and l
i, ~ 4 Al, i
II am afraid" said she, that hair
will be rising in Pekin."
And l." said he, that teeth will be
down. All. If a good war would only
break out, in which the Russians would
give the Chinaman a smack on the
jaw"
There now! Smack them on the jaw,
in order that Strong Buibul & Co., of
New York, might have a chance of do
ing trade!
Really, l do not Know what to do, and
we have a weeks journey before us. To
Jericho with the Grand Transasiatic and
its monotonous security. The Great
Trunk from New York to San Francisco
has more life in it. At least, the redskins
do sometimes attack the trains, and the
chance Of a scalping on the road can but
add to the charm of the voyage.
But what is that l hear being recited,
or rather intoned at the end of our
compartment?
There is no man. whoever he may
he, who cannot prevent himself from
eating too much and avoid the evils du.
to repletion. On those who are intrusted
with the direction of public affairs this is
more incumbent than on others"
1t is Doctor Tio-King reading Cor
marc" aloud, in order that he may re-
member his principles better Eth, after
all, this principle is not to be despised.
Shall | send it by telegram to our cabi.
net ministers? They might. perhaps.
dine with more discretion after it.
During this afternoon. l find by the
guidebook that we shall cross the va
manyar over a wooden bridge. This
stream descends from the mountains to
the west, which are at least twenty-five
thousand feet high, and its rapidity is
increased with the melting of the SHOWS.
Sometimes the train runs through thick
jungles, amid which Popof assures me
tigers are numerous. Numerous they
may be, but | have not seen one. And
yet in default of redskins, we might get
some excitement out of tiger skins. What
heading for a newspaper and what a
stroke of luck for journalist! Terri
hle Catastrophe! A Grand Transasiatic
Express Attacked by Tigers. Fifty
Victims! An Infant Devoured Before Its
Mothers Eyes!'-the whole thickly lead
ed and appropriately displayed.
The two principal stations have been
Yanghi-Hissar, where the train stops ten
minutes, and Kill, where it stops a
quarter Of an hour. Several blast fur
naces are at work here. the soil being
ferruginous, as shown by the word
Xiii" which means red.
lfo be continued.l
Another Pocket Device.
A 4vpawritar for tho poolyat iS ono ~