The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-15


trip I had so much money that care
fully hid il at night. Usually I would
forget 1t in the morning, and the ser
want would bring it to me after / had
dressed.) But my roll is so light now
that I never take the trouble to put 1t
under my pillow at night.
It is gossip among tourists that A.
500 dangerous mines planted by the
japanese and Russians during the late
war are now floating about in the yell
low sea having escaped from their
moorings- You may have noted that
a shin was blown up by one of these
mines lately. Another reason why peo-
pie should stay at home
In thinking it over this morning.
decided there was no place of great
interest I should see today: that I
was at liberty to lounge around my
room. And I was sincerely grateful;
am so tired of sight seeing.
have mentioned this before but
the fact that impresses me most is
that a lot of tourists are loafing
around CeylOn. spending a lot of
money, and not enjoying themselves. A
Mr.. Williams went on the rampage to-
day; that Is, he spoke his mind freely,
and said he was tired of the foolish
ness, and was going home. / remem-
Der very distinctly that yesterday Mr..
Williams assumed an air of gaiety and
said a man should not work forever:
that all work and no play made Jack
a dull boy, etc; that a man should
Broaden HIS Mind BY travel, an ana be
Gay occasionally. Still Mr. Williams
has the Blue Devils today and wants
to go home. His wife is standing the
trip better; women always get along
better than men in doing nothing: in
travelling intend to play the game
out. and do it as cheerfully as posi-
BILE. but shall always think that trav-
Ell Is not what it is cracked up to be.
Last night a band played at the
hotel: among other selections the mu-
sieians played Home, Sweet Home,
and half a dozen tourist women cried
If any reader Of this has confidence in
me. l want to impress this on his mind:
Don't long for travel. / have said this
before, but it IS worth repeating.
New Years day was not celebrated
here, except that the natives were
little more greedy than usual, and shot
off a few fire crackers. I sat on the
hotel veranda for half an hour today,
and five natives appeared with schemes
to extOrt money from me. This being
robbed by unarmed robbers, is not
agreeable. Two Of the robbers patted
their fat stomachs and intimated that
they were starving. I told them that
if they would come UP to my room, 1
would take off my clothes and show
them human figure that was really
thin.
Every American who has been
abroad" talks too much about it on his
return. I do not intend to do it. On
my return I intend to hire a hall and
do all my talking in two hours. No
admission will be charged. Then VIII
quit talking about my trip for good. At
this talk" I viii wear the different
suits have purchased. This suit, /
will say, for example, lis the one wore
down in CeylOn. 1t was made IN two
hours" (This will give those present
II.
will make a quick change. and put on
the suit wore in India; price RS. 10,
etc. etc.
At home, there is quite a demand
among the colored boys in the neigh
borhood for my old clothes. But
can't do anything with my old clothes
here; the natives don't wear anything
but bed sheets and red table cloths. A
coat that would induce an Atchison
colored man to saw a cord Of wood. is
worthless here, and old collars and
shirts have no value.
Since leaving home I have changed
all my habits except the habit of wear
ing night shirts; I simply will not
wear pajamas The tourists will talk
about me, but I don't care I have
been talked about so much that
don't mind it.
visited the police court this morn
ing in the course of an idle trip down
town. The place was full of Bud
hists who had been arrested for
drunkenness. One of the five com
Drink no intoxicating liquors" ny
native servant. a Buddhist, admitted
with regret that large majority of
his people violate this command
find that the Budhists are as great
backsliders as the Protestants, al
though we have been led to believe
that religion is a very serious thing
in the Orient. The servant explained
it by saying: "Budha, he too par
ticular."
A woman in our party attended
/ church yesterday. and says that dur
/ ing the services naked children ina
/ tives) played in the aisles. All the
naked children were boys Among
/ savages the females rarely go naked.
/ Why is it? I have always thought
/ that the female form is not as sym
metrical as that of the males. Is
needs doctoring with dry goods to
make it presentable. I have no in
tentton al present Of going without
/ clothes, but If I should conclude to
do it, I would look better than a wo-
man Of similar age and weight.
In front Of native cigar stores hangs
a long rope with one end lighted This
is used as a cigar lighter.
went to Cooks today. and drew
a draft for $3.50. For the accomm odation
paid $3.50 This draft will be forward
ed to London. then to San Francisco.
and then to Atchison, where it VIII be
paid, if my extravaganza has not bank
rupted my estate. So the CeyIon rob
bers will have the use Of the money at
least six weeks before the draft is paid.
The native laundryman who found
me first, called at my room today for a
I package Of laundry. IF you VIII give
me present he said. with unblushing
effrontery, Il win make the count less .
But I resisted his Establishments: I may
| return home q bankrupt, but my honor
shall remain untarnished. I suppose
am known around the hotel as Mr.. Easy,