The daily sentinel., 1907-10-22
Landing At Yokohoma.


The morning following our ar
rival at Yokohoma we were up
bright and early. After inspection
by the port doctor and the custom
officials had come aboard, we were
at liberty to go ashore. The com
pany's launch steamed up to the land
ing stage and we, in common with
our fellow passengers, went ashore.
''Me Sabe English
They were waiting for us-they al
ways are In the East. About fifty
'Rickshaw men came forward to
offer their services. telling mean
while their qualifications, me
Sabe English" Later on had reason
to believe he meant he knew an
Englishman or American when he
saw him. for he certainly did not
"Sabe English"
In the Rickshaw
He put down the shafts. that Is
our particular one, and we stepped
in. 1t had been good many days
since / had been carried in a baby
cab. If / had a rattle and a teeth
ing ring | could have gone "going"
and growing through the streets in
grand style. Not having these neces-
sary adjuncts of babyhood | really
felt foolish until the novelty of the
situation wore off. There Is one
comfort, however, in riding behind
a man. He keeps out of the way of
other vehicles, makes his own turns
and once knowing the destination
goes as quickly as possible. When
was comfortably seated my horse"
turned for directions.
Difficult Conversation
l.. n b. t1.,T
city, just go ahead. He looked per-
picked. "Tae-at-ter?" No, just go
ahead. "Tea'ouse?" mo. no. just
go ahead, go anywhere" he did.
Seeing the City
He went up the main business
street that had as many American
signs as Japanese. then up one street
and down another; then back and
forth through the narrow lanes
which pass for streets in the Orient.
1t was just what | wanted
saw the people in their little
shops and homes. l saw them buy
ing and selling and working. AS the
shops and houses are open l saw
Japanese life as 1t is. Main street
means nothing. 1t Is cosmopolitan.
They Never Laugh I'm Japan
The side streets are thoroughly
Japanese. Perhaps you are curious
to know my first impression. The
first thing about the Japs that i'm
pressed Itself upon me was: "They
Never Laugh in Japan" Block after
block II was always the same. or the
face OF man and woman, child or
aged their was the same castiron
expressionless countenance, that
spoke of hard conditions. Very
rarely | saw child smile and on
one occasion l saw n woman greet
another with a smile. but for the
most part the face was as empty as
Buddhas.
A Japanese Park
After a time, we concluded that
we would sit In the park for a lit
tie while, and then my trouble began
with my "Sabe English" man. There
was n race course there and when we
passed 1t. my man said: race
course" | called 1t park and did
hot remember his term. He looked
puzzled. Then l began gain, park.
trees. shade and everything l could
think of that was there-still he
was no wiser. He started and finally
stopped at photograph gallery, no?,
then on again and he drew up at a
picture shop. After about half an
hour he found man who thought he
knew English and by means of signs
| finally reached the shade; actually
under the cherry trees. After visit
ing temple. which was only a grove
| with some monuments, ard drinking
tea in the teahouse. l asked my boy
to take me to the dock. There is