New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
FIsEED IN MIKADO'S LAKE.

We had the Sheba Palace in Toxic az to our
selves-that is. our party 1t belongs TO the
Mikado. but he doesn't come there very much,
and after We were there j spent most of the
first cay in the garden. There were great. big
fish in the little lakes long as my arm and a
lot Of smaller ones. too They We're dandies -
On the second day l rigged up pole aid
line and started out for some big fish. You see,
1 didn't care TO hear papa make his speech, as
had heard him lot before. and those fish were
there and ] wanted TO take some japanese ones
They were awfuy large ones. but L couldn't
seem To get any. In Japan they do not fish with
q fly, only using bait That how / spent my
third day in Japan The next day I started out
again fish. but soon papa called and he
introduced me II editor of a magazine very
much like ST. Nicholas-and this editor was
N also owner of one Of the big Toxic papers-and
he wanted me to SO with him all around and
the sights.
He took me around 10 the toy shops and the
bazaars, and in each one they gave some
souvenirs such as masks cartridges shells that
had been used IN the Russo Japanese war and
then made into pencils and little dolls dressed
as the people did during the days of the Sho
gunate, all in old-fashioned arrnor. The things
such number that 1 couldn't carry them
al, and the men in the shops sent them all TO
the palace for me, and they wouldn't let me pay
for anything. And in front of one of the big silk
stores they took some photographs of ME. After
that went to Reno Park, where you get
lunch and where there is big statue of Bud
dha, and just as / about to take picture
Of Il japanese boy ran in front of my camera
and I didn't get il al all.
At Nasasah they gave US japanese 'Iiffin"
and we had soup with all kinds of different
things in il and We had meat balls something
like the hamburg steak We have in this country:
81 tasted awfuIly good. We hungry
and came back and just expected sandwiches
but found lots Of good things Here took the
steamer Minnesota again We had left her at
Yokohama, and while went across Japan
she came around and met US at Nagasaki. In
three days came TO Shanghai and it rained
very hard and i didn't 20 ashore, but mamma
and papa had TO in all the rain. And they got
some lovely big silver bowls. / stayed on the
steamer and played with boy. From there we
sailed 10 Hong Kong and after went ashore
we stopped at Government House. There was
big dinner. but boy and L played around
ard had good time together and we had our
dinner apart
The next day al noon sailed for the Phil
ippines the transport Mcclellan. and the
night slept out on deck in the open. They
FIX up q mattress the deck and cover il with
blanket, and il is so warm that you can
sleep on deck without any danger of taking
cold il really is sometimes very hot a night. !
Wei. il took three days TO go to Manila.
and We reached there about noon October %.
And by the way. We started on our trip from
America on Friday. the 18th of September
When landed in Manila went right TO the
Ayuntamiento. the marble hail. where are
the Offices of the Governor. and there .
lot Of addresses Of welcome made. and papa and
Hent to q lot Of receptions and ali sorts
os things. After that went to the Malacanan.