Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-22
ON A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
MR.TTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THE TULSA SUNDAY WORLD

lilly FOR THE TULSA SUNDAY WORLD

buggies auel them Nlu vu. u4a, % al
holding thr other up to alun,t y1m
attention, a.l shouting ucAa4l, ch-
shal You 90 l4s, ctDoa. ono and a..
in, then your iilIe Wu i.r cd horse
springs between the Shafts. rIltU
them, tluns you backward, ANA away
he aocs fuuuusly af DO tu SNOW you
his stren5th ana speed ana uusf.
you that yuu made u1 mistake m .-
lecuus him. The ltug man goes lko
he Was running away Iro entity ..u
are In a narrow street whore pass g
seems impossible, it being $50 iln of
children. women ana vendors of ves-
etables ana yarlol wares, with an
their hand trucks There may be %
side walk two feet wide. but it is u-
ken up with shopEeeppr6 spreadmf
thcir goods, with sa.l-kerpers booths
and people going into and comm out
OF the store, The people who wish
20 set along aud the children who
want 60 play must take 90 the middle
Of the street.
Here your rirksha lodges hither
and thither working its way throu h
the crowd Now your man Iauses "A
second least bee should run over a
group of little girls, each with a baby
on her back, PLAYING In the olly pl co
they can play-!n the middle Of the
street lli Hil the rlcksha boy II
constantly calling as he worms his
way through this swarm dragg ng you
along, Every body good nlturedly
gives him the right Of way as soon a.
their attention is called 10 him. but Il
is only by the fraction OF an inch aud
he must be careful not TO injure any
one or the law viii take hold Of him.
But here we are among children play
ing battlodOTe and shuttlocOck s0mo
Of their toys drop into our carriaee,
ana We are expected TO toss them out
again 10 the mites, who In return bow
with profound gravity for our polite
ness Now something Is nutterine
over our heads we look up to see
very old man and two little boys sit
ting on the roof " house, not biz
higher than a tool shed trying 10 fly
their kites TAX about using horses
on such a street Why, Don QuiXote.
I'm his most eXtravagant moments
would not have attempted II with
Rozlnante. But the ricksha boy takes
you through street after street like
this without an accident, and at a
pace that Is surprisingly rapid.
A good ricksha boy and his carriage
can he hired by the month for $500
ana this means he will find his own
board and lodging. lie may be hired
by the day for 55 cents or by the hour
for 10 cents. In every city the rates
are published upon large sign boards
In English and japanese, and more
can not be collected. II often hap
pens ricksha boys demand more from
foreigners than the published rates
but if they are threatened with the
police the demand IS quickly aban-
doned, as they dread the police, who
.eal very harshly with them some
times for the most trihing offenses.
These police are everywhere and are
exceedingly vigiant In maintaining
peace and order under all circum-
stances. No one, japanese or foreign
er, is permitted TO take the law in h g
hands. We Will quote one incident TO
this effect:
A prominent English sea captain
from the coast of China visited Yoko-
hama and there engaged two ricksha
men to take himself and daughter TO
distant part Of the city. In arriv-
ing there he rendered the men 20
cents for their services, which they
refused, claiming as their due 80
cents. He started to walk away re-
fusing to pay this claim, when one
of the men tried TO prevent him until
the police could be called to adjust
the matter. In doing this he lay hold
Of the captain, which action the latter
resented by striking the man with a
light umbrella. The fellow at once
release him and went before q native
doctor, who certified that he was
slightly bruised on the shoulder by the
blow. after which he got out war
rant, and with it the police arrested
the captain. The ricksha men now
demanded an addition 70 the fare, SO
for bodily injury and humiliation, and
the police informed the captain it
would be cheaper TO settle with them
than take the case into court where
he would surely be fined and held la
bic for damages besides. The captain
called the English consul to assist
him, but being assured by the latter
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