The state herald., 1912-07-26

met; from the tree tops came the
CHEEKY cry of the partridges: hares
lolloped to a distance and sat with
ears erect; pagoda broke the sky.
line or rarer clump of trees, while
against the red soil of the green ter.
raced fields the blue coats of the
pheasants laboring at even that early
hour struck a pleasing and insistent
note of color Far away rose purple
hills, our goal. and once as | looked ]
gave gasp OF unbelief, for there be.
fore me lay The Warrior" He was
stretched full length, staring into
the blue immensity as he lies above
immensity as he lies aboveaoiduuuu
Branlen. There rose the long slope
which runs down to Struy and Ben
Vichart; there the valley OF the Glass,
and behind knoll TO the west the en-.
chanted garden of my dreams. In
strange land and among a strange
people felt a stirring OF the heart
strings at this shadowy blue coun.
terfeit as the far-off. well-remembered
names came crowding on my memory.
Requires Patience.
The Chlnaman's wealth is in his
fields. and very careful he is of II
He pays taxes. which are light. over
the road as well should II chance TO
be on his land Often 1t Is n narrow
baked ridge dropping to cultivation
on either hand and worn into regular
undulating ridges by the countless
hoofs of patient mules. The main
thoroughfare runs in n deep hollow
worn In the frlablo red loess, and at
the same spot there may be as many
as Ave within few yards OF each
other. One exception is the Seoul.
Pekin road. which for many miles Is
well built. although narrow. When
the weather is bad. and In wet no
superlatlye would do Justice to the
condition OF most OF main highways.
the muleteer placidly drives his team
across some uniortunate's crop 9th.
ers follow and the old road sinks into
oblivion. II is compensatory Justice
they say. for the owner OF the land
should see TO its preservation. An
innnity OF patience is needed 10 travel
In China. In dry weather the going
miles n day and even more: then tho
fine. penetrating dust is stinlng. for
the loess soil wears down into gullies
one hundred and flfty TO two hundred
feet deep. China has regarded itself
as civilized country for over four
thousand years. but its glories lie In
that part which the young Venetian
saw when he came travelling 10 Cam.
baluc. the city Of the Grand Kahn.
who "in respect 20 number OF subjects
extent OF territory and amount OF rev.
enue. surpasseH every sovereign that
has heretofore been. or that now II In
tho world" Evidence Of departed
grandeur rtlll hangs about the carved
bridges but the roads themselves
when they do not resemble tho dried
bed OF wator.courto arc a more or
less exact imitation of plpwed feld
For the Chinaman. living on tho easy
and aelfsatiHfying principle that what
was coed enough for hia father ia
good enough for him. and that amy
access Of reform would lnnlet an IN.
dignity on the plous memory Of bis
ancestors. allows thom 20 remain. n
perpetual reminder 10 tho energetic
wrffrrHpr OF tho lmmomorial lcthsrEy
OF The east In wet their condition
is horrible and impossible for amy
mode Of conveyance save paekmules
A gseltorins sen ~ mud and slime.
thyy halnc description, oceaaiuually
a cloud burst IN narrow gully brings
down a miniature tldhl wave eight or
len feet high. which sweeps men.
mules aud carts unresistlng In ita
wake.
Distances are variable, though nom.
inrlly fixed BY the Il tthree and one,
third NJ which go TO the milel. n myn
,erloua abstract NJ elastic no the con.
science OF an opium smoker. In nd.
dltlon there are In certain districts
horrible inventions known aH ehla u,
or false n. These add eight 10 every
ton. The answer to repetition of
tho enquiry "ilow farY' IL consp.
auenliy na Irritating ne the ererlasi
lng I'm bali kidogo" Of tho native Of
Africa