Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-11-04

thing began to tell us that it was
about noon and we Immediately
chop chopped for the French Buffet
Restaurant and called for the menu.
Inside of thirty seconds we had five
mess cooks-I mean walters--ready
to grant our every wish Such a
change. Our mess cooks are so
very far ahead of them. One point
in the service which was very notice
able was the fact that they only put
one thing on plate. They haven't
learned to economist on space and
labor yet like our "boys."
At 200 we left for the Summer
Palace, some twelve miles ont.
They say the old Empress built this
for her pastime. One began to
wonder at the amount of work and
time 1t took to build this palace. 1t
is more than marvellous, it is more
than a task to describe it. 1t is Just
labyrinth of temples, young pago.
das and marble walks. The most
interesting item is the marble boat.
1t is built on a base in the pond, but
never moves-it is just built for the
Empress to watch the poor fishes
from. The caretaker Is modern
list, however, and has established a
bar on the quarterback, SO as all
good little gobs do we had to carry
our spirited souls down below to
make inspe ction. ~. |
The most interesting phrase of
our trip was the Forbidden City.
People travel far to see this place,
and spend quite few roubles,
First on the calling list was the I'M
perial museum. Here was a collec-
ton of jade and claisonne that was
marvellous and feast for the eyes.
Some pieces are hundreds of years
old While we were walking around
in the ancient palace some curious
individual had to bring us back to
1920 with crash, he found out that
all the relics were safeguarded with
Yale locks. We left the Forbid len
City with keen satisfaction and feel
ing of Oriental awe. These EN-.
perors sure did rate all the monkey
business imaginable.
We found everything going slow
on the last days and planned to spend
them dancing with Korean and Rus
sian beauties, but we were told the
place to find more interesting pas
times, and that there was to be a
slaughter of John Chinaman over at
the Temple of Passion, so we "rick
ashaed" over there. Here five of
these scaly- backed animals got their
heads severed from the remainder of
their anatomy. | failed to get in on
this for the crowd pushed too much
and | was overcome from the fumes
Of partly digested garlic.
My vocabulary is very limited, SO
t is very painful to admit that have
myself very crudely in
elling Of this city, Seriously speak
ng person would enjoy seeing
hese sights if he were minus the OIL
actory nerve (smeID, This coun
ny of open sewers and no garbage
containers is the limit.
From here we go to Port Arthur
nd Dairen, Manchuria; from there
o Chemulpo, Korea; then to the
ormer German stronghold in Asia,
he city OF Using Tao (Sing Tow.
rhen come in order named Shang-
al, Annoy, Hong Kong, and then
ONE again via Manila, P. |.
So far our ship has been a travel
er, Already we have visited six
cen foreign countries, SO If any of
he boys want to visit their relatives
hey had better try a suit of Liber-
y Blue and fiat hat. Ia this out
t we have hard aud easy times of
,hich the former counter-balance
ut my four are about up and | shall
e glad to say -Four more, please"
The people out here are not as