The wonderful City of Tokio, etc

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CONCF.RT BY JAPANESE LADIES THE Wonderful City of Tokio OR Further Adventures of the Jewett Family And their Friend Oto Nambo By EDWARD GREEY AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICANS IN JAPAN" "THE GOLDEN LOTUS" ETC. AND ONE OF THE TRANSLATORS OF THE JAPANESE ROMANCE "THE LOYAL RONINS " ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS COVER DESIGNED AND DRAWN BY THE AUTHOR BOSTON LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS NEW YORK CHARLES T. DILLINGHAM Copyright, 18S2, By LEE AND SHEPARD. All Rights Reserved. Boston Stereotype Foundry, No. 4 Pearl Street.

Preface

. The kind manner in which the " Young Americans in Japan " was received by the press and public, has induced me to write a sequel to the story, and to give my friends some further insight into the thoughts, manners, and customs of the people of the Land of the Rising Sun. A year ago I revisited the Wonderful City of Tokio, witnessed the scenes I have described in this book, renewed my acquaintance with some old friends, and made many new ones. Everywhere I found earnest students, anxious to be more thoroughly understood by my countrymen, and to adopt the better portion of our civilization. The Japanese have a quaint superstition that on New Year's Eve the Takara-bune (treasure-ship), manned by the Seven Gods of Luck, and laden with all good things, enters every harbor. That this fortu nate craft may come to each of you, is the earnest wish of EDWARD GREEY. 20 East 17TH Street, New York, 1882.

N OTES Last year, when I was in Tokio, I commissioned a Japanese artist to make a number of sketches for this book, which I desired should be entirely illustrated by him. He, like many of his country men, not knowing the value of time, delayed his work until it was too late, and I was compelled to obtain some of the pictures from other sources, among the latter being a few from a charming book entitled "Our Neighborhood," by T. A. P. of Yokohama, and "Japan," by Sir E. J. Reed. In making this acknowledgment, I wish it to be under stood that, while using the cuts, I have, in no instance, drawn upon the text of either of the volumes. The design on the cover of this book represents Fitz's dream, as told in Chapter VII. The Japanese characters on the turned-down page, translate thus: "Boston, Lee and Shepard, Publishers, 1882," with my own name as the artist, and my Japanese kaki-han (written seal).

The large characters in the corner read Cho (Wonderful) Fu (city) Tokio (Eastern capital). EDWARD GREEY. CONTENTS. Chapter Page I. The Jewetts' New Home i II. One of the Glories of Tokio ..... 20 III. A Visit to a Lacquer-Maker 54 IV. How the Japanese make Chinese Ink .... 83 V At a Fan-Maker's 104 VI. Among the Porcelain-Makers . . . . 157 VII. A. Concert at the College of Music . . . 192 VIII. A Visit to some Sacred Places ..... 213 IX. A Japanese Dry-Goods Store 251 X. Harvesting the Rice ....... 261 XI. A Ramble in the Streets . . . . . . 274 XII. Preparing for New Year's Festivities . . . ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE Pipe-mender 39 Public Story-teller .... 42 Kusunoke Masashige ... 45 Bewitched by Foxes ... 47 Collector of Waste Paper . . 49 Side Entrance to the Yastiiki with Guard-house . . . . 51 Oto Nambo when a Boy (1871) . 53 Boy Flying his Kite ... 55 Carpenters at Work ... 56 Riu-to (Sea-god) .... 58 Agricultural Tool-seller . . 59 Agricultural Implements . . 61 Tokio News-boy .... 63 Tai-ko-bo 65 Daimio Presenting a Samurai with a Suit of Armor .... 67 Street in Asakusa, Suburb of Tokio 69 Tento (Heavenly Lamp) . . 70 Travelling Toy-seller ... 71 Ascending Dragon ... 73 Paper Butterfly-seller ... 74 Whistle-seller .... 75 Gosuke, Johnnie's Jin-riki-sha Man 77 Mura - saki - shikibu, a Japanese Poetess 78 A Tokio Bank .... 80 Strolling Musicians ... 84 Uzume Dancing the Tokoyami . 87 Clog Cobbler . . . ' . . 88 Jiu-ro (God of Learning) . . 90 Singing Girl Visiting her Friends . 92 Stone-cutters 94 PAGE Concert by Japanese Ladies, Frontispiece.

Tokio Restaurant .... xiv The Front Gate of the Jewetts' Residence i The Morning Meal ... 4 O Cho (Miss Butterfly) ... 5 Choso, the Jin-riki-sha Man . 6 Postman . . . . . 7 A View of Fuji-yama through a Window painted by Hokusai . 8 Railways of Japan . . . . to Tatsu (Dragon), Huo-wo (Heavenly Bird) and Imperial won (crests) . 11 Fire in Tokio as seen from the Bund, Yokohama ... 14 Mr. Asada Saving his Household Gods 16 Fleeing from the Fire . . . '7 A Scene on the Sidewalk, Tokio, during a Fire . . . • l7 Profiting by the Fire ... 18 Old Sokichi in his Storm-proof Dress 2I Toy-maker . .... 22 Clock-maker 23 Japanese Girl Painting her Lip with Carmine . . • • 25 Oto's Blind Cousin, Miss Taki . 26 Amateur Performers ... 27 A Frenchman's Idea of Japanese Costume 31 Kuya-shonin, a Famous Priest . 34 Blind Shampooer at Work . . 37 Flute-seller ILLUSTRATIONS XI PAGE Fire-proof Warehouse . . • T7J Entrance to Temple Grounds, Shiba, Tokio 173 Street Toy-seller . . . -174 Daruma I7° Gaku Dance . . . • .180 Modern Satsuma Incense Burner . 182 An Actor and his Candle-Bearer . 183 Women Planting out Rice . . 186 Festival of the God of Water . 189 Plasterers at Work after an Earthquake 193 Yebis, Brother of the Sun, God of Markets 195 Seller of Sea-weed Isinglass . . 197 Florist or Gardener . . . 199 Ice-water Seller .... 200 Vendor of Hats .... 201 Junks Becalmed in the Gulf of Osaka 204 Fortune-teller .... 205 Fine Carvings in Ivory . . . 207 Tomb of a Great Lord . . . 208 View of Fuji-yama, from the Sea . 216 Figure of Silence .... 219 Ancient Burial Place of an Emperor ...... 220 Temple of Dai-Butsu at Nara, containing Gigantic Figure of Buddha ...... 221 Writing of the Present Emperor . 225 Mikado's Old Palace, Kioto . . 226 Figures of Korean Dogs, placed at the Foot of the Imperial Throne at Kioto 227 Candy-maker 228 Wayside Book-store . . . 229 Country Inn ..... 231 Hairdresscr at Work . . . 233 Street Dancers .... 234 Japanese Flying Bridge . . . 235 Hotei, Patron of Children . . 236 Suspension Bridge . . . 237 Incense Burner, Seto Ware . . 238 Old Awata Brazier .... 239 PAGE Ceremony of Washing the Infant Buddha 97 Sawyer at Work .... 99 Farmers Planting Rice, Suburbs of Tokio 101 Singing Girl and her Servant . 102 Nobori 105 Battledore-seller . . . .107 Round-Fan seller .... 108 Flower Peddler . . . .110 Kotoro-kotoro.

Game of Catching the Child Ill Image of Fuku-roku-jin, Longevity God, and his Attendant, the Stork 1 1 3 Charming Ants .... 115 Korean Tortoise-tamer . . . 119 Coopers 120 Sword Juggler . . . .122 Dealer in Gold-fish . . .124 Ancient Japanese Vase . . .126 Seller of Folding Fans . . .127 Miniature Garden, belonging to Kimura 129 Hot Spring, Tono-sawa, Hakone . 131 The Clam's Breath, Popular Japanese Idea of the Cause of a Mirage 133 Wayside Tea-house . . 135 Sake'-shop 137 Cake-seller 139 Wine Merchant's Boy . . . 143 Wrestling at Eko-in, Tokio . . 149 Insect Dealer . . . .150 Shinto Festival . . . 1 53 Tortoise-Seller's Sign . . .156 Car Used at Festivals . . .158 Bishamon, God of Swordsmen and Scholars 159 Maker of Gluten Figures . . 160 Fish Vendor ..... 163 Japanese Fishes .... 165 Flask Made by Gi-yo-gi . . 168 Raku cha-wan (Tea-bowl of Raku Ware) 169 Cha-ire (Tea-jar) Seto Ware . .

ILLUSTRATIONS XII PAGE Yatsu-shiro Vase . . . 240 Agricultural Implements . . 241 Tower of Nagoya Castle . . 243 Shinto Shrine .... 245 Sacred Shrines of Ise . . . 246 Boys Fishing 247 Coasting Junks .... 248 Fuji-yama, as Seen from a Railway Car 249 Gold Fish of Nagoya Castle . . 250 Dry-goods Store .... 254 Fruit Peddler 256 Lucky Cake Man .... 257 Open Air Drug Store . . . 259 Fish Seller 262 Wet Gods 263 Peddler of Sweet Wine . . . 264 Street Juggler .... 265 Kappore 266 Harvesting Rice .... 267 Cutting Rice 268 PAGE Rice Cleaner 269 Side View of Dai Butsu . . 271 Grave of Yoritomo, at Kamakura . 272 Bean Seller ..... 275 Bird Catcher 276 Squash Seller .... 277 Maker of Broiled Bean Curd . 279 Vendor of a Hot Infusion of Loquat Leaves .... 280 Paper Store 281 Japanese Wolf .... 283 Farmers Winnowing Rice . . 286 Grinding Rice .... 287 Waiter Bringing Buckwheat Vermicelli to a Restaurant . . 292 Man-zai 293 Boys at Play 295 Tori-no-machi .... 297 Pamphlet-Seller .... 298 Mr. Nambo at Prayer . . . 299 Owari (the End) . . . .301 TOKIO RESTAURANT. THE FRONT GATE OF THE JEWETTi' RESIDENCE THE WONDERFUL CITY OF TOKIO.

Chapter I. The Jewetts New Home

' Every thing has its hour of honor. In January we bow respectfully to the hibachi (fire-bowl, used by the Japanese as a stove) ; in August we ignore its existence." old morn-ban (gate-keeper) in charge of the main J. entrance to the Kaga Yashiki, in Tokio, was leaning over the gate, conversing with a jin-riki-sha man who had summoned him as though upon important business. "Great Yebis ! what do you want?" demanded the morn ban. "Are you aware that it is only six o'clock? Is your honorable mother sick, or are you crazy? Nobody pays visits at this hour in the morning." The man bowed and replied — "Honorable mom-ban, I know very well that you are speaking the truth, but when a THE WONDERFUL CITY OF TOKIO. Japanese has to do with foreigners he must rise very early. A few days before the New Year's holiday, I received a letter from the honorable Professor Jewett who lives in your yashiki.

He informed me that one of his sons requires a strong jin-riki-sha man, and ordered me to call on him as soon as the festival was over. This is the eleventh day of the first month, and I am here." Thus speaking he looked up at the heavy tiled roof of the ancient gateway, and said in a sort of aside : "Ah! there was a time when this yashiki contained some thing better than a lot of foreigners." The mom-ban twitched his mouth and said — " You are a nice sort of fellow to talk thus about your prospective employers. I can tell you one thing, the Americans are good people. They are exceedingly polite, give many presents, and do not cause me any trouble. Professor Jewett is a very learned man, and his wife is a most charitable lady. As to his boys, Johnnie and Fitz, they are amiable enough to be Japanese, and their sister is a perfect angel."

The jin-riki-sha man chuckled, and nodding, said, — " Now, honorable Mr. Mom-ban, after that, perhaps, you will let me in." The keeper unfastened a bolt, swung open the heavy gate and admitted the man, who, glancing at some horses, feeding under a shed,, demanded, — "To whom do those beautiful creatures belong?" "To the chief foreign doctor and his assistants," answered the mom-ban. " I suppose you know that the government hospital is in this yashiki ? The great doctor sends his animals here while he makes his first tour of inspec tion." The visitor smiled and said, — "These foreign doctors are teaching our people wonderful things. Is it true they can cut a man's head off" and replace it without injuring him?" The mom-ban scratched his ear, looked puzzled, and re plied, — "Well, I do not believe they can quite do that.

I think when a man's head is once off, not even a foreign doctor can put it on again. Now go into the yashiki, take the road to the left, and stop at the first house — that is the residence of Professor Jewett." The coolie passed through the little side doorway of the great gate, and found himself in the yashiki (park-like enclos ure in which formerly stood the residences of the lord of Kaga and his retainers). The ground was frozen hard and the air -was cool and bracing. Upon reaching the professor's house, a large, one-storied dwelling surrounded with a neat bamboo fence, he went to the rear entrance, and peeped into the ser vants' quarters, where he saw five Japanese men and two women squatting on the floor, partaking of their asa-meshi (first meal) which consisted of rice, tea and fish.

He stood for several moments watching them, being too polite to interrupt the part}', who were busily engaged in emptying their bowls with their hashi (chopsticks). "For my part," said the kashi-ra (steward), taking his chopsticks and picking some salted salmon from a dish, "I think our young masters are just like nobles. I would do anything to serve them." "Hail hail" (yes, yes) said the others. "You are right." " A thousand pardons," murmured the jin-riki-sha man, coughingin order to attract attention. "Is this the honorable house of His Excellency the Professor Jewett? " On seeing him the servants put down their bowls and chopsticks, and bowed until their heads touched the matted THE MORNING MEAL. floor, then the steward said, — "You are correct. This is the place. Honorable Mr. Choso, I hope I have the pleasure of seeing you in the possession of good health."

The new arrival bowed and answered, — "Your solicitude for my welfare affords me the greatest happiness. I hope your health is of the very best." " Will you condescend to come in, and partake of our miserable fare?" said the chief servant. "If we had known you were coming, we would have prepared something more worth}' of you." After many fine speeches on both sides, the jin-riki-sha man slipped off his sandals, and, joining the group, O-CHO (miss butterfly). was assisted to the food While they were enjoying themselves, a maid servant entered and said to the steward, — "Master Fitz wishes to know whether the jin-riki-sha man has come yet?" "Yes, O-Cho San, (Miss Butterfly) he is here," replied THE WONDERFUL CITY OF TOKIO. the steward, pointing to the man, who was thrusting lumps of cold boiled rice clown his throat with his chopsticks.

" When he has refreshed himself he will pay his respects to the honor able O-bosan (master-boys)." The girl waited until the coolie had several times emptied his bowl, after which she led the way into the portion of the house occupied by her employers, and bidding the man -stay in the library, retired. Although there were chairs in the apartment, the coolie squatted on his heels and remained thus until Johnnie and Fitz Jewett entered the room, when he bowed his head to the ground and waited for them to speak. "Hullo!" cried Fitz in English, "here is one of the old timers! He will not be so polite after he has been in my service a month." CHOSO, THE JLN'-RIKI- SHA MAN. "Hush!" said Johnnie, then, speaking to the man in Japanese, he demanded, — " Are you the person to whom my father wrote ? " The fellow bowed again and, smiling, said, — " I am Choso.

Your honorable father wrote me that you wished a strong, active, vigorous, honest person to draw your jin-riki-sha. I can heartily recommend myself." " I should think so," said Fitz. " I imagine that you do not require any references. Well, how much wages do you ask? I want to be taken about the city quickly." The man stated that his pay was ten paper yen (about five dollars a month), for which sum he would agree to be at the boys' service from six in the morning until eight at night. Fitz engaged Choso, and told him to go into the stable and clean his jin-riki-sha, which had not been used for several days. As the coolie departed, Sallie came out of her room, saying, — " Boys, the yu-bin hai-tatsu jin (postman) is coming up the avenue. I hope he has a letter for me from Yokohama." In another moment they saw the object of her remark trotting up the pathway.

He was dressed in a sort of uniformjacket, a bamboo hat covered with black oiled paper, white trowsers, and straw sandals, and carried a leathern bag slung over his shoulders. Sallie waited until the man had entered the veran da, then, opening the front door, inquired in Japanese, " An}*thing for me, Post man ? " The carrier squatted on the door-mat, unlocked his bag, produced several letters, and handing them to the girl, replied, "One is registered ; please sign the receipt wrapped about it." POSTMAN. She did as he requested, and in a few moments he was up and away again, running like a deer to the next house in the yashiki. As Sallie sorted the letters, Fitz opened a sliding window, and glancing out, said, — " Look, there is Fuji-yama. It is the first time I have seen it for several days."

A VIEW OF FUJI-YAMA THROUGH A WINDOW, PAINTED BY HOKUSAI. "I never behold the mountain thus, without thinking of Hokusai's picture," gravely observed Johnnie. "Yes, I remember," answered Sallie. "The one where the servant with the duster in his girdle, is represented as raising the paper window and revealing the sacred mountain to the gaze of his astonished master, who is so amazed that he upsets his tobacco-box, and drops his pipe. Some Japanese say that the kakemono (hanging picture) was invented by the person depicted in Hokusai's painting." "Oh, you little goose, Sallie Jewett!" shouted Fitz. " The kakemono was invented by the Chinese, long before the Japanese ever thought of it. Come, tell us from whom your letter is." " It is from Miss Sherman," answered the girl, rapidly scanning the note.

" She wishes us to go down to Yokohama to witness the amateur theatricals. What do you say, boys? Shall we ask father and mother?" " Yes, yes," said Fitz. " It will be good fun, particularly as Miss Sherman is to take a part in the performance." The professor and his wife readily gave their consent, and that afternoon Fitz, Sallie, and Johnnie went down to the Shin-bashi railway station and started for the settlement. On board the cars they met the chief inspector of the line, a very gentlemanly Japanese, who chatted with them about the railways of his country, saying, — " This road has been a great success, and the one from Kobe to Kioto is paying well. We have other railways pro jected. Here is a map that will show you what we intend to do. The heavy strokes denote the lines already in existence, the light ones those in progress of construction, and the dotted tracks the ones we propose to build as soon as we can afford to make the outlay."

" Your government is very poor, is it not?" coolly inquired Fitz. " Yes," replied the official. " The foreigners drained our country of nearly all its gold, and made treaties that have pre vented us from taxing our imports. These reasons, and the expenses of a prolonged civil war, have forced us to use paper currency, the value of which has become greatly depre ciated." RAILWAYS OF JAPAN. "Don't you be down-hearted," said Fitz. "We had the same experience in the States. Your silver dollar has never been worth above one hundred and eighty cents paper. During the war our currency was very much more depreci ated than yours has ever been." "Yes," sadly replied the gentleman; "I know that, but you had all the resources of the finest country in the world to back your promise to pay." Producing a one yen kinsatsu (paper dollar) he continued: " I do not see how we shall ever redeem this in sterling."

Johnnie glanced at the bank note, then inquired, — "Why do you have these emblems on your greenbacks?" TATSU (DRAGON), HUO-WO (HEAVENLY BIRD), AND IMPERIAL MON (CRESTS) " For the same reason that you use the American eagle on your money," answered the gentleman. " The round mon is the official crest of the mikado, and represents the imperial chrysanthemum ; the one below it is the kiri-mon, his majesty's private crest. The tatsu (dragon) and the huo-wo (heavenly bird) are always used as imperial insignia." "My goodness! " ejaculated Fitz. "What a queer-looking bird the huo-zvo is?" "It is not half so comical as the eagle on our new dollar," quietly remarked Sallie. " I think the huo-wo is quite too utterly beautiful, and, though it may be an imaginary creature, it is very decorative." The Japanese gentleman smiled good-humoredly, and re plied, — "Yes, both of our national birds are too, too inexpressibly precious;" adding, as the train stopped, "Here we are at Yokohama."

In another moment they were on the platform of the depot. The second-class Japanese passengers made a terrible clatter with their clogs as they disembarked from the cars and moved over the pavement, so the young Americans, who dreaded having their toes trodden on by the wooden-shod feet, hurried ahead and gave up their tickets at the turnstile before the crowd came. Two minutes afterwards they were in jin-riki sha on the way to their friend's house upon the Bluff. Miss Sherman gave the Jewetts a cordial welcome, and made them feel thoroughly at home. "What part do you take in the performance?" inquired Fitz. "Cannot I help you?" The young lady laughed and replied, — "I am much obliged, but I hope I shall not require any assistance. All I want is your kind encouragement." Soon afterwards her father arrived from his office, and when he had shaken hands with the visitors, told them that every ticket for the entertainment had been sold.

About seven o'clock they summoned their jin-riki-sha and were trundled down to the theatre, a dismal-looking stone building that had once been a tea-warehouse. Precisely at eight the curtain rose upon Byron's comedy of "Young Men and Old Acres," and Johnnie, Fitz and Sallie, for the first time in their lives witnessed a theatrical performance. The acting was most excellent, the ladies being particu larly well up in their parts, and as much at home on the stage as professionals. Johnnie looked on with a grave, interested face, Sallie sympathized with all the actors in turn, and Fitz uttered his opinions in very loud asides that greatly amused both audi ence and performers. Miss Sherman took the part of the servant maid, and had to deliver a speech ending with, — "Oh dear! I'm afraid I have failed in my efforts to please you!"

Fitz, who had -watched her with open-mouthed admiration, rose, smiled at her encouragingly, nodded, and said, — "Don't you worry, Miss Sherman. Keep right on and speak your piece; you have done as well as any of them." This caused every one in the house to laugh, and the young lady to bow her thanks. Before their merriment had subsided they heard shouts outside, and the Japanese crying, — KKaji! Kajil Kaji! (Fire! Fire! Fire!"). The audience rose en masse, and the actors quitted the stage in their costumes; everybody imagining that the neighboring buildings were in flames. On reaching the street they saw a brilliant light in the direction of Tokio and learned that the conflagration was in that city. " Let us go down on the Bund," said Mr. Sherman, wrap ping a cloak round his daughter. "If the fire is of any impor tance, we shall get a good view of it from there."

They7 found their jin-riki-sha among a mass of those vehicles and were soon on their way to the stone sea-wall that protects the front of the settlement of Yokohama. Looking up the Bay of Yeddo, they beheld a line of fire which appeared to extend along the entire water front of the city of Tokio. "Oh! poor papa and mamma! " ejaculated Sallie. "I am afraid they will be burnt. We must go to their rescue." !t Yes," said Fitz, whose face betrayed his anxiety. "Come, FIRE IN TOKIO, AS SEEN FROM THE BUND, YOKOHAMA. Johnnie, what are you looking at? We have not a moment to lose." John, who always took a practical view of things, calmly regarded the lurid line, and said, — " I do not think our parents are in any danger, still, on such a night as this, I reckon they would like to have us with them.

The next train does not start for nearly an hour, so it is no use hurrying ourselves." " Do let us go at once," urged Sallie. " I cannot bear to remain here." "The fire is crossing the river," said an English merchant who wore a pith helmet, and who had been attentively watch ing the blaze through an opera glass. " It began near the Eitai-bashi and is now burning the shipping lying near the bridge. In a few moments it will reach a district where it will not stop for want of old houses to feed on." The spectators, among -whom were many Chinese, regarded the scene with the greatest interest, most of them having friends or business connections in the capital. " Oh, boys, do let us go home," said Sallie, in an agonized tone. "Supposing the wind changes, and the fire goes to wards our yashiki. You will excuse us for not staying at your house all night, won't you, Miss Sherman?"

" Certainly," replied the young lady. " I think you are quite right to return to your parents." The crowd was so dense that the jin-riki-sha men with difficulty forced a way for their vehicles; however, by dint of shouting and pushing, they contrived to effect a passage and to reach the railway depot in time for their fares to catch a special train, which was densely packed with people anxious to visit the fire. :t This way, this way, boys," cried their friend the superin tendent of the line, coming to their rescue. "I have an empty carriage which will be attached to the outgoing train. Come across the track with me and I will give you a compartment all to yourselves. I am going to Tokio with you." In a few minutes they -were off, travelling as fast as steam could carry them, and within half an hour they arrived at the Shin-bashi station.

Upon emerging on the street they beheld a young Japanese dressed in foreign costume, minus his shoes, his feet being shod with one sandal and one wooden clog, and his shoulders burdened with packages secured with cord. In his right hand he carried a Japanese paper parasol and his boots, and in his left an American umbrella, a Japanese sword, and a pith helmet, while on his head, was perched a tall silk hat. Upon seeing the boys, he shouted in English, — "I just managed to save my household gods! I have been burnt out twice to night. A pretty big fire, was it not? Half the city is gone." " Pooh ! " said Fitz. " It is nothing to what we have in the States. Come, Sallie, here's a 'riki-sha for you, get in." The young Japanese, who had been educated at Harvard, and had known the boys at home, bowed as politely as his load would allow him, and entered the depot.

"Who is that gentleman?" inquired Sallie, as Johnnie ad justed the rug round her feet. MR. ASADA, SAVING HIS HOUSEHOLD GOODS. "That is Mr. Asada," replied her brother. " When he was at college, the boys used to make fun of him about his silk hat, and say that he wore it in bed." "He has saved it anyhow," said his sister. "Come, brother, I feel terribly anxious. Do let us hurry home." As they passed through the streets, they met people fleeing from the conflagration, some of them having their entire household goods packed on a kuruma (hand-cart), with the baby perched on top of the pile, and others, like Mr. Asada, laden with their worldly effects. Officials wearing Derby hats and Japanese clothes were rushing along at a rapid pace, their bearers shouting, Hail hail hail (look out). FLEEING FROM THE FIRE.

The Jewetts, after traversing several streets, were stopped by a crowd of vehicles, and compelled to halt for a few moments. On the sidewalk on their right, was a Japanese A SCENE ON THE SIDEWALK, TOKIO, DURING A FIRE. family, who had fled from the burnt district, and camped for the night under the shelter of a wooden fence. The unfortunate people had saved a folding screen, a couple of wadded quilts, a paper umbrella, and a few house hold utensils, and were squatting on the spread out bed-furni ture, nursing two children, who were laughing and chatting as though they were in a house. " Here comes honorable husband," said one of the women to the other. "Thank the gods-, he has found honorable mother! " As she spoke, a coolie appeared, staggering under the weight of an old woman, whose head was tied up with a handkerchief.

He deposited her gently upon the quilt, and Sallie and the boys saw him and the women carefully tend the dame, who evidently had been more fright ened than hurt. " What are those fellows carrying in their little tubs?" asked Sallie, pointing to a number of men running hither and thither as though convey ing something of great importance. "Those are wet-mud men," said Johnnie. "When a conflagration always close their fire-proof houses PROFITING BY THE FIRE. breaks out, the Japanese and fill the crevices with clay obtained from the canals. Those coolies are reaping a harvest." The whole city was in confusion, the fire having swept back towards the north, and caused a scare in a new quarter. It was past midnight before the young folks arrived at the Kaga Tashiki. As the old mom-ban admitted them, he said, — " Honorable master boys, it is good you have returned.