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The gardens are beautiful the Maple Trees grown
hills Bamboo. The green & the red is very charming.
Oct.26 - Today Mrs. Steadman [Bluffs?] called upon us
and we are to return the visit after we come back
from Nikko, where we go tomorrow at seven a.m..
The trains run so slowly that it is a day's journey.
Captain Brown[?], Mrs. [Jason Finnel?] came for
dinner with us. He has advised a lady guide
for Tokio and we will take her for a week.
Ronald and I went to Theatre Street to take
photos and enjoyed our morning. The
banners before the house seem so odd, put
up on tall bamboo poles like [? skin]
masts. The children seem so happy. Never a
pained cry and they seem to live in the street
so far our weather has been delightful just
like our best October days in Canada. Warm in
the sun shine and cold nights and mornings.
It seemed to amuse the people to see
us get out and walk on the stony roads for
if you do not do this you get shaken fearfully
but they fold their hands and go on. The men
who draw the jinrickishas I'm told are not
long lived. They run and get hot then just
stand and wait for another fare - the
coolie class only wear a jacket and loin cloth.