Comfortdisappears——FineScenery——AnAlarm——AFarm-house——AnunusualCostume——BridlingaHorse——FemaleDressandUgliness——
Babies——MyMago——BeautiesoftheKinugawa——Fujihara——MyServant——
Horse-shoes——AnabsurdMistake。
Ito’sinformantswereright。ComfortwasleftbehindatNikko！
Alittlewomanbroughttwodepressed-lookingmaresatsixthismorning；mysaddleandbridlewereputonone，andItoandthebaggageontheother；myhostsandIexchangedcordialgoodwishesandobeisances，and，withthewomendraggingmysorrymarebyaroperoundhernose，weleftthegloriousshrinesandsolemncryptomeriagrovesofNikkobehind，passeddownitslong，cleanstreet，andwheretheInMemoriamavenueisdensestanddarkestturnedofftotheleftbyapathlikethebedofabrook，whichafterwards，asamostatrocioustrail，woundaboutamongtheroughbouldersoftheDaiya，whichitcrossesoftenontemporarybridgesoftimberscoveredwithbranchesandsoil。AftercrossingoneofthelowspursoftheNikkosanmountains，wewoundamongravineswhosesteepsidesareclothedwithmaple，oak，magnolia，elm，pine，andcryptomeria，linkedtogetherbyfestoonsoftheredundantWistariachinensis，andbrightenedbyazaleaandsyringaclusters。