hadseenthemallbefore，solikearetheytotheirpicturesontrays，fans，andtea-pots。Thehairofthewomenisalldrawnawayfromtheirfaces，andisworninchignons，andthemen，whentheydon’tshavethefrontoftheirheadsandgathertheirbackhairintoaquaintqueuedrawnforwardovertheshavenpatch，weartheircoarsehairaboutthreeincheslonginarefractoryundividedmop。

　　Davies，anorderlyfromtheLegation，metme，——oneoftheescortcutdownandseverelywoundedwhenSirH。ParkeswasattackedinthestreetofKiyotoinMarch1868onhiswaytohisfirstaudienceoftheMikado。Hundredsofkurumas，andcoveredcartswithfourwheelsdrawnbyonemiserablehorse，whicharetheomnibusesofcertaindistrictsofTokiyo，werewaitingoutsidethestation，andanEnglishbroughamforme，witharunningbetto。TheLegationstandsinKojimachionveryelevatedgroundabovetheinnermoatofthehistoric“CastleofYedo，“butIcannottellyouanythingofwhatIsawonmywaythither，exceptthatthereweremilesofdark，silent，barrack-likebuildings，withhighlyornamentalgateways，andlongrowsofprojectingwindowswithscreensmadeofreeds——thefeudalmansionsofYedo——andmilesofmoatswithloftygrassembankmentsorwallsofmassivemasonry50feethigh，withkiosk-

　　liketowersatthecorners，andcurious，roofedgateways，andmanybridges，andacresoflotusleaves。Turningalongtheinnermoat，upasteepslope，thereare，ontheright，itsdeepgreenwaters，thegreatgrassembankmentsurmountedbyadismalwalloverhungbythebranchesofconiferoustreeswhichsurroundedthepalaceoftheShogun，andontheleftsundryyashikis，asthemansionsofthedaimiyowerecalled，nowinthisquartermostlyturnedintohospitals，barracks，andGovernmentoffices。Onaheight，themostconspicuousofthemall，isthegreatredgatewayoftheyashiki，nowoccupiedbytheFrenchMilitaryMission，formerlytheresidenceofIiKamonnoKami，oneofthegreatactorsinrecenthistoricevents，whowasassassinatednotfaroff，outsidetheSakarudagateofthecastle。Besidesthese，barracks，parade-grounds，policemen，kurumas，cartspulledandpushedbycoolies，pack-horsesinstrawsandals，anddwarfish，slatternly-lookingsoldiersinEuropeandress，madeuptheTokiyothatIsawbetweenShinbashiandtheLegation。

　　H。B。M。’sLegationhasagoodsituationneartheForeignOffice，severaloftheGovernmentdepartments，andtheresidencesoftheministers，whicharechieflyofbrickintheEnglishsuburbanvillastyle。Withinthecompound，withabrickarchwaywiththeRoyalArmsuponitforanentrance，aretheMinister’sresidence，theChancery，twohousesforthetwoEnglishSecretariesofLegation，andquartersfortheescort。

　　ItisanEnglishhouseandanEnglishhome，though，withtheexceptionofavenerablenurse，therearenoEnglishservants。ThebutlerandfootmanaretallChinamen，withlongpig-tails，blacksatincaps，andlongbluerobes；thecookisaChinaman，andtheotherservantsareallJapanese，includingonefemaleservant，asweet，gentle，kindlygirlabout4feet5inheight，thewifeofthehead“housemaid。“Noneoftheservantsspeakanythingbutthemostaggravating“pidgun“English，buttheirdeficientspeechismorethanmadeupforbytheintelligenceandserviceoftheorderlyinwaiting，whoisrarelyabsentfromtheneighbourhoodofthehalldoor，andattendstothevisitors’bookandtoallmessagesandnotes。TherearetworealEnglishchildrenofsixandseven，withgreatcapacitiesforsuchinnocentenjoymentsascanbefoundwithinthelimitsofthenurseryandgarden。Theotherinmateofthehouseisabeautifulandattractiveterriercalled“Rags，“aSkyedog，whounbends“inthebosomofhisfamily，“butordinarilyisasimposinginhisdemeanourasifhe，andnothismaster，representedthedignityoftheBritishEmpire。

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