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THE JEWETTS' NEW HOME.
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,
"
Anything for me, Postman?"
The carrier squatted on
the door-mat, unlocked his
bag, produced
several let-
ters, and handing them to
the girl, replied, "One is
registered; please sign the
POSTMAN.
receipt wrapped about it."
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."