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Early entries of Journals
101
Sat.
Oct. 25
I had caught a beastly cold & was feeling
badly this A.M., but went out & see if I
could get a game. Had a long trip over
over the prairies to the west but saw
no sheep. Parker went with us until
more than struck off to the north. He
found sheep almost at once & had several
shots but got no game.
Sun.
Oct. 26
I was in bad shape today but went
to Kwei-lwa along with Tom. Parker
went for sheep. Harry stayed home.
Kwei lwa is a rather interesting
place but such a dust storm was
raging that we saw little of it. It
is supposed there some very fine
rugs but the colors were atrocious
but the work was good. We were chiefly
interested in a Chinese store which
carried a wonderful assortment of
foreign groceries - with regular figa
prices. I have never seen a shop like
it in any native city of China.
It is a Tientsin branch.
Over the city gates of Kwei-lwa we
saw half a dozen cages in which
the heads of bandits & criminals are display-
ed as a warning to the populace. They
warrants now seem many --