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mountedpolicemanstartedwithusfromYubets，androdethewholewayhere，keepingexactlytomypace，butneverspeakingaword。
Wefordedonebroad，deepriver，andcrossedanother，partlybyfordingandpartlyinascow，afterwhichthetrackleftthelevel，and，afterpassingthroughreedygrassashighasthehorse’sears，wentforsomemilesupanddownhill，throughwoodscomposedentirelyoftheAilanthusglandulosus，withleavesmuchriddledbythemountainsilk-worm，andafernyundergrowthofthefamiliarPterisaquilina。Thedeepshadeandglancinglightsofthisopencopsewoodwereverypleasant；andasthehorsetrippedgailyupanddownthelittlehills，andtheseamurmurmingledwiththerustleofthebreeze，andaglintofwhitesurfsometimesflashedthroughthegreenery，anddragonfliesandbutterfliesinsuitsofcrimsonandblackvelvetcrossedthepathcontinuallylike“livingflashes“
oflight，Iwasremindedsomewhat，thoughfaintly，ofwindwardHawaii。WeemergeduponanAinohutandabeautifulplacidriver，andtwoAinosferriedthefourpeopleandhorsesacrossinascow，thethirdwadingtoguidetheboat。Theyworenoclothing，butonlyonewashairy。Theyweresuperb-lookingmen，gentle，andextremelycourteous，handingmeinandoutoftheboat，andholdingthestirrupwhileImounted，withmuchnaturalgrace。Onleavingtheyextendedtheirarmsandwavedtheirhandsinwardstwice，strokingtheirgrandbeardsafterwards，whichistheirusualsalutation。AshortdistanceovershinglebroughtustothisJapanesevillageofsixty-threehouses，acolonisationsettlement，mainlyofsamuraifromtheprovinceofSendai，whoareraisingveryfinecropsonthesandysoil。Themountains，twelvemilesintheinterior，havealargeAinopopulation，andafewAinoslivenearthisvillageandareheldingreatcontemptbyitsinhabitants。Myroomisonthevillagestreet，and，asitistoowarmtoclosetheshoji，theaboriginesstandlookinginatthelatticehourafterhour。
AshorttimeagoMr。VonSieboldandCountDiesbachgallopedupontheirreturnfromBiratori，theAinovillagetowhichIamgoing；
andCountD。，throwinghimselffromhishorse，rusheduptomewiththeexclamation，Lespuces！lespuces！Theyhavebroughtdownwiththemthechief，Benri，asuperbbutdissipated-lookingsavage。Mr。
VonSieboldcalledonmethisevening，andIenviedhimhisfresh，cleanclothingasmuchasheenviedmemystretcherandmosquito-
net。Theyhavesufferedterriblyfromfleas，mosquitoes，andgeneraldiscomfort，andaremuchexhausted；butMr。VonS。thinksthat，inspiteofall，avisittothemountainAinosisworthalongjourney。AsIexpected，theyhavecompletelyfailedintheirexplorations，andhavebeendesertedbyLieutenantKreitner。I
askedMr。VonS。tospeaktoItoinJapaneseabouttheimportanceofbeingkindandcourteoustotheAinoswhosehospitalityIshallreceive；andItoisveryindignantatthis。“TreatAinospolitely！“hesays；“they’rejustdogs，notmen；“andsincehehasregaledmewithallthescandalconcerningthemwhichhehasbeenabletoraketogetherinthevillage。
WehavetotakenotonlyfoodforbothItoandmyself，butcookingutensils。IhavebeenintroducedtoBenri，thechief；and，thoughhedoesnotreturnforadayortwo，hewillsendamessagealongwithuswhichwillensuremehospitality。
SavageLife——AForestTrack——CleanlyVillages——AHospitableReception——TheChief’sMother——TheEveningMeal——ASavageSeance——
LibationstotheGods——NocturnalSilence——AinoCourtesy——TheChief’sWife。
IaminthelonelyAinoland，andIthinkthatthemostinterestingofmytravellingexperienceshasbeenthelivingforthreedaysandtwonightsinanAinohut，andseeingandsharingthedailylifeofcompletesavages，whogoonwiththeirordinaryoccupationsjustasifIwerenotamongthem。Ifoundyesterdayamostfatiguingandover-excitingday，aseverythingwasnewandinteresting，eventheextractingfrommenwhohavefewifanyideasincommonwithmeallIcouldextractconcerningtheirreligionandcustoms，andthatthroughaninterpreter。Igotupatsixthismorningtowriteoutmynotes，andhavebeenwritingforfivehours，andthereisshortlytheprospectofanothersavageseance。Thedistractions，asyoucanimagine，aremany。Atthismomentasavageistakingacupofsakebythefireinthecentreofthefloor。Hesalutesmebyextendinghishandsandwavingthemtowardshisface，andthendipsarodinthesake，andmakessixlibationstothegod——
