96 STREET DOGS. Chap. VI. 
we rode through this charming scenery, the 
stillness was broken only by the rustling of the 
leaves of the trees and the tread of our horses’ 
feet. The people in the villages through which 
we passed were quiet and civil, and did not 
annoy us in any way. Little urchins sometimes 
shouted out To-jin, To-jin, as we passed by— a 
term which means Chinaman , but which pro- 
bably is also used to designate a foreigner, or 
one who is not a native of ^Tapan. I am not 
aware that the term is meant as an offensive 
one, and it certainly does not appear quite so 
bad as Fan-kwei, or Pih-kwei — that is, foreign 
devil, or white devil — terms applied to us in 
China rather too frequently. The dogs were 
the only animals which showed their enmity to 
us, and this they did in a manner not to be 
mistaken. They rushed out of the houses, and 
barked at us in the most furious manner ; but 
they are cowardly withal, and generally keep at 
a prudent distance. 
These dogs appear to be of the same breed as 
the common Chinese dog, and both have pro- 
bably sprung originally from the same stock. 
It is curious that they should have the same 
antipathy to foreigners as their masters. For, 
however civil and even kind the natives of 
Japan and China appear to be, yet there is no 
doubt that nine-tenths of them hate and despise 
us. Apparently such feelings are bom with 
them, and they really cannot help themselves. 
