The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-11-14

/ Hon. Frank Hall, who is now in ia
pan, speaks thus favorably Of Niphon-
csc children:
"During more than half a years
residence in Japan, I have never seen
a quarrel among young or old. have
never seen blow struck, scarcely an
angry face have seen the children
in all their sports, flying their kites
on the hill, and no amount of inter-
tangled strings or kites lodged in the
trees provoked angry words or impa-
thence. I have seen them intent on
their games of jackstones and marbles
under the shaded gateways of the
temples but have never seen an APP
proach to a quarrel among Them
They are taught implicit obedience to
their parents, but | have never seen
one of them chastised. Respect and
reverence to the aged is universal. A
crying child is rarity seldom seen
We have nothing to teach them in
this respect out Of our abundant ciyi,
lization. I speak what I know of the
little folks of Japan, for more than
any other have I been among them.
Of all that Japan holds, there is moth
ing like so well as the happy children.
I shall always remember their cole
black eyes and ruddy brown faces
with pleasure. have played battle
dore with the little maidens in the
street, and have flown kites in the
fields with as happy set Of boys as one
could wish to see. They have been
my guides in my rambles, shown me
where all the streams and ponds were,
where the flowers lay hid in the thick
ct, where the berries were ripening on
the hills they have brought me shells
from the ocean and blossoms from the
field, presenting them with all the
modesty and less bashful grace than
young American boy would do
We have hunted the fox-hole together,
and looked lor the green and golden
ducks among the hedge They have
laughed at my broken Japanese and
taught me better; and for a happy,
good-natured set of children, / will
turn out my little Japanese friends
against the world. God bless the boys
and girls of Niphon
AVERSION TO A LARGE HOUSE. DO
yon think that rich man, sitting in
his sumptuous library, all oak, and
morocco glittering backs of splendid
volumes, lounge and sofas of every de-
gree, which he merely paid for, has
half the enjoyment that Robson Cru
soc had when he looked around his
cave with its rude shelves and bulk
heads, its clumsy arm chair and its
pottery, all contrived and made by his
own hands? Now, the poor cottager
has a good deal Of the Robson Crusoe
enjoyment I; something of the pleasure
Sanford and Merton felt when they
had built and matched their house,
and then sat within it, gravely, proud
and happy, whilst the pelting rain came
down but could not reach them
When man gets the length of con-
sidering the architectural character of
his house, the imposing effect which
the great entrance hall has upon Wis
tiers, the vista Of drawing room retir-
ing within drawing room, he loses the
relish which accompanies the original
idea of house as something which is
to keep US snug and warm from wind
and rain and cold. So if you gain
something by having grand house,
yon lose something, too, and something
which is the more constantly felt-you
lose the joy of simple tidiness, and
your life grows so artificial that many
days you never think of your dwell
ing.