Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-14
From Correspondence of the N. Y Tribune
japanese Tommy in Love.
TOMMY 5 SORROW.

Tommy, heretofore the most light hearted
and the eiriest Of all the gay tempered
japanese, has come to grief Once he sought
always the eXcitemento of the lveiest society
now he goes much alone, and pines steadily.
The same sorrow which distracted Werter
and consumed Romeo, and prostrated Pvra.
mus, has touched the susceptible heart OF the
youthful japanese. He is at present the vie
.lh OF hopeless passion. In WASHINGTON
ne suffered love. The dazzling Venuses of
Wizards marveled at the cold indifference
OF Their Oriental Adonis But it was not in.
ditIerenee 1t was little girl dressed in blue
with very red checks and very brown hair,
thaI rendered him so persistently insensible
10 thelr devices. Where Tommy first en-
countered the fair young stranger no person
mas discovered, by it is popularity believed
that they met by chance, the usual way. or
else That twas in crowd, or something of
that sort
1t is known, however, that the blue mai
den used to walk daily upon Fourteen street
before the apartment of Tommy. beaming at
MN through the window panes, until for.
saking his studies, he would assail the guar
dian of the door with vehement entreaties for
her admission, which for a while he did not
succeed in securing. AT length, one day, col
Letting courage, he bushingy petitioned
Capt. Porter on the subject who Welded free
consent to his demand. Then Tommy. radi-
ant with delight, brought his chosen charmer,
presented her with imposing dignity to the
best among his friends, and, establishing him.
self by her side, marched proudly through
the Japanese quarters quite an Unnecessary
number OF times Day after day these brief
meetings were repeated, to Tommy's rarest
satisfaction, Notwithstanding the occasional
derisions of some of his comrades. After
very little time the sentiments of the ilve-
nile twain were manifested in interchanges
of daguerrotypes and kindred gift, the af-
tections growing all the while, until, like the
red rose and the briar from the breasts of
Lady Nancy and Lork Lovel, "they couldn't
grow any higher"
In the midst of this happiness came the
crushing intelligence, all thought of which
poor Tommy had tried to evade, that the
preparation for leave taking must be made.
FROM that moment sadness overcame him.
during the last two days he was seldom seen
10 smile Excepting to the most favored Of
his associates, ,he never told the real depths
OF his love- but let concealment, like bug
in rug, prey on. He struggled to retain his
sell control, and thoroughly succeeded, until
the morning fixed for starting, when he at
last broke down, and went about lamenting
aloud. As he rode away from Wizards the
sight of the little maiden in blue standing
upon the sidewalk and tearfuly bewailing
the departure of the Japanese and especially
of her young man only seventeen years old,
his grief, and hiding his face in
the fdllness of his sleeve. he began to cry
bitterly and utterly refused to be comforted
On the way from Washington to Bal
timore, he gathered fragmentary consolation
by gazing upon his cherished picture; but
from time to time his feelings proved too
much for him, and gave himself up to mourn~
ing. The jests of his japanese friends, which
beset him from all sides, did not awe him one
particle from the career Of his humor In
Baltimore he essayed to regain composure.
and even rushed into many excitements, in
the hope of securing temporary respite from
his woes. He converted himself at one time
into fireman, and endeavored TO draw from
a huge hose-pipe, placed in his hands, the
waters of oblivion. | do not think he sue
ceeded, for, while riding up to Philadelphia
the next day, he told me quite pathetically,
81 think always of my good little Washing
ton friend-my dear-my sweetheart
Whether Tommy's csse is without hope, no
one can now decide. He asks mysteriously
about the chances of conveying away some
friends with him to Japan, and the world
may yet be startled by the announcement
of the unexpected elopement of a young
Washington damsel, aged fifteen, dressed IN
blue and much given to romance. Perhaps,
however, Tommy's heart may be the mirror
that some say it is; and that the next bright
face that falls upon it may be as clearly re-
fected there as that whose memory now lin
gers by him.