, 1860-06-15
-. The. Japanese Embassy.
.(Aew iusk Tribune Rep;1ser[
FH:L*DkIFIlgA. 81 n1ay, June II, 1Eto.
TIE SORROWS OF ToMNy.


aad the merrie.t Of all the gay-tempered Jap.
anese, hss cone: TO grief Once be sought
always the e1citements of the Iiveliest society
now he goes much alone, md pines steadily.
he same sorrow which distracted Wertcr, and
consumed Romeo, and ptnstrated P. ramus, hax
touched the susceptible heart Of 4he youthful
Japanese. lie is at present the yictlm Of .
hopeless passion. II Washington he suffered
love. This dazzling yenuses OF Wiliard's mar.
ve1ed at the cold indifference Of their Urieotal
Adoais. But it Vas not indifference. it WAS &
little girl dressed IL blue, with very red cheeks
aud very brown hatr. that rendered him 40 per-
sistently tusensioie to their desices. Where
Tommy first encountered the fair youaa
STR inger no person has discovered; but it is
popularly believed that they met By chance,
the usna1.uay, or else that 'tWRs IN a crowd, or
something OF that sort. .--..
1t is known, however, that the blue maiden
used to walk daily upon Fourteenth street, be-
fore tho apartment Of Tommy, beamiue at him
through the "iadow-paues' uu1i', torsakiug his
With vehement 'eutreaties ior her admission.
which, for while, be did not succeed
in securing. At length, nne day, col
iecting courage, he blushiugly petition.
ed Cant. Por,er On the subject, who
yielded free consent to his demand. Then Tom
mr., radiant "ith delight, brought IN his chosen
eha5mer, presented her with imposing, dignity
himself By her side, marched proudly through
the Japanese quarters quite an unnecessary
number Of tines Day after day thesa brief
meetings we're repeated, to TommJ's rarest sat-
is{action, Notwithstanding the occasional deris~
ions Of some If his comrades After very lit
tie time the sentiments Of the juvenile tvaiu
we're manifested in inte1chapges of daguerrco-
types and kindred gifts, their affections grow
ing all the while, until, like the red rose and the
hriar from the breasts Of Lady Nancy aud Lord
Lovel, "they couldn't 2,oto any higher"
In the midst Of this happiness came the
crushing intelligence, all shoug ght Of which Tom.
my had tried to evade, thas preparations for
leave.taklng must oe made From that moment
sadness ovrrcame him. During the .ast two
days be was seldom seen 10 smite- Excepting
to the most favored of his associates, be never
told the real depth Of bis lore, but let conceal
ment, like a bug in rag. prey on. He strug-
Rled to retain his aelE control, and thoroughly
succeeded, until the morning 6xed for starring,
when be at last broke down, and went abaut L.
lard's the sight Of the little maid in blue, stand
ing upon the Sidewalk aud tearfuIly tewailing
the departure Of oil the Japanese, aud especial
II Of her young man, orlT seventeen TeaTs old.
completed bis grief. and, hiding bis face in the
fa!lness Of his sleeve, be began to CRY bitterly,
and ut erly refused to be comforted
On the way from Washington to Baltimore,
upon his cherished picture; hut, from time to
time, his feelings proved to much for him, and
be gaze himself up to mourning, The jests Of
his Japanese friends, which beset him from all
sides, cid not awe him one particle from; the
career Of hts huuaor. In Baltimore, he estayed
10 ore8a'n cImposrre. and even rushed into mapy
e1cisements, in the hopes of securing ten: pors-
r. respite IRON his woes. He converted him.
self at one tirne into fireman, and endeavored
to draw. from huge hose.pipe placed in his
hands, the waters Of oblivion. do not think
be succeeded; for while riding up to philadel-
phia. the uext day, he told me quite pathetical-
y. Think always Of my good little Waahtng-
ton friend-my dear-my sweetheart"
on> can now deride. lie asks m,s.erioasly
about the chances Of conveying away some
friends with him to Japan, aud the world m.y
yet be startled bJ &he announcement of the un.
expected ,efopemeut Of = youpg Washington
datnsel, aged Fifteen, dressed in blue, md much
given to romance. Perhaps, however, Tom.
is; aud that the next bright face that falls
upon it may be as clearly reflected there Is
that whose memory now fingers by him.
RELIGIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH TIE 14PAyssx.
The only practical Illustration of the work.
ings Of Christianity that the Japanese has ever
lad, occurred more than two hundred years
ago. when, afler having been introduced and
rapidly adopted by the natives, it was used by
foreigners al mesns OF political advancement.
aud threw the nation into series Of political
convul.ions, from which it did not recover for
many years. The foreign Christians organized
4 conspiracy against the Government. which,
unou' being detected, resulted in tbs e1tirpation
pf the new faith, and the unconditional expui--
sion Of all strangers excepting the Dutch, Who
were thenceforWard confined to the small lslaud
Of DecimR in the harbbr of SaCasaki. 1t this
t,tne hundreds Of thousands OF Japanese who
refused to renounce their new religion wore
sacrificed.
Tbs eexeral belief, which circumstances Jus.
tified, was TINT Christianity could only be in
tended ~ an aid 10 conquest. To this day, the
laws opposing it are Terg severe, and it was not
without difficulty that our Minister 1t Yeddo.
Mr. Harris, recently succeeded in securing the
privilege OF free professions OF religion By for
eig,lers. Ia view Of these facts nothing czn BE-
attempts now made to intrude religious subjects
upon the attention Of the Chiefs Of ftbe Enhass.
Crosses are oatentat.ously presented aud B-
bles are handed to them with Inscriptions 1te
the following:
Sodf. ard eare yosr Notion. <Rse<ies thia
precioaa Bsot, il the prayer Of :--"
This was given to the First Euba,sador, :. &
public reception in Washington, By lady Of
that ci,y. It was promptly sent baek to her,
by mail, Is all similar presents have been. Such
mistaken methods ipjore rather than encourage
the cause they are Intended to support.
Some years since Lewis Washington, =
descendant Of the General, presented to The
State Of Virginia the lot Of land in Westmore-
land county, on which stood the house in Which
the Father OF his Country first saw The light OF
day, This WAS done with view OF having the
spot marked By some suitahle monument by the
State. Last week the Governor aud Secretary
Of State yisited the spot, in order to examine
into the present condition Of the "birlh-placo
Of Washington" It is proposed to have tho
eround-ahout an acre-enelosed, and 4 road
way made to it. It lies On the Potomac riYer.
4 monument will be put up to deMgnate tho
spot A piece Of The hexthstone Of the auc;ent
edidcs (perhsps tho onlT remaining ralic}i ia now
in tbs State Capitol at Richmond