The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-02
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"a The Hidden DespotiSh'. ~
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w., e,,,, III our citizens were aware OF the
Z. - Of Ilayashi Daigaku No kami. dur
Ri,. his yisftto fhe United States, still less Of
~ t.,,,t that he came on secret and special
,,ission; sent not bv the Tycoon, who is the
everyday ruler OF Japan, but by that other
sovereign, known as the Mikado, whom the
Jauanese keep shut up as country DANES do
their china tea-cups. 8pae
Two motives were at the bottom of this
MISSION. inc Mlkado owed the Tycoon
StS'dssS3 lor, as Is well known, the latter
signed Tie treaty with the United States and
European powers, while the former refused
bis signature, and the treaty has proved Il sue
cess. Also tile Mii<ado was curious Such
scraps and shfeds OF information conceInina
the United States rs reached him in his rc
tleat had reused him TO astonishment. The
selt-goyenment OF the people, as explained
10 him, passed his comprehension; and after
much meditation he had settled to the belief
that, just us foreign powers had signed !,
treaty with a subordinate Japanese chief 50
the United States had carefully kent tIa;r
real ruler in the background; in short. fiat
the Japanese bitter was bit. 73t :"
Substantiate Ibis belief and the Tycoon
after the charming custom Of the country
must commit hari kari Accordingly: Hayashi,
who spoke English, and was a man OF re-
sources, came TO America. "a. .
So it happened that Mrs. Dobbs, just as she
was wondering what she should do. saw step
ping rlp on her piazza a; of what color
was he? He was not a negro, nor an Indian,
Mrs. Dobbs was sure; but at any rate, he was
a we'll dressed gentleman, and asked to rest
an her charming piazza, IN excellent English,
though with peculiar accent
Mrs. Dobbs is one of the readers and vic
fins of Our Foreign Correspondent. She
has every detail OF the Great Exhibition by
heart, and had been peculiarly impressed by
the TACT That the Sultan and other Oriental
aespots had come down their marble stairs.
holding by golden balust Giles, and banged
their carved cedar doors after Them to walk
about the streets, in frock-coat and trowsers
and in these days, when il is the fashion for
sovereigns to lun about the world incoenito.
was Mrs. Dobbs so very unreasonable ii she
imagined that this Eastern and unaccounta-
Bile stranger might be the Sultan himself2
Mrs. Dobbs futtered at the notion OF any
other potentate she would have been simply
in awe; but the Sultan came straight out OF
the Arabian Nights, and Mrs. Dobbs had a
feeling OF having known him when very lit
tie girl; besides, as have said, she was inst
wondering what she should do-and Hayashi
listened with much interest and-in Short.
Mrs. Dobbs found herself telling the Sultan OF
Turkey her troubles. a
Yes, the view was iine,7 said Mrs. Dobbs.
"and the house was cheerful, and an easy
rent, and the garden was in good cultivation
1t would be hard to leave They liked the
neighbors too.' eiasFI1l
Hayashi listened with Aattering attention.
In Mrs. Dobbs's complaints he hoped TO find
the clew to that dark and subtitle despotism
of which he was in search
10y GU give up your house, your view, what
you like; why Who, make you do that ?
your governments"
My governmental repeated little Dobbs,
lost in wonder;'I should like to see govern,
ment meddling with our affairsn
But Some one NEEDLE, some one make yol
co. persisted Hayashi, eagerly eN,fss :
why, yes" sighed Mrs. Dobbs, @some ons
+, does make us go..sI suppose may saw. W,
are moving to please the Irish girls. The,
won stay here for wages. The kitchen +
damp; thai is the only fault the house has
and the butcher won't come SO fan but twict
week; land then it's SO lole;y here i an
sure have tried every way; / have giyen
them the dining7room 10 sit in. and books
and papers, and days out, and high wages Il
have tried big girls and little girls, aad do
all the work myself, but that is TOO much
with all the serving besides but it WON'T do
Mr.. Ooobs, he said last night, well, all is. we
shaa be obilged to move TO place where ar
Irish girl will stay; and when he said that.
knew the case was desperate.n ffEF
g " Irish girl r'repeated Hayashi. with sna,ly
ling eyes, and pulling outib notebook.
La, sakes Y cried Mrs. Dobbs, retreatipe in
alarm, with sudden hideous suspicion that
this was madman. Hayashi looked up with
his most inslnuating smile slb 3 q p8s8fa 80
1.-The Irish girl, Madam, who drive Won
where she like; could see her one monent
Madam?n er8-e - y w.
See her? the ideaw gasped Mrs. Dobbs
backing nervously into the door.
Hayashi followed
'One little minute, Madam: only ona
mo, no, | tell you'll Get Quit on a,vav y,
screamed Mrs. Dobbs, hastily retiring behind
tne door, Which she barred with energy. con-
WINGED that she had discovered The most
dreadful intentions in the foreigners restless
eyes. y p
Hayashi perceived Mrs. Dobb's alarm. but
Interpreted it after his own fashion. She was
silly woman, with no lock on her Inns. She
mad revealed a secret concerning this careful
ly-Mdden despotism. Its SPIES hidden no
uoupt 10 the hen-coop, or under the piazza.
woul report. Mrs. Dobbs would Lose bar
head, and Dobbs be forced TO commit bar;
Kari. Hayashi walked away, now convinced
OF The existence OF the secret power of which
he had started in search. afT = - -
Hayashl dined that day with c. P. II. Stubbs
OF Union Square, TO whom he had letters ri
introduction from wealthy Chinese bonse,
ana ne hurried to catch the train. SEATING
nimselT, he paid no manner of attention to
what was passing around him, till his ear was
r ,., oy Two magic words, pronounced by a
lady in front OF him-Irish Girls. :
My heart sinks at the notion of br;no;no
another into the house," said the lady to her
companion. we have had no girl now for \
week, and we have been so comfortable do
wish we could live without tbemn s,srf
Hayashi pulled out his notebook, and made
an entry. -
FOR myself, answered her companion. ~
make 1t point now to shut nv ewes. NV
eooK requires double the quantity of every ar
.iele tliat 40. She consumes a heart-break-
ing quantity OF fuel, and breaks and wastes
on all sides, besides her wages but If chance
ner,now can tell that number two will not aed
thleVing 10 the virtues of number one. They
are Verysnuch alike, the difference being thai
some are worse than Others. Why should a
woman spend an entire life In the worse than
useless attempt to check and control them !?
say, shut your eyes, -.
DON'T consider that just to my husband.n
replied the first lady. He works hard to
earn what my girl wastes wantonly"
h"S' All oFtF5 the country there
are plenty OF men who can hardly keep the
snip ABOVE water because of the leak in the
klcneh, even when their wives practice the
closest economy" answered her comnanion
pul OF what use is the economy? They on
~ distress themselves, and as fast as tbey
lhend the fence in one place our IrishSIriends
VIII break through in another Since we
must nave them, | say, shut your eyes: il is
the price of peace" -. - 80
Every word OF this conversation went down
m Hayashi's notebook, under the head of
Evidences OF Hidden Despotism.
Arrived at the Stubs mansion. Havasbi's
attentlon, alter the first salutation. was At
tractea by certain singular stains on the s,l-
peru drawing room carpet t
On, you are looking at the CARPET" oh
served Mr.. Stubs, in his usual boisferous
manner ats the sign-manual of our GOV
ernlng order, Mr.. Dinger Kamer (tbe Stnbhs
version OF Daig aku No Kami) While we
were on at Long Branch, our cook and wai-
Yer honored us by giving party in our draw
ine-foom; upset wine and oyster gravy nm
the carpet, broke six pieces of our dinner.seti
ana run me up bill of seventy dollars AZ
one grocery. Now it you had them at home,
you would have had their heads off, We got
IN lot more OF the same sort, and it's a
chance If they don't serve us the same trick
Lott chance? Hayashi looked inonirv
Mr.. Stubbs is talking OF our Irish girls
explained his wife. They are such 3 tri-
al, Mr.. kamer, and yet you have almost to
peg them to come to you. They must have
gu we modern improvements, And their
1mpudence; actually one told Inc the other
Gay, after eying ME all over. that she WAC