The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-06-19

being, the oft repeated error, that they
see no harm in it."
We have known foreigners invited by
Japanese TO a feast, who, instead of being
received, as they expected, at the house Of
the host, were taken to very different
kind of place; where ieasting and other
pleasures were as well obtained without
friends introduction as with it, by those
who possessed silver key. And the re,
markable thing is, that they thought the
foreigners liked It, When assured to the
contrary, there was no invitation to their
own houses. No; the native and the
foreigner are hardly any nearer to social
familiarity than before the treaties were
made.
Of the soldier class, officers or priyates, as
little is known. They are oftentimes very
curious in their examination of every
houo to which they can obtain an en-
trance and not only of the house itself,
but everything in it. Among them.
selves 1t would be the height of bad
breeding to enter a persons house
without taking off the long sword-yet
few do 1t when they ask permission to
look over a foreigners domicile. They
are rarely more than civil, and sometimes
rude. They have nothing to offer in re.
turn for foreigners friendship. AS to
Princes, there are few gentlemen who
have seen Daimios, face to face, and con-
versed with them. There are fewer still
who have been admitted within the walls
OF Daimio's castle; but they who have
seen them en- tamiIle may all be summed
up in great round o. The karoos OF
ether officers of Daimios have occasionally
condescended to spend an hour or two a
a foreigners house more particularly il
Nagasaki. But, however free and pleas
ant may be the intercourse on such occa
sions, the caution, habitual to the race, il
ever present with them, and they eithel
show reserve or lead astray, whenever
politics or business become the topics o
conversation. Surely then, we may say
that the Japanese are mystery
But may they not return the compli
mentH We make more show openly bu
practically we are just as difficult to com
prehend. AS rule, we do not turn goot
servants away without moments notice
If we wished to entertain a Japanes
merchant, we should not ordinarily TAX
him to restaurant or elsewhere, but W
should do what we could to entertain hin
at home. But still we are not very familia
with them. We are quite satisfied tina
some time must elapse before there ca
be any COrdlality of intercourse but
would be gratifying to us all if the JapaI
ese would only get rid of the notion ths
| nothing but what is lewd or coarse is al
| proved Of by us. Then we might hav
) some chance of becoming better az
8 quainted with them, and we might gradr
} ally cease to be a mutual mystery.
j.. We think that the greatest hope of on
: becoming better acquainted is, that thel
3 are number of young men, who hay
taken to wearing foreign habits, and al
!, fast imbibing them. These are sometime
I welcomed to the houses Of gentlemen, an
if it be that we do not yet see any grei
effects produced, still, as time rolls on, v
shall perceive them more and more-tl
J, corners will be worn down, and, sooner
/. later, a big step will be made.
b Among the upper crust of Japan, pref
Il dices are 80 strong that it is almost absul
:. to speak of the ice being broken wi
: them. But greater changes than that ha'
already taken place, and we have only
" | W0lb w Huht W0 bAdll bGBs DUN
d thing like a wedge has been inserted !
the admission Of certain of our medic
IT into Daimios' houses and one, in partiC
y lar, is, we know, an immense favorite, al
Q, his name a kind of household word
S. every bOuse he has entered.
d As for ourselves, with all their peculia
ties and incomprehens' Oility, we like t
s. Japanese; and If ever the day CON
d. when they shall be as straight forward
le fact as they appear to be on the surfa,
10 we know no race that have finer qualiti
Probably that day might be FASTENED
they saw that the light of foreigners
shone before them, as to set them go
example. As it is, we fear that the da
=. inconsistencies exhibited before the
must give them poor opinion of our 81
le cerity and integrity; and may lead the
r to retort in similar language to oul
le "These foreignersare perfect mystery
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