Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-03-30
The Japanese ut Washington

| 74uO correspondence vi
the Cincinnati Commercial says:
Stand here by the Office counte: and
watch them. You see they have on
coat, pantalOOns and vest of black
cloth, "A hat of stovc-pipe fashion,
good fitting shirt with plain gold studs
in the bosom, necktie OF black silk,
and-sublime achievement OF Ameri.
can ingenuity paper collar. Kid
glOves-Of rather pronounced shade
and at least two sizes too large-cover
thci.- hands. and American boots two
sizes too small, cover their feet. Some
Of them have become Americanized SO
much rs to. smoke cigar and wear an
oroide watch chain without shame. L.
you notice their gait in walking, you
see that their movements are rather
deliberate aud carefui--that's tight
boots, andI can't blame them for be-
ing little careful where they set their
| feet But there is one thing | can't
excuse in anybody mot even a high
Minister for Japan having tight boots,
and that is, walking up tour flights OF
stairs in Ortlerto ride down in the no.
tel eleratOr-and this these High EN-
bassadOrs do persistently. You fops
and eXquisites of the fashionable
promenade, think Of that! Vow know,
probably, what tights are, now think
of walking up TOUR long flights of stairs
for the privilege of riding down in al
elevator! | ought not,s perhaps, TO
say that the High Eutbassadors do
this at the Arlington, but certain it is
that.a large body of the Japanese Elm
bassy do it every day.
There may be the same fun in it
that there is i'm American boys who
delight exceedingly to walk up long
hill in winter in order. to slide down it
on their sleds. The Japanese do not
seem to care about riding awhen>the
elevator Is geing mp, the kansto tlIem
is in coming down. IF they lind they
are little early for the breakfast or
dinner, or that they have few mo-
ments leisure on their hands, up the
steps they gO-they think they will
have n little fun. WHEN they reach
the top floor, they doHet ring the bell
for the elevator to come after them,
but they wait patiently until some one
come up from below, or until the bell
is rung by somebody else who wants
to go down. Ii they get tired Of wait
ing, they 60 down the same way they
came up, grooming in their tight boots.
HELP YOURsELF.-Fight your own
battles. Hoe your own rev. Ask no
favors of any one, and yoll succeed
five thousand times better than one
who is always beseeching some ones
influence or patronage. No one will
ever he 40 heartily interested in your
affairs. The first steps will not be-
snch u long one, perhaps; but carving
your OwAsways up the mountain, you
make each one lead 10 another, and
stand firm in,that while. you chop still
another, out. Men who have made
fortunes are not those who have had
five thousand dollars given them to
start with, but boys who have started
fair with IA well earned dollar or two.
Men who have acquired fame have
never been thrust into popularity by
puffs begged or paid for, or given in
friendly spirit. They have Outstretch-
ed their own hands, and touched the
public heart. Men who win love do
their own wOoing, and l never knew
man to fail 50 signaily as one who in
duced his affectionate grandmama to
speak good work for him. Whether
you work for fame, for love, for money,
Or for anything else, work your own
hands, aud heart, and brain. Say $. Il
WILL" and some day you will conquer.
Never let any man have it to say, {" /
have dragged you up" Too many
friends sometimes hurt "a man more
than none at all. As for women, this
applies 10 them as well. A woman
who fights her own way upward al
ways succeeds. Begin by saying, /" Pm
as good as anybody, if not o leetle bet