New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-21
THOSE DREADFUL JAPS.

?, -as q d-eadfuy hot season, and let me
al vou that beat is hcat ID the states. was
Ginning nom Canada to sall the next day roe
SoD,e | to- the train at Niagara Fails, ana
had ons sixteen hours ride before me- The
T"Stv white dust sitted through the window
bIndS and sashes; the sun glared IN hercely,
sDfe of the shades provided by tue company;
the ear was crowded, ana every moment the
atmosphere grew more ana more oppressive
uutl breathing became absolutely palntnI. As
rilings reached this crisis, brilliant Thought
struek me. emanatIng fr m sheer desperation.
WIN not srt Of ~ Albany and take tie night
boai down the river to New York! ! should
arrive in plenty of tine for the sailing Oh tle
Russia. and escape the further misery OF SIX
hours in the uaIn. surely, on the DeautIul
Hudsou. a comparatiTely cool breeze could be
found.
We were already nearing Albany; So
hastily taIustng my scattered telOLgin&s mo
nv pOrrmaLteau, ! stood ready aAd waiting as
the IIain entered the large railway depot i've
houIs later, behold me tranquil and triumphant,
after very good dinner, and with an eXcelient
cigar pacing the deck OF the hnes6 river
steamer IN the world. r
II was beautiful night, me moon al US IuI!,
the stars all out II then lesser glory. As 1
raauled I'd and down l passed the door OF the
ladies saloon, and my attention was cauGnV
bv q figure sitting silent ana alOhe' III VIC
mo nDeans. Nnep / passed again, caught
81 muse of a brudeQ brown head, and two I'M
,loved hands loosely clasped together;
f.ror-v ouiec figure, with feminine grace M rs
attitude She did not LOOK up as 5000 ne
tween her and the moonlight, but moved = ul'lc
in,pafieutly as Il only half conscious OF the Cd
siTucuOn. " lien CiLA0 ~ 'Aii" INV W
had vanished. go, Ill.
Shortly after, As l was sill wandering iaz'y
70 and fro heard the sound OF the piano IN
the saloon. For q moment ! ielt annoyed ne
night Was too perfect ID itsel5 to be marred oy
any of the popular war songs OF the tlme, ana
what else could be expected from performer
on bOaId "A Tiyer steamer My dlspleasuTe
however. sOOD gave way 10 establishment ana
delight As I listened TO the strains OF the Moon
hpIt Souata" Ny love for music amounted 10
a mania, and when this delicious melody ZEN
defed with all the pa sion OF It's composer :
mind, hOated away over the moon Wisheu
waters. ! stopped IN amazement InstlDcIVeiy
the Thought, formed by desire, took shape
within nv mind: she who GhHs plays must be
the g.rl that SAT half hidden in the shadows
Throwing away what remained OF my cigar,
! stepped within the gllded apartment from
whence the sweet sounds issued. Inc room
was comparatively empty, FOR most of the pas
sengers were on deck. As had suspected, at
the further end, seated before the grand piano
fore. her back towards me, saw my lncog-
nita. Tier head vas little dropped, ana the
fine curves of her figure well de1ned aghDs'
fine crimson eorgeOusness OF walls ana turnl-
ture Size was absorbed in the music: APP
proached quietly, and stood by her side LOOKING
down upon her. Hen face thus seen was very
charming softly tinted, and dehcateiy cul u
drOoDlng mouth, half melancholy, nall deter-
mined and bralds OF nut-DrOWn na'I roheu
high upon a SHAPED y head .-..,
As she finished 1 made some appreclatVe re-
mark 10 which she responded graycly, but
with certain dionhed pieasinIness thaV
marked her as one used TO the world
With two tine lovers OF music, conversation
soon sprnQs into life so III few moments We
were IN full swing over our favolltes, sue al gu-
ing, differing and illustrating, WIN suuu ."il
touches on the keys IN manner uahgeTousiy
charming while her eyes met mine IeaIlessiy'
Handsome eyes they were-gray with bIacR
ASHES and finely penciled hrOWs.
In the midst OF lengthy argument over
Chopin IN which she was displaying cons ueI1
able lire and spirit, snrlli, plD,hS voice cIied
vOuble explosion OF Hindostanee or ANY one Oh
the languages of the ten lost tribes, as lar as
frtellgibiitv was concerned. NV companion
replied IN tie s:-nle incOmprebeDslDle form OF
speech the result being the appearance 1i tal
one Of the adjacent state-rOonis' Oh IVY 1I VH0
most astonlshle figures had ever Deneid'
They were the most ultra-ugly children I'M
aginabe ow-faced, with dark aimohu-
shaDed eyes whose heavy lids uhciose'5 VIII
difficulty black browg and lashes, ana half
growing loose unnn their tOreheads, brushed
back and braided into long tails upon tDeIr
shoulders On one these heavy locks we're eDoh
black, 0n the other OF coiIihon iisnI Dion ,i,
tina; added greater plalnDess to lhe yeiO" sAih
and thin, sharp features ~. ....ong ,,
pretty incosrita and laid hold OF her viii tneiI
skinny little paws, Rabbling ali the uine W Onelr
unreasonable jarg0n. She answered. tngul IA
soothing tones. and taking the itte giIl u,'oh
her Lap, drew the boy to her side as sue con on
eidedly an outsider in this domestic scene,
mace movement TO leave them. sue raised
her eyes, over which a shadow mao conie anu
clmmed their charms, and SAID: ..o, oro.
You must forgive my little ones tney arr
Japanese aud undersi aud but few wOr d so 81
English took this ~ my I'll 'inLssai, gnu
her: but. as hooked back from the doorwfy'
saw her still bending over those fearful Imps,
eaIessing their horrid little faces with her sou
White hand. | resumed my promenade. ,;4,,o
Good heavens / thought. her It.Ic
ones! Sne an EnglishwOman and theyZJap-
soese Theii--hOrrrible un6earaDle iho"Rn. -.
Der husband--the father of the chlidfeh-"na'
was he but japanese alsOP s -
Indeed, was there not a curious blending on
sue Two nalonalities in the httie iacss' .nu
brown hair Of the girl, the gray eyes OF tne wy
-'kr-heI. yet.renderrd unlike by the un"''slAA-