The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-12-01
THE STORY or GEORGE pAuNcEFoRT.
The Eccentric Actor Missing so Many Years
Is ssnsationaiiy Accounted For.
phfiddelDhia Press.

De0n teT Joseph httnuiy nv" ib "h@"S'P"'~
a the business manager of Willie Edoaiu's
"Spariu."
"I found him" said Mr.. Arthur, "away
back In the interior of beautiful Japan. lie
had thirteen wives--natives-and seeiLed TO
bs happy In the possession Of acharming tea
plantation"
"How did you discover him?"
eft was purely accidental. Three other
persns and myself went inland to visit the
celebrated prehistoric statue Of Buddha a.
Disbutss. We travelled by moonlight in the
only conveyance known in that country, a
sort Of perambulator, called an "Iiwricki-
SHAWL hauled by natives. At midnight the
moon was hidden by clouds. In a short
time we found ourselves In the midst Of .
storm, and sought shelter under the caves #
the first house we came across. The climate
was mild and, being weary, we fell asleep.
Daylight revealed charming scene. The
house, which could liken TO nothing but
large bird-cage, stood In the midst Of the TN
dulating rice fields, intsrected at regular
spaces by little narrow streams ofwater, kissed
by the overhanging brances OF bush ana tree,
and spanned by numerous fairy-liks bridges.
THE AcToR's RETREAT.
"Ths owner Of this house and these lands
was George Pauncefort, the English actor,
whose playing had been witnessed by audi
snces In oil the large cities Of the United
States, and some Of your old theatre goers
hsrs and professionals tamong these being
Mrs. John Drew and Mr.. Murphy remem-
Der him ~ being In Philadelphia"
"And wks. took this man to Japan?"
"Thst," said Mr.. Arthur, sis something of
4 mystery. He 10 now en- octogenarian aud
something Of recluse. When / saw him
he stepped to his door In the early morn,
clad In seni.Jspsnese garb, with long flow
Ing footong and calash. He wore no shoes;
his form was erect, his hair and mo'istache
snswy white, his countenance Of forid hue.
He did not seem TO be either glad or sorry 10
sss M, and We rather invited ourselves In,
and - he stood 20 silent and grave / men
tally said, John Mildmsy.' Behind him
stood his wives. You have asked me-" con
unusd Mr.. Arthur, "why he was found In
such On out-of.ths-way corner Of the globe ?
can NJ. answer that directly. but l think
domestic difficulties drove him there. 1t was
alleged thAt he had two wives previous TO
going thsre-one In London and one In San
Francisco. At oil events, he was = great adj
mirsr Of the fair sex, and be disappeared and
Wa not heard Of until found him In Ja-
pam"
RESCUED NY sAvAaEs.
"How did he treat your"
"When We went into the house he only
uttered three words: My wives, gentlemen
but during our stay did not, In the presence
Of the other parties express an opinion on any
subject or join In the conversation. Subse
qusntiy had . private conversation with
him In which he told me many things re-
gsrding his past life. He came to this
country from England In 1857, and made .
great reputation ~ an actor. When the
troubles referred to occurred, he started
for the Orient rs chief officer of .
merchant vessel and the vessel was wrecked
Of tho island OF Formosa, near the northern
coast Of China. He was rescued by the I'm
tives, who were not absolute Chinese, but a
sort Of hybrid race, . cross between the Chi
ncse aud Csreans, and were exceedingly saw
age, 10 much 90 that had II not been for a
Dutchman who had located there and be
come friendly with them, Pauncefort would
not have escaped with bis life. This Dutch
man was engaged on The island extracting
dyes from the different woods there and In.
tsrcsded for Psuncefort's life when the M
tives proposed 10 kill him. Leaving this in
hospitable island he went to Japan and
landed there without money, without
friends, having no knowledge VI the Ian
guags or the customs Of the country, lone
son Of Thsspis from afar and with a heart
bowed dswn With > weight Of woe. Al that
time there was no treaty between the coun-
tries and the japanese took no stock In for
signers. However, Pauncefort felt that he
had come to stay. He wss = man Of tact
and intelligence and he acquired the Ian
gxags, In ths meantime sustaining himself
BY writing sketches OF the Europeans and
having them translated. Subsequently, he
learned tho Language well enough to go
through the country lecturing. He knew
something Of medicine, and when lecturing
failed him he took 10 doctoring, and he sue-
gsstively sid to ne that be believed he had
succeed I'm his medical career In Japan In
killing three or four-hundred people.
THE JArAEEsE DRAMA.
"Finally he Termed band Of native &C.
VEN, assuming with great power some Of the
leading relies In the japanese drama, which
he pronounces superior In cunning develols
mont Of plst and sublimity Of language to
either the French or German drama. Thrice
no assumed In the native tongue the role Of
Yura, the hero OF the historical drama Of
Japan, analogous to our Hamlet and
played before tho Mikado. Asa result Of
the performances he received unstinted praise
from the writers and poets Of that country.
1t his suggestion was led TO secure atrans-
lstion Of the play, whichn entitled Ronius,'
and II will be produced In this country nexs
ssassn." H..
"Why did he retire 70 the tea plantation9'
Ellis acting led TO m accession Of wealth
and fame. He then came to the conclusion
that he would settle down, and sealed 70
himself wife-a beautiful japanese woman
OF what ID known u the sDamio' class, or
the long-nosed' class. They are rs white
In their complexion - any European, and
noted for their beauty. He then bought =
tea and nee plantation, and when / visited
him be IVES employing about one hundred
and my or two hundred laborers, and lead
ins life OF sasc. He accumulated his other
wiyss by dsgrsss, Ipresume, but oil the
women sssmsd 70 BE- getting along witheut
domestic jars. A. al events Paunc@for has
had N experience few Englishmen havs
had.n
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