Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-30

now Ills steep WIS Hdtlitcu ny Aea4c, en-
cited By the sight Of the horrible punish
ments which he had witnessed. Iyeyas
was. however. too great and shrewd TO be
used by the Portuguese Jesuits. Adams
had told such q frank and straightforward
story. and exhibited such an intimate
knowledge Of European affairs, and OF the
various arts and sciences, that the Tycoon
was faYorably impressed with him and or
dcred his release. The Dutch ship and
crew were taken to Yedd0, which was al
that time made the eastern capital, and the
crew were told TO content themselves III
Japan, rs they would never be allowed TO
depart. Adams was employed 10 teach
mathematics, navigation and European
Ship-building.
In spite Of his continued occupation,
thoughts of home and family haunted him
sleeping or waking. BY the annual Portu
guese trading ship he wrote home, but for
twelve long years 40 answer came. He
repeatedly urged the Tycoon 10 allow him
TO go back to England, but these petitions
were ALWAYS met with 4 refusal. To make
him contcnte4 in his work he was given
large tract Of land, with great number Of
dependents. over whom he had absolute
authority He was ennObiCd and entitled
Angin Sauna the japanese name for Lord
Pilot and the district where he resided
was and is TO this day, called Angin Che,
or The District Of Ansin.
MOI far from this time a Spanish ship
with an Embassy from the King of Spain
arrived Although they bore magnificent
presents from Philip H. to the Tycoon,
they were refused audience and permits
sion to trade was denied them. Shortly
afterwards Dutch ship came 10 trade, and
although their cargo was small, and they
had no presents, through Adams they
were conceded the most liberal privileges,
and thus through the stranger was laid The
foundation for Dutch trade, which lasted
through three centuries of japanese cx-
clu>iveness and distrust Of foreigners.
In 1913 or 1914 au English ship arrived
under command of Captain Saris. Adams
obtained for them even more liberal terms
for trade than he had for the Dutch An
English factory was built, and the goods
landed and all the steps taken 70 build up
English interests. Alter having been here
two years, the ship was about TO sail fer
England. And now was presented to poor
Adams trial such rs comes to few mOrtals
lveyas, the Tycoon, after fifteen years Of
persistent rcfusals for him to go home after
having as persistently held honors and pro-
motions before him. suddenly and voluu-
ta1lly sent him permission to go to England
How he must have been torn by his con-
ficting desires and interests. On the one
hand was this land of the Orient which
had been his home for fifteen years Its
picturesque beauty, and its luXriant, tropi-
cal vegetation had taken deep hold Of his
heart. The people had received him, a
ship-TGecked sailor, and made him a lord
Of the land. He had been treated and loved
by them with d warmth of feeling unknown
in colder England. All the fortune accu-
i-,l fyGt
behind him. With the best years of his
life and his youthful vig0r gone. he was to
60 out into the world empty handed. No
word or tidines of the fair haired wife and
children had reached him for seventeen
years. The shadow Of the dark-Wngcd
angel might have covered them all within
that long, weary time, or worse STILL hc
might lind thai his wife, weary with wait
ing and watching for his return, and al
last, when 10 tidiugs came, hope being
dead within her, had given his place in her
heart 10 another. whispering in other ears
the sweet words which had 50 often been
his, and that his children, his bWc-eyed
and iair-haiIcd boy and girl had learned
}o cali q stranger by the tond name Of IA
Jher Like Tenuysou'5 Lotus Eatc-s, he
could say;
Dear IS the memory Of NY welded life.
And dear the last embraces OF my Vic,
ANA her warm tears; but all hath suffered
change,
For surely now my household hearth IS cold
Ny son uhcritS me: my look IS s5TuDgp,
And should come Ike ghosts 50 trouble joy
On the other hand, what If his English
Mary still cherished the hope ihat he
would come again. and what II she kept
every word and look OF his eushrined IN
her heart. and if she with lis children.
Sill lmCit morning and evening and lifted
up their supu!icatloES 90 Him, who holds
the great waves and the fierce winds in the
hollow Of His hand, to protect their wan
derer and bring him home to them AGAIN
These conflicting hopes and fears
must have wrIng q proud and sen
sitiye spirit such as that of Adams. He
who had looked danger in the eye, i'm many
4 Wild storm and wilder battle strife With
ont ia!jcTiug, might we'll have broken
down and wcpt ike q child under this trial.
But his bitter conflicts Of loves, doubts
desires and hopes lie buried with MS ashes
under this same stone column that looks
down upon the BAY Of icddG, and in the
oblivion Of three silent and Unspeakiug
centuries of japanese night. We know
from the dim records that h. shrJnk from
what fate might have in store for
him behind the veil Of uncertainty. He
decided 20 stay in the land Of his adoption.
The ship departed for England, and when
her white sails lad rccedcd from his sight
hc had put all dat was dear 10 him in lis
youthful and better days behind him for
ever. lie Wen, on with his work, perfect
ed sl.PaWidIuE, drilled the Tycoon
troops, tau Lht the arts and sciences, and
elevated and bctcred jhc condition Of his
Ie.aincT> aud followers. He embraced the
buddhist faith, built this temple % Toxic
san, where he warahipcd with his follow
cr5. His remaining years were spent
amid these scenes OF romantic beauty "itI
every outward appearance Of content
but "hen the evening Of life had come TO
him, and the long shadows had fallen
a,hWart his path, and the gloom of the
coming n.sht was deepening before him,
and las iaouehts naturally reverted to the
bright, iuuG scenes 81. youth and carly
manhood then the pool Of memory must
have been strict go lis lowest depths As
be s4i by the Wlerd Buddhist temple, In
the shade 81 the dense tropical grove gu
ing at the yas. Uaphi:hclter 81 bills that
form the bay of Ie4do, the bold cliffs orold
Albion ANA the green bills of his native
land must have come wildly before lim.
The happy songs and musical laughter
Of the ro p5 OF Gs-E--vej gi:.s Of
Njphun as they rot rHed from their
ianf-s On th2 green tea fields, Wl.t have
recalled the merry trans @. English
girls. a"3 thejr Saxon songs, on their
evening rstara iron the merry hou-oie..-
lalcs In tle valleys o. Kent. AS SIC dark
haired children of Hama HUsa played
around h,m. Visions Of other childish forms,
with fair faces uaEeu hai- and oves af 5.uc
must have .l,.e3 before him. and aaal
na.e .s-l been ua.-s- 'a1. .aa taes simple
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