The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-01

A os.tisoas, stusssa ~ ste esesk Exchange
Uprear. Rssalis ssns Of Thea.

4 oeatls0as, 0tuaasa ~ sts osesk Exchange
Upresr, Rssalis some Of Thea.
An American gentleman. lately returned
TO this city after q prolonged residence In
Japan. wAs recently discovered In thu Stock
Exchange by reporter for TIE Bun. He was
standing outside the rail- erect. uncovered.
and solemn - though assisting ct the csre-
monial OF some mystic and awful religious rite.
His Oriental gravity. as hs watched unmoved
tho furious actions and frantic gestures Of the
apparently insane brokers. suggested the fato-
full calm Of the typical Now Zealander contem-
plating London Bridge after dynamite scars
He recognized the reporter, whom he greeted
cordially but mutely. 40 he refused to utter or
listen TO q word until both had escaped from
tho din and found themselves In the compara-
tive quiet OF . neishboring restaurant There.
aftor seating himself at . table and passing
his hand across his forehead In a dazed fash
ion. he found his volco-a voice faint and low at
flrst like that OF one who had Just suffered from
severe shock or surgical operation.
You can hardly imagine how q native OF
Japan would be affected By such q nends'
carnival as We have Just Witnessed" he said.
Tho Japanese are such great slaves to
etiquette that doubt II they could forget even
in sleep the iron rule OF conventional propriety.
They are never vo!uble OF. noisy and are apt at
expressing In q few words. by proverbs and
ideas int sss Sa, NV nSs0ns
haustion Of some Of those shouting. and per-
haps sinking. brokers. than the Japanese
proyer6. Man may shout when he can no
While the tongue. works. the brain sleeps,.
con;sinpt for many .wordsd men. Even. ora
! tory as our STUMP Speakers understand the
srs ns oaa OF Of
ing down Ideas NJ The Sun itself ~. and. !
iear II JspaGese statesman were introducsd ed
graysly regard / as ne lTss DRAFT q a now
sermon. and Tie silent man is often worth
effect. They are. also. ~ people quick at rep:
nrtee: their wit is keen and tempered. and
BRET terse form. rsmsmbsr an Instance OF
this that struck inc forcibly at The, time. though
had by no men4s yet mastered the nieetics OF
ine orders and 1 stepped into court or ex-
a.mination room where trial was going on
which ,w3 brothers had violently .luarrelied
TIL" holder. who was clearly not tho rishttul
owner. had assaulted aud elected his brother
and was protesting his right to defend his
10 him until he closrd with tho words. Even 4
cur may bark ct his own gate when Judge
uuaint.y voiced the universal judGmsnt. as i
has no gate bites at h i own risk This was
the only judgment rendered. but It was final"
like tho French p Inquired the reporter
ssInDuloasy 20: and, / ,hink, pnl Il, the h,
OF staring 9 stranger who dimes in public, away
from his dinner. 40 often practsed in France
at Il persistent starer at tho. next table in
our own country, would not be understood or
S that
other Of their proverbs. 10 be- g overpoiite is to
iss 6s ySoG story Of I1T
lar form Of farewell salutation. May to-mor-
row be all you WISH if n little heathenis in its
clerk Of the wHather l.. after all the essential
oil OF poIitensss and very soothing, when YOU
will not be held responsible for It,"
:, Hay" Have yTomans rights gained any foothold
e Not yet. ana ono or two At their proverbInl
phrases would seem to indicate that, japan is
acoid, raw soil for that doctrine to be planted
hands threshold. After death y woman can
nan no dseei, Trust your wife while your
makes a woman con,entaI' are not encourae;
Ing texts .r for preaching the doctrine Of equal
near Foosiyama than with wife's mother ="
law hos, oven found syinpst hizsrs in Japan
observed she reporter who c had once tried to
Exactly. But YOU cannot ne call many of their
proverbs stale or nnpron;able. For instance;
Os to thy srsn are no
rules TO follow. | have sometimes wondered.
too. whether tne bArd OF avon stole the Japan
ese proyerh man who lends money TO a
friend shall never see either his friend or mis-
money again. which RECALLS the sage ADVICE Of
Polonius to his son, For loan Oft loseth both
know the new search the old and If you hate
. man let him live and even their Famous
swords are made OF iron ,scrapinEs.' are old
friends n new dress. But must DO of. +" look.
Ing at his watch and mt the reporter roproach-
fully " l am late now. Good dav."
May to- morrow bs all you wish" muttered
the reporter as he watched his friend hurrying
across the street through the deluge Of rain
and sloet