The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25
Football IA Japan.

there + really nothing new IN h-osoali'
,-uaiiFed uucltravtiei man 70 a groupo o.
.rioilds rs thcy Nent oui 70 the Polo grounds
Tile nam0 .tss been plasee ia japan for
.hvussnd Jeara But there we're sonic diifel
nees vi detail in the rules. They coaidn'
Jlay the 2usl game, don't YOU SEQ, beeauss
Fhyu the} psgaa there wasn't any Rugby.
"The japanese game was sadlyeilete. Ndl
al lealn.sH ajiotss ii in tne-O gaseTera cod
7f- manners, toe standard japanese book q
.tlqucite. 1t. was a fayorite. sport Of th1
eoaft exQuislte,, wis surrounded the mIkadc
N hedass when be was kept IA a glass case.
% 70 s.aak, "a bin palaee at ksoto, as. ton
sacred TO be seen py. ordinary Dloria!s, f.
The ball was dainty thing OF cotton
md Is was kicked GrouD,. meat Eept Iawf
w tie gantiemen, while tho ladies' sat On Thu
yerandas OF the palace, and applondef am
ang songs and composed poetry. There
WASN'T any 'tackling' or 'serimsaaees' or gore.
# ans OF the gentlemen Kicked tho ball Of
ne l.syn one OK tbe other. players would pici
Il UPON his fanFfor shey all played viii
ans IL their girdles for use IN case they grew!
sarm With the eser-se-and would hand ii
back tQtb kitkef witra coiplinleqt. .a
fANbabeyeg t4e. gentlemen bscaine tired
they stoppei llaSias qua went Jack into the
.aiacs, were the ladies were aud had tea
'lTolr see. the japanese ganTs vas rather dit
,eroutf from ours,
'.lFhon 7 was hi Yokohama asked Jap
aness 6ent,cfnanto'Eo wi-h me 10 zee a foot
Aali match feteeeHt go teams chosen from
| rho foreign residents Ho accepted my invi
/ ,Atioh ara thsp'readup the rules Of thogam,
n bis copy Of the Osasawara code, SO as t.
sommit 30 indecoruni as a spectator Wien
sc cot 10 the ground the match was already
N progress, and n the middle Of tho field
80 saw group OF furious, half naked, hairy
'orcign devils cAnging around one strng
/ 5iiug foreigner, vino was trying desperately
uarl 20 get away with round bundle unde,
bis arm
Shades OF Yorotomir exclaimed my
companion. Where are the police. SEE
ihat desperate thief trying 80 escaped And
they viii XIII bimt They have him down
CON and are stamping. on him. II IS dread
FUR
AS soon and as well as could evplaine0
70 him the Rugby game; but. with Or,sata.
Conservatism, be said, after it was all over
and the players lad limped home, that he
preferred the rules Of Ogasawara, New
York Evening SUM-
Tile Japanese Merchant.
TIE japanese are content with little
and IL from This attribute Of then
nature that Americans need not ex
pect to compete with Item in business
IN their Own country. They do busi
ness on a margin that would ruin an
American tradesman, and II they
make ) cents Oh the sale OF watch on
10 cents in selling q clock; they are
satisfied. WHO'RE thirsty tradGanar
can live and bring mp family on SIC
month there IS. little hope for the
! luxurious American. The whole IA.
|. ton seems 10 be. engaged IN WHIT d
|. CONNECTICUT Yankee would call q
/ Ghittiinp business. Tle stocks Cd
many OF the stores would not bring 80
al auction, and the merchant sits llce
/ the 1'url, in his bazaar surrounded by
bis goods and with his legs crossed
serves his customers. His floor is his
counter, and his goods hang on the
wall or are piled within. easy reach oi
his hands He has space altogether
.aboutuas large as small bedroom
and the whole Of the front OF this IS
open. The hoor is raised about two
feet from the ground and the custom.
els sit ON the edge as they Maggie over
the prices. ... ....
The japanese merchant always asks
three times as MUCH Is he expects to
get You otter him. one-iiffh and
gradually reach the third. He gives
you tiny cup OF tea and PLACES beside
you bowl Of charcoal for your pipe
while you are looking at his goods,
and as q ruleit seems TO be Indifferent
70 him whether you buy or not Ii
YOU % away without buying he bows
. politely and says "Sayonara," fare
well, with as kind a smile as though
you make a purchase, and II you offer
him something out Of the usual order
be malses his calculation on a Chinese
calculating machine, consisting OF a
box OF wooden buttons strung on
wires. By moving these,up and down
he adds and subtlacts quite ~. q9icl1is
IS we DO with pencil and paper and
his figures are rarely wrong-Frank
1t. Carpenter. '-. tr