The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-10
MIR. THOMPSON HAD A COLD,
BUT MIR. CARHART READ MS PAPER
ON JAPAN 40 APPLAUSE
re Was Not Consistent In Pronounctng
Hard Words. hut Me Entertained His
Audience Much rs the Dancing Jap
anese Girls md the Japanese Banjo.


re Was Not Consistent In Pronouucine
Hard Words. hut He Entertained His
Audience IA. Much rs the Dancing Jap
anese Girls and the Japanese banjo.
Mr. Frederick Diodati Thompson OF the
Knick erbocker Club. who recently received
the decoration OF the Turkish Order OF the
Medjcdie. had n cold last night and was un-
able to deliver his lecture on six Weeks in
japan During the Great Earthquake Of 1901"
1t was ut the monthly meeting OF the Now
York Genealogical and Biographical Society at
the Berkeley Lyceum. % West Forty-fourth
street. that hc was to havo spoken and n
fashionable audience assembled to hear him.
After various selections from the Mkndo'
had been played on a hidden piano the curtain
rose. revealing James Grant Wilson. Presi-
dent Of the society: Thomas q. Evans. tho
Secretary; Mr.. Frederick DiodaH Thompson.
and Mr. Amory Carhart. tho woil-known
cotilon lender, seated on the platform. Mr.
Wilson arose and said:
Mr. Thompson is suffering from n severe
cold. and is unable to read. Mt Carhart will
read the manuscript in his place
Mr.. Carhart unroled u bundle OF paper. fiat
tened it on n table. and after turning over half
n dozen pages. began at tho point where the
good ship reaches Japan. Until he landed in
Yokohama It was smooth sailing for Mr.. Car
mart But when Win peno heeA anu s'h"iheu
eyes he launched into the city OF Ecdhsoo and
Da" ,,,' M anu hv, hooama ton,,sd m T.,
the intricacies OF Japanese pronunciation.
Mr. Thompson's face was n study The
emotions that fitted across it and the visible
efforts Of the lips and eyes to control them
selves were watched with interest. He shifted
in his chair. while the audience was on tho
broad grin. Mr.. Carhart began to read: Il
then stepped into ienrikisha." Ho had puz-
Aeu over me las. wore iof a't ~ .;n.,s,,. low
ireseh'S peeu'o '' .;',. ~
the end Mr.. Carhart. with porspira'ion on his
brow. said in set voice. "and the linhiskaw
pore e., mo n NOM md ootsa hard I mt the aor
of Japanese housekeeping. Mr. Thompson
whisper said i'd to Mr. c"rhsrt: Please SKID
sono, NJ r,rbart ssipned ten paces and
vent On 'N'' '''''
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