The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-14
SAYS Irsu Is No NoBLEMAN.
Col. Bryan Knocked the Romance
Out of the Japanese Count story.

Col. Bryan Knocked the Romance
Out of the Japanese Count story.
A story has been going throughout the
country during the last few days of
japanese Count Itsu adopting Col Will
lam J. Bryan as his father and Mrs Bry-
an az his mother.
when Col. Bryan was at his home in
Lincoln on his fnrlough, the story goes that
he was sitting Ia his parlor one day sur
rounded by eminent political friends with
whom he was discussing grave matters
OF public concern, when on a sudden the
door was opened from without and
handsome japanese lad Of 10. gorgeously
attired entered the room in which sat
the politicians Bowling with oriental dig
nifty and grace the strange visitor handed
Col. Bryan a card, on which was engrav-
ed this: Count Itsu, Sakura, Japan"
Father" said the boy, Il am at last
here at home. Where Is Mother Bryan?"
The stampede at the Chicago conven-
ton or the vote in his own state never
took Col Bryan by more surprise, or by
more unpleasant surprise than did the
appearance of this japanese count, ac-
cording 90 the reports. The COL
onel smiled and bade the boy be
seated He was said to be a count from
the japanese city of Sakura, who. having
passed through the best schools of his
country and gained all the knowledge his
native masters could teach him had heard
OF the United States and of the Ameri-
can people-of their enterprise, their in
ventions their liberty. their Institutions,
their big ships and their soldiers and their
statesmen his mind was made up that he
would go TO America, master its civiliza-
ton and then return TO Japan and enter
the Parliament of his country.
In Japan Their is a custom that permits
a youth to choose for himself an adopted
father and mother. This is a most con-
venient arrangement for the young people
Of country, although il may be a little
rough on the adopted parents-as Col
and Mrs. Bryan found out
Itsu decided he would adopt a father and
mother in America as the best and the
quickest way of gaining his end His
first thought involved a scheme to take VI
his residence at the White House
the very center of American in.
stitutions, SO 90 speak, but Their
ne changed his mind. lie remembered Col
Bryan and wrote 10 him.
IAN 1 want" wrote young Itsu lis e
have you for my father and to live witt
you about seven years. BY that time
shall understand America.
Col Bryan replied by assuring the coun
OF his consideration ana pralslng Tn.
young mans good sense and precocity il
desiring 20 know all about free America
but, in the matter of parentage, he did no
see-just then-how it could be arranged
There were many difficulties in the way-ii
fact, the matter WIS utterly impossible
Col Bryan could, On no circumstances, ac
cept The count as an adopted SON.
Itsu. nothing daunted. came along jus
the same and lost no time in finding Col
Bryan's household
The story, as 1t has been going tn
rounds, Is unique. but when Col Bryan
was asked about il last night he knocke,
al the romance out of Il by announcing
that ltsu Is not a count at all. but th
son Of a steady-going. everyday farmer
who lives just outside OF SaIura. II
wanted 20 come 10 this country for an ed
ucauon, and wrote Col. Bryan about II
lie .s staying az the Nobraskan's hom
until he masters the language Of III
country, and then he VIII enter college
That - ail there b. about IL. said Col
hrynn iisu q not "a wealthy nobleman
only q japanese boy. who wants 10 get az
sdncaiion in this country