The Republican journal., 1902-07-31
A JAPANESE VENGEANCE.

considerable resemblance to a Knights
bridge curio- -brocade e-and- pottery shop,
and wondered greatly. For in J apan they
use anilme dyes, English and Ameri-
can. ana wear, or put on, European
clothing, and endeavor TO assimilate
European cookery, and paint up the
names OF their streets in English. But
they do not hang up English boots and
shoes upon their walls for spill holders,
nor do they cherish English cooking
pots and butter boats as things of price.
Tile streets outside had been wet and
drab. and the social atmosphere within
seemed as neutral tinted, if less humid.
The room was tull of clacking women,
i'll furs and out of them, drinking bad
tea. with much milk and sugar, at the
SAVIOR Of which infusion the soul of Oishi
Yoshio reyolted, and his heart yearned
for Toxic. for sunshine. brightness. the
dainty retinements of life. and the hue
and color loyeliness which constitute
Japan.
His hostess beckoned him. and he
steered his dapper, unobtruslve way to
her his slim hand tidgeting with his
heat little black nous ache. HeWas in
tIoduced to a young lady who murmur-
ed something unintelligible as Oishi
GoShlu bowed before her. Hername was
Miss Harchtield and the 1.-THE Japanese
observed that She was y0ulg and very
pretty IL her wheat -halred comtioWer-
coi0rtd eyed. Eng Sll style. She told him
that sae adortd everything japanese.
and OlsiIl ! oSllO could imagine her buy
iug pastille sticks OF paper fans or string
bath sandals at the Brompton emporium
10l the sale OF such cheap and trashy
merchandise. Size said "Iayp Won
se-}the rouseryatory." and took him
tlerr. and oli A cane settee in front Of
a miniature uopG containing goldfish
ANA . prospect of Japanese dwarf trees
in the midst of which appeared the roots
of a crimson dolls temnle thew fejl in
to conversation. Mis-, DarchtiaId stiil
harmed upou Japan and filings Ia}l5n-
e,e Her " hite teeth showed under the
mink cable ol her short npper In AS She
SAID. I.Spugly. Il want TO ask
Size Changed her tone and mt the ones.
.l0n rosjfivf DO yo1 knnv arvti inc
about tattoolOr as II is dome i'm Janau.''
1isui Yoshio cave a n11ick aIaYtl.a a-
ing one Sljm-tingered onevcotorad
,.trt35n.v do know onatbing,, ho re,-
~! .tItl.e"' III LIS SOW correct Enshsh'
- = an az lll''ol pldEIlceu III my
Soy;ljet " anl9lIs " oeltdll glasses ol III
w 4''udiS, ile preserved perfect gray
y anu NV.l''e eo PIlNd0els "haI WAS
coming 4VAl. l |, came.
VuI' you zen ,.l-. hie ol alypodE-any
"a tl1Gse l'tts'' Il NV lIl3 ~ l-'ht'oli, lie
s-li '. "shVU- N-'o t9t'l'l 40 ton you
Nli0" nv '-usl'e'' 9llh. allu Ioohtu
eSels le.e' vaguely before she
3Ie eylsii1 tIV coIllnoWer-colof9d eyes
'"I ~ n 10 ''ls1li Is l oSIIo.
nc PeI1eN'.H IIdiheo tHtpIo"s OF
f'l' =. e.. tet'4A % le-acloll We're lllted the
NIT@tlli ul d "dps niger lalI
I-e az "l latooill9- lie
'L-2|2 Ill d moment: tHtfe IS one man
! co4iu give you ms address;
IL .e'i i'.leu' re IlNtS the sllm AanQ
'1 t.-t young japanese waved eastward
,, ''s, s,l +1('''l + ''IfS ~ { it'l Iles
,yl-o' CIV .lI' ~ 'iie
h. nav, e-1,4 III aiil, ,'t.+. y
hi,. ,,o r5.l .....,,4'n ~
,,- .,rs+if,.s ~ l11i-.,l
ey-5 narrowed a occasionally
ladies'. " ne said
Mss UaIcLHt.Qs cheeks deepen4d
thtirluertv PINK She was fun 0t her
subject and Ipr exuberallt interest in