The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-14

then begin to stutter, and rapidly be-
come incoherent. His vigilant medical
attendant would then knock at the
cabin door, signal for me to leave.
In spite OF his Illness he would al
ways insist on being smartly grooned
and was most particular about his
beard being trimmed. He told me
conf1dentially one morning that his
valet was no ordinary mortal. but a.
past master in the art Of hair, dress
| ing--that, in fact, he was one: Of the
most promising young men from fa-,
| nous establishment In Bond street.
He added. with a smile, that 1t was
an expensive luxury travelling with
your barber, but what comfort 1t
was to be able to sit down and be sure
your beard kept intact according to
| orders!
YES. even my wife. believe. does
not know of the accomplishments OF
my so-called valet"
Lord Randolph was on an extensive
| tour round the world, for the purpose
of the thoro rest Of mind and body it
would give him. and his attendant
was very anxious that he should keep
to the ship and land as little as pos
sible. I was. therefore. asked to dis
suade him from journey up the Ir-
very keen upon, doing. I pointed out to
him the risk that he might run In
picking UP fever. as he was not In the
best OF condition. and the monotony
of the slow journey up the river,
which I had made myself when we
took over the country In 1886.
| ! found that could not have hit
upon a more unfortunate theme than
that Of the British annexation.
| "Ah! 1t Is for that very reason I
must co. and his large blue eyes
sparkled. as he said: st have been
looking forward to that very journey
for some time. You know. Vilnefs.
that Burmah was my great political
baby. It was thru me that the coun-
try was annexed, and therefore / feel
it my duty to see it. I must and will
CO."
| Poor fellowl he carried out his pro-
ject, and saw something Of the huge
slice Of territory country larger
than France--he had been directly
instrumental in adding to the British
empire. But, as was feared, the
strain was too much for him. He was
seized with transient paralysis of the
London in semi comatose state,
from which he never rallied.
The majority Of passengers on
board were Japanese students return
ing to their country on account of the
war. and I was able with their assist
ance to pick up q little Of their lam
guage, SO that when I landed was
quite able to inquire my way about
There was one little Jap lady passen-
ger, dressed In the latest Partisan
fashion, which suited her face and fig
ure but little. She, as an American
might say, Cooked the funniest little
freak outside dime museum, and as
homely as mud fence; but she
fitted about the deck, nightly
| nlaaaad with har E11ro OFT
Her costume was astonishing enough
where all womankind was dressed in
the same fashion; but when she ar
rived in Yokohama the grotesqueness
OF 1t amid the picturesque kimonos
and obtes Of her own countrywome
was simply too funny for words. re-
member going up In the same train
with her to Toxic, where I was about
to present myself to the Jap war office
for the. necessary permits to take me
to the front. A small crowd Of charm
Ing little Jap girls, in their sweetly
pretty native costumes, were awaiting
her arrival. AS the funny little body
approached her sisters they all kow-
lowed to her with the greatest awe
At first imagined they must irresisti-
bly, go into paroxysms of uncontrolIa.
Die laughter at the absurd little guy
moving towards them; but no, they
were simply. wonderstruck with the
novelty and beauty Of her attire, and
. after the first serious welcome was
over they crowded around her, squeez-
ed and pinched her, stroked her hat
and feathers, and gave way to express
stons equivalent to those Of their more
! western sisters when thus moved to
admiration, such as:
How beautiful! What a swee,
; sweet toque! How becoming thai
| feather Is; and those puff sleeves, too
!. 1T was the year of balloon sleeves
I chow anRelicr" - - |.