Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-02-25

N. Y, on every bottle.
castaway in infancy, knows not who
his wv parents were, and was
brought up by an old farmer to whom
this celebapted statesman rendered
ilial esteem and on whom he re-
Elected unexpected honor and renown
until death deprived him few years
ago of his benefactor. A million
aire who lives in the most palatial
residence en- Nogeyama, in Yokoha-
ma, came to that city less than 80
years ago working as a coolie, draw
ing carts along her streets loaded
heavily with all sorts of merchan-
disc.
The relation of a circumstance,
though it partakes somewhat more
of the nature of a personal reminis-
cence than I care to introduce here,
will be illustrative, and I am sure
the reader will make proper allow
ances: While / was in charge of a
boys school in the city of Yokoha-
ma, there came into my Office one
day a young man about eighteen
years of age. Besides the customary
garment worn by all japanese men,
he had ON one thin cotton kimona, a
cloaklike garment that hangs from
the shoulders to the ankle, fastened
by means of a girdle around the
waist, the latter in this instance not
more than a cotton string. He was
bareheaded, and the geta, wooden
shoes, which he wore had evidently
been thrown away by someone and
picked up by him. He was pale
and frail, evidently poorly nourished.
He wanted to attend school, he said,
to study English. He did not ask
for any help, simply requested the
; best terms for tuition we could give
him, with permission to pay in in.
stallments as he should be able, and
permission to excuse himself each
day after one recitation with an
American teacher and one with q
japanese in translation. All this
was granted. Every week he wOulo
bring a few cents and pay it on ac
count. This 1 had kept separate from
other funds until his payments haC
amounted to three dollars. Fol
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mystery to both the Japanese teach
!, ers and myself. Finally we discov
cred that he was running a jinricki
f sha, had a stand in a remote part O
, the city, that he attended the two
, recitations i'll school in the morning
and returned Immediately to hi
!, stand where, While waiting for pas
: sengers, he studied his lessons. HI
frequently ran until IL and ]. o'clocl
2 at night and returned to his stand b,
1 the crack of dawn in the morning
lone day I called him into the OF
/ flee and assured him of my sym
l pathy in his struggle to get a
/ education and returned him ever,
r cent he had paid on tuition
g and rendered him a free scholar
s ship as long as he should wis
to attend the school. He SCENE
very grateful. After sometime h
got a place as fireman at night in tn
e electric light works, and ceased run
e ming his jinrickisha. But he cor
tinued his studies until he was alb
IS to stand an examination and SO So
lcured an appointment on the Yoke
hama police force, where after SOM
n years he laid up money enough I
enter college. At which time b
p plat ed his money in my hands, an
J. for the first year drew on his depo
n it's for about ten dollars, havin
emade the balance of his expenses /.
ianitor and at other light emplo,
70 ment evenings and mornings.
a 7 would add q reflection her,