Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-29

sions. said a day two ago. was always
seiicitous lest he make some social break,
but Niri was less in awe of the convention
alities. Takasaki had pleasant little
habit Of carrying his own entertainment
with him when he went to pay an informal
CALL Usually it was Japanese game
played with dice. and very much ike our
own game of parchesi but with the course
Of the game marked out by flowery path
The stations were indicated by clusters of
flowers and one of these goals represented
very good place, while the other stood
for whatever corresponds. in Japanese. TO
the place where 1t never cools on. The
owner of the game. which was known, by
the way, as "honasasigf'-at least that Is
the way 1t sounds-always carried along
prizes for the winners. Usually, with the
Japanese sense of fitness of things, these
were floral or forally ornamented souve-
Mrs. One of his friends still treasures
collection OF japanese flowers that fell TO
her lot, for reaching the goal first one
evening and another cherishes an exquisite
lacquer box.
Went on Practice Cruise.
During the summer of 1891. soon after he
entered the academy. Takasah went on
the practice cruise on the Constellation,
and was one of the few underclassmen
among the japanese to enjoy that privi-
lege. The cadets were out from June to
August 2s and the record of the cruise
shows that they went from Annapolis TO
where they inspected the squadron of evo-
luton on July 20, witnessed target prac-
tice and the evolutions OF the naval pri-
gade; received instruction at the TORPEDO
station on August 10 and IL; crulsed on
Long Island sound and vicinity until Au-
rust IT. and sailed for Annapolis from
Newport on August II.
One OF Takasaki's Baltimore frlends M Wa
Cadet Clifton Roehle OF this city, VINO oleu
early in the summer Of 1896. shortly BEFORE
completing his course at the Naval Acao-
envy. The two cadets were admitted lilto
enc of the student organizations at me
same time, and very warm friendship
sprang up between them.
Niri's Compliment.
One Of Niris sayings has almost passed
Into tradition among the Naval Academy
contingent at Annapolis. 1t was intended
as the highest possible compliment-but
from the oriental point Of view. He noticed
the debutante daughter Of famous ad-
miral at one of the hops at the academy,
and he sought out one of his friends ana
asked to be introduced to the young lady,
who was somewhat plump. Introduce me,
he said. Pretty girl; looks like a nice III
tie fat pig"
He always knew what he wanted and
went straight to the point to get 1t. He
saw another girl whose acquaintance ne
desired to make at one of the dances, ana
he remarked to another chum: Pretty
girl; bling me around some time, Stun
bling as usual, over the unpronounceaole
"r" Needless to say the friend "blought
him.
Like the other cadets from the Land OF
the Rising Sun, Niri usually spent his holi-
days in Washington. He was fond of horse
back riding, and on one of these times
went off on little jaunt out in the sub
urbs On his way in town he called on some
American girls TO whom he had been intro
duced by one of his fellow cadets. Mr.. j. +.
Ryan, now Lieutenant Ryan ard an officer
on the Wilmington, but especially remem-
bered as one of the young officers who was
standing next to Woman Ellis on board the
Brooklyn when Ellis head was shot off in
the battle of Santiago
Mr. Ryan, who was digrified as Mir
was karum-scarum, happened 10 be calling
on the girls when Niri returned from his
ride, and the young japanese, who was very
fond of Up" he called his chum,
amazed his hostess by Shaping the young
fellow on the back in vigorous un-Japanese
fashion and saying: Il Tide five miles, Lyan.
Firss time l Tide since l come from Japan.
There are no Japanese at the Naval Acad-
envy at present, and only two foreigners be-
sides the Japanese students have ever been
admitted to the United States Naval Acad-
envy They were Pierre dOrleans, young
Frenchman of noble birth, who graduated
IN the class of 1864, and Ricardo Inglesias
of Costa Rica, who graduated last June.