The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-24
JAP ROMANCE SHATTERED.
Wise VIA VIII Decide Who Shall Wed lame.
san HosOye.

Kono ~Tamasara, who mends porcelain
ware and sells Osaka bronzes in his shop over
Tellini's sausage store in East Houston
street, near Second avenue, is awaiting the
ava I'd Of a tribunal Of arbitration on the
question Of the prophet airy rights in one
Iame-san Hosoye, a Japanese nader from
the plum gardens Of Omori, near Toxic.
The other disputant in the suit is a jap
anese window washer Of Jersey City, Inu-
maru by name. The tribunal is a very
wise man. whose name is at present not
revealed.
Mr.. Tamasara's case, as told to an inter
ested and sympathetic listener over the
bronze incense burners in his shop, is one
that requires all the delicacy and tact of the
very wise umpire, The bronze dealer be-
lieves that Iame-san, the maid from Omori,
Is, according to japanese rite, his lawfully
welded wife. The plebeian window washer
Of Jersey City has a stronger hold on Miss
lanes affections, Tamasara admits, but he
gained that advantage unfairly and with
out regard for the honor OF a fellow country
man.
, One day last week Tamasara dressed
himself in his best outaway coat and bought
a pink for his buttonhole. Then he went
across to the Jersey City terminal Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad to meet the young
woman, who wastoarrive direct from Japan
on an evening train from the West. He had
received a letter five yards in length, writ
ten from Seattle by his bride-to-be the
day OF her landing from the steamer, saying
that she would travel East in the company
OF a Japanese gentleman and his wife and
that she would expect to see her future
husband at the end of the honorably long
and arduous journey.
When the train drew up at the station plat
form Tamasara removed his hat in the
excitement Of anticipation. He caught a
glimpse Of a small young person in a pink
shirt waist.and ga ilor straw making her way
| through the car to the steps. Thither he
went in some haste and stood, hat in hand,
to greet the young woman.
Il am honorably overwhelmed with 10y
to see your face again, spoke Tamasara.
Many times has the cherry blossomed
since / have had the humble honor OF listen
ing to your musical voice, demurely lisped
Miss lame.
aIf you will deign to come to my humble
house" began Tamasara Then came
the Intervention OF the window washing
gentleman. He had been standing awk-
! wardly by, awaiting the chance to speak.
without daring to interrupt said he
of the swab and pail, "let me humbly beg
to suggest that Iame-san will not go to the
house of Tamasara. She has most gra-
ciously deigned to become my wife and will
now depart with me after taking courteous
leave OF the honorable gentleman whom |
am addressing"
"Bu has she not exchanged photographs
with me and did l not provide, poorly no
doubt, for Miss lanes passage from Omori
to New York? Not on your honorable tin
type for words to that effect will the lady
go to your house as your wife"
Then with appropriate tears the maiden
OF the plum blossoms interviewed. True,
she had known the Honorable Tamasara
in Omori when he used to own a rikisha
stand near the temple gate. And true, she
had seen him depart for America with tears.
Had she not become his betrothed with joy
and eagerly exchanged photographs with
him? All, yes! but she had met the window
washer on the train from Chicago and he
spoke 80 wonderfully OF his love. What
was in the hand Of Kwanuon, goddess Of
love, and not for her own disposing?
The window washer from Jersey City
said he would gladly reimburse Mr.. Tama-
unworthily on Miss lame. The window
washer said he would even set out a sake
cup for Mr.. Tamasara at the wedding
feast.
But this was not for lanlaSara. Inc
should take the girl to the home OF a very
wise man whom he knew. They should
ask this man of wisdom to decide where
she should bestow her hand. He, Tamasara,
would abide by the decision.
so after much parley on the. platformof
the Jersey City station i was decided that
the very wise man should act as a court of
arbitration.
Two very stern faced Japanese men and
one toddling nesdn, whose eyes glistened
with tears, took the ferry to Cortlandt
street and there set out for the home OF the
very wise man. There Iame-san still is,
awaiting the time when the high our of
arbitration shall render his judgment.
1T IL highly improper that a young m
should act thus" says kono Tamasara
as he dusts his Osaka bronzes in his shop
on East Houston street. But then. women
have not been given the honorable sense
that men have. They are little children"