The sun., 1907-03-28
FLAPS AEAREADORABLE-INSPOT
N OTHER SPOTS THE MOST EN-
OPERATING or PEOPLE.
Dont care About PunctuaIIty and wonder
VII, You DO-In other ways Make You
Mlnd Your P's and as Wear White
when Mourning and GiEgIe When sad.

.youa.k me what think of the Japanese
+ c,r answer that | think everything of
p ,bem simply adore them-in spots On
tho other hand no other people in the world
has ever 80 eXasperated me
II i- ln this way that a woman who has
lived IN Japan replies to a question from
tho editor Of the Outlook She goes on TO
.sy that il one runs through Japan, taking
N the cherry blossom fairyland time, one
simply in love with everything; but il
one stays longer one is lost in misunder-
aand nGs.
sThs Japanese is both quick and slow.
ract and inexact, selfish and generous,
hone-' and dishonest. He has untirin z
pstleuce. perfect control, and indomitable
determination to do his own way. | trust
vou will pardon slang if | remark that for
n,ghradcdness the Japanese takes the cake
Of rho world.
he has plenty Of hard common sense ,
and enjoys a good story as we'll as we.
Ue says that he is full Of sentiment, but l
don't think he is; he thinks hard, and he
,csp hold his tongue, which we can't At
'lassr in Japan the official class is close
mouthei and the common people talk,
While with us the officials talk and the COM
mon people don't.
The occasional American who beats his
wife docs So in heat Of passion; the occa-
.onal Japanese who beats his wife beats
her without heat Of pass on and with
thoughtful intention. because she has done
scuns wrong act.
.He NAV love her we'll but she deserves
punishment and he proceeds to give it
without temper, and throughout the per-
fonnance he speaks gently to her and
.milAs according to the rules of national
etiquette.
He thinks that to drown or chloroform
cat or dog is inhuman and cruel; but he
will drop an animal into a deep. dry well
and let II die a slow but natural death Of
starvation without the slightest compunc-
non or any intention TO be cruel Indeed,
he will do it TO save the animal from the
foreigner who would inhumanly use chloro-
lom.
In his own interest he is as selfish as
anv human being can he, but in his care
Tor his parents. for the children of dead
relatives or friends, and in sharing with
hem in misfortune, he is not only generous
hut looks upon the additional burden "a a
duty 10 he cheerl ully undertaken
IF you are cheated in business relations
~ vonr lookout. He has no intention
n he dishonest in selling you a cracked
cup or vase, a leaking jar, or a spotted
rard Of silk.
'lt you discover the imperfection he
willingly replaces the article and cannot
Understand your annoyance at having
Ia retrace your four mile ricksha steps to
h. unaAn rinht nSnorial1Ny
rheu you we're too stupid to attend to the
natter at the proper time-when you bought
he article.
No Scotchman or jew ever more keenly
oves or enjoys his close bargain in which
herc is a chance that he may get the best
# YOU; but in other ways his integrity is
nmpeachable.
IN all the time was there never had
thing stolen in hotels or my own house.
me continually hears OF great business
contracts carried on with absolute square
dealing. Foreigners will say that they
would rather deal with Japanese banks
han foreign ones.
An sense Of exact time has been left out
VI the Japanese composition and you must
plan for sliding scale in all appointments.
They are "a likely to come ahead Of time
As behind time. They cannot understand
whv We do not as cheerfully wait for them
when they are late as they wait for Us when
they are ahead OF time.
On the other hand, in some ways they
hold the foreigner to strict account. If it
happened that | did not have a. many
pieces in the laundry as | was wont to-
he noble faced TsuTa would promptly
ippear. bow her dusky head to the floor.
ask for my honorable condition, Of don-a-
L II 4 nsA aGN Naly
IN hour Of time and more of my honorable
empar sbe would indicate that my laundry
had not "a many pieces a. IL should.
'Ttmight even upRnother week, or might
9av tho same at the end Of the month. hut
no: would not do--there must be the same
-sellv number.
-Havi.lg a certified number Of garments
,pAch Monday finally got on my nerves and
nv. temper became 40 dishOnOrable that
fNra and I separated, Tsura presenting
ne with a farewell visit and a delicious
cake
you can imagine that one is in state Of
7khteo,.. rage most of the time, but one
ioesu't have even the satisfaction Of show
ng Tho Japanese regards your exhibit
ton ~ temper as a nuae joke lie treats
you a. II you were a sioE baby; tries to
smooth you down or-hapPy thought
nakcs you a present
10 many ways they show grea, respect
'or their dead, and pay calls at the last
resting place for years. leaving visiting
cards n small boxes. which are placed in
he csinerery lots for the purpose, and also
saving huge upright pickets OF wood with
nsmes put on in black. Some Of the graves
q Ito dead fairly bristle with these ten or
tvslvA Feet high pickets which stard upright
u the ground
But when they come to tell you OF a death
N ,ts family, thcy do 80 with smiling cheer
'ulness, when you show any natural concern,
hey become more giggly. and. thinking OF
sour foreign ideas. will say. Yes. yes, very
sad
'Tho g;gSle often gets on one's nerves
"a much as TsurRsan's week end visits,
but when yo: settle down 20 thinking of il.
its pure custom whether you laugh ar cry.
Z. and the japanese really feels the Same kind
n Sorrow With his laughter that We do with
0lr cpnra
'Ife Japanese do not slow feeling whom
, Vs Expect them 20. and do show j; when
~ DO NOT. Il fairly made my blood boil
sAA the wounded carried into Toxic
rU7g 10 war--stretchnr after strctCher
heaj,uE ,alc. manned meu To the hospitals.
with n''er cheer from the onlookers
'!.' .orsign man standing by with un-
Covered head and the foreign woman with
'ept running down her face were such
q" as of curiosity that even the helpless
mea m the stretchers turned their heads
To s'qrc
Tho Japanese would walk miles and
would food the streets with banners and
aan'err- when the wounded were expected.
hen whan they did arrive the crowd did
othlng but stand and giggle.
Ih@re never was, 70 our mind, anything
more pathetic than the war funerals. The
ToeInn rArge, the slow pacing horse OF the
,1pad officer, the son walking beside the
plal boz ona gun carriage-which held the
- R.ek