The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-25
Interviews of a Japanese SchooIboy
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Dearest Sir
when / approached into st. Peters
bnrq by train was accompanied by
Cousin Nogi. my dog o-Fido and the
rest Of my baggage. By looking from
,v;ndog of car we could see 1000 com
rlete soldiers dumped together on H.
p platform with Sandy Claus appear
ance Intelligent Jewish merchants
non,d he seen running back & forthly
v.;tb nusb-earts filed with bombs
labelled. ''Try one-19c Doz, 10
Dav Only" Nearby we could behold
collection of boots walking around
With whiskers on top of them. we
knew them at once by their photos
they was the pressed Peasantry Oh
Russia.
Cousin Nogi observe this human
audience while he was making hop-oh
from train. and be was very proud
~ am 50 glad the Militia is here 10
meet usi'' he say coyiy.
Rrt O-FIdo make nerve-signais with
tail ike he wished to remain IN Amer
lea where he was acquainted with the
Police. 4,
We elope down the platform trem
11;ro IN every knuckle. A militia
hooking personality resembling Gen.
Ynropatkin approach up with sword q
require. ~
F.Hashimuroff Togoski"'
/ recognize myself.
-,.h;eIy.ftt PnpoSp TINS
warfare person with lnsuited hlahhei
'sVodka is delieiously injurious Tor
the price," l report, attempting to say
soothing compliments to the RUSSIAN
people. That General make sneeze OF
deep disgust.
All! them soldiers look gloomly to US
with eyes like they seen our mistake
in coming to Russia.
"PushkinlD cry that Commander
with voice. And the entire cluster OF
soldiers make thrush to us with ad-
yaneed baynuts. Me and Nogi and
O-Fido do warcry shout similar to Port
Arthur & soonly we are engaged IN
considerable iiu jitsu mingled with IN
ternational banzais and lound bumps. /
But it was vain struggly for us.
When nextly we looked we was
saueIehed fiat to platform with entire
Russian Army setting on our neektles.
Our coats & shoes was removed OFT to
see how much revolution they contaln-
ed. A Custom House policeman rush
up with dutiful expression peculiar to
Hon. VIM. Loeb when greeting the /
I1ustania. He make inroads to my
satehel-valise & shake away all my
trousseau endeavoring to get some
tariff out of it. After this ceremony
we was stuck hastily together again
and me & Nogi & O-Fido with iron
wrist-euff on our sleeves was chain
ganged off to st. Peter & st. Paul s
iail where we couldn' It have nothing
TO read but a copy of the "Outlook -
translated into Russian and all African
blotted out for fear it
might. teach the Russian people to
shoot straight.
"Shall we remain thusly forever till |
Death do us mildew7 If so, how shall
we ever chatter with the Ear for all
U. s. newspapers" snubble Nogi with
weeps.
Howells from O-Fido.
"Like all others Despots, Hon. Ear
is sweet 6 kindly man after Office
hours | eombust confidentially.
'fTherefore / shall write him note
full of soft tears"
So / pull off my cuff & on this ]
wrote following SADLY thought;
"Dear Zar:-2 japanese Sehoolboys |
& Dog are all American subjeeks |
locked damply away for nothing,
which they didn t do. & should wish to
talk Newspaper Correspondence with
you. which we are here to ask. Please, |
can't wes
"Yours truly
9Th. Togo, H. Nogi & O-Fido."
BY next early morn, while OFido |
was thinking lonesomely of friends in
Ohio g. Nogi was borrowing Siberian
Railway Timetable from a Anarchist in /
the next apartment, of suddenly I'm |
perial Janitor of the Guard, brightly |
trimmed with feathers, arrived up 8 /
poke following envelope into our ex-
cited cages:
Room 20 Imperial Palace
Dear Togo
Excuse me not to be among others |
to welcome you at Union Depot yes
terday. Make yourself comfortable as |
possible. Can't you come g. have free
lunch with me today2 Dress inform
ally in any Admiral s uniform you hap
pen to have around. Bring your
Cousin Nogi and the other dog.
Yours truly
Nick.''
Cordial feelings of international
courtesy enjoyed by all when we read
this. Nogi were too anxious, as usual.
He attempt to elope to Winter Palace
without his coat & hat; but | detaeh
him from this rudeness. because it are
customary to be polite to Kings, how
ever you disagree with them in the
newspapers.
At 1890 exact clock-time we was
unclaimed. A moujik (Russian name
for Pullman Porter) massaged our feet
ware & lent me a uniform belonging
to a Swiss Admiral who was dead. 1t
might have been a good iN but it
WASH t. The pants, which was very
sweetiy embroidered, was so tall they
clothed me completely and must be
pinned around my neck to avoid drop
off "You- could make them cozier by
turning them up suggest Nogi. I
do so and they fold around my knees
with appearance of rubber boots. How
overly, / look very militia in this dis
guise.
By outside sidewalk we was met with
golden sley driven by gilt coach.
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