Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02

collegian clothes to be obtained. The lad dearly
loved good clothes, and could not keep his eyes
from his reflection in the shop windows as he walked
home in them. The entire family excited at the
prospect of his going All ten of his friends came
in that last evening. They sat round in smiling adj
mring stiffness, reminding me irresistibly of bed
of nodding holyhocks that had decided to detach
themselves from the earth awhile to give party.
They all paid Tadushi back the money they owed
him, and presented him with horrid plush photo
graph album, such as they had seen at home on the
tables of the missionaries who had taught them.
"Now, Tadushi," l said to him at parting, re
member we are your home folks You must come
back to see us whenever you can.
"Yish. mum" 1t was plain he was searching
his soul for something fitting to answer but he
did not find it, and the train bore him away.
7 DON'T know why, l am sure,-he doing
exactly what he most wanted but somehow
my heart suddenly felt that it would burst with
aching and resentfu pity for him. l had flashing
vision of the big university where every day three
thousand young mem rushed and jostled and worked
and chose chums and fought them, and laughed and
lost things that were precious and gained them.
Would there be place for my brave little ''skille-
teer! And the thing that he needed most of all
older than himself and understanding.
to whom he could boast when he had done we'll and
hope for guidance or compassion when he had
missed the way,-would he find such? Would any
home be open to him? feared not. Money would
be raised for foreign missions; but doubted if any
would find time to know the alien in their midst.
His first letters too, led me to think that right
An aching loneliness spilled itself pitfully of their
fomaity He found two three countrymen there but
tkey only hudded together to watch as strangers the
surging attractive life. He had place cook in pro-
fessors family; but he mentioned any member it,
so knew there not even one "beby to companion
A Christmas time 1 asked him to visit us; for he
loved the festival. His friend who in our
kitchen then wanted to take short vacation, and the
family Tadush cooked for leaving for the Holidays
he took his old place. except that he sat with at
table. He had done excellent work in the university,
and exhibited his high grades with prde but he spoke
of student life with wistful wshfuness that showed
how alien his gregarous little soul felt in the midst of it.
And the hot wrath and impotent yearning over the
aching inflicted by careless, splendid youth,
which threatens to burst every mother heart at times
threatened to burst mine. Thomas tried to give him
advice which would have made matters had not
the dear blunderer been Overlooking with genuine
kindness that he could not find words foolish enough to
obscure it.
We did not him again that year; but we knew
from his letters that he stayed he grew happier His
friendlness and energy finally found him place in the
student life He sent the autumn of his second year.
picture postal. 1t represented what looked to be
struggling thousands of young trousered barbarans
with a ball as big as house in their midst. Among
them Tadush plainly to be distinguished, balanced
upon the shoulders of his fellows muscles outstanding
fists on the ball. Young Henry nearly died of pride
when he recognized him.
Then, short time before his commencement, l re-
ceived this letter:
Sigma Nj fraternity 1t honorary fraternity engineers
and good scholar and good fellow well.
Many will have here have great desire have
home folks as graduate You my home folks.
Could come? have good position beginning month
engineer shall pay carfare back when working
Cordially your own TADUsHI FUJINGURA.
GOULD go? Well, rather! And so, in company
- with young Henry, started.
1t of the universities of the Middle West,
where it still is distinction to be home folks to
college graduate. I taken right in among the par
ents and congratulated upon my graduate with all the
enthusiasm accorded anyone. And acquitted myself
very we'll confess that genuine parent could have
made bigger fool of herself than did while Tadush
frankly Out for @ one u"f FuuTe S Of a