St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-09-13

4 directed to the foreign Office and
soon fDund ourselves truHd died along
/ in a .jimrikshzs toward our destina-
ton. We passed several government
buildings and alter a ride of nearly
two mikes we reached the Office, sur
rounded by other buildings Within "a
! large plot of ground with many
shade trees, which we were told be-
4 longed to the foreign department of
the ggEernmFnt. Advancing ito the
4 doorway of the more pretHntious
1 building we spied a porter to whom
we made known our business, when
we were at once ushered into the
presnce of Mr. DeniSon, the legal adj
wiser of the empire. l was oOrdiaIly
greeted by him and soon we were
OH our way ito his residence, located
but a short distance from the office.
After a brief season spent in review
ing the incidents of our mutual lives
covering a period of 40 years and
partaking of a hearty lunch we en-
tered his barouche and were driven
over the city and its outskirts.
A Native of Guildhan.
OF the Japanese life of this dis
tiDguished man perhaps few words
may not be wholly uninteresting to
the reader. He was born at Guild
hail. Vermont and educated in the
common schools and the printing Of
flee. After a short service in the
treasury at Washington he went to
Yokohama, where he practised law
for a time and finally became the le-
gal adviser of the Emperor "a years
ago last May. He resides in one of
the MINOR official houses of the gov
erment close by the foreign Office.
A three story building of
brick, surrounded by Towering
NAPLES and cherry trees and enclos-
ed in a high fenced yard The
windows are covered with wooden
shutters, closed and barred at night
This residence is supplied :. him by
his government. His nearest neigh
Dor is the Italian ambassador and
the Russian ambassador is removed
but two doors from his home. His
household is composed of a Japanese
housekeeper, whom he has had in
his employ some 80 years. She
speaks English fuently and is thor
oughly versed in her vocation, look
ing after the supplies for the house
hold and keeps all matters pertain
ing thereto in order She has travel
ed in Europe, Australia and the
United States as servant in the
employ of various diplomats and is
The cook is also Japanese
trained to many of the ways
of New England cooks and
is highly esteemed for his skill
as a caterer. A bright native boy
of II does errands for the house,
and to these are to be added two
other native servants.
Lives a Simple Life.
A barouche, drawn by two black
horses imported from America, with
Japanese driver and bette, or
runner, is kept for his use, also
jinrikisha and jinrikisha man are
kept on the premises. His habits
are abstemious; his life unpretenti-
Gus and exceedingly modest and I'M
assuming. His expenses are far
from extrayagant, while he has
everything which comfort and ease
demand. His home is lighted by cleo
tricity and telephone is at his COM
mand. Mails reach him three times
a day by carrier. At eight a. M, he
receives the morning papers of Toxic
and Yokohama, while five p. NJ, sees
him supplied with the evening pap
ers of each of the above named cit
les. He rises at about seven a. M,
when he takes an exceedingly hot
bath, after which he wraps himself
in long kimona and sits for awhile |
engaged in conversation, if friends |
are with him, and at eight a. m. |
breakfasts on a simple diet, with
coffee and milk for drinks. After
breakfast he retires for a brief per-
usal of the morning papers. and his
private letters. About nine a. m. he
goes to the foreign Office where he
spends the time until noon, when he
returns to the house for lunch. This
is a frugal meal and milk and ap-
pies are always to be found on the
table at this hour, also at breakfast
and dinner. He has fine apples
grown in the northern part of Jap
an. After lunch he again repairs
to the foreign Office until four p. M,
when he returns to his house with
his days duties performed, unless
calls for extra labor,
when he works increasingly for
hours, often all night until COM
pleted.
Where Denison Works.
The foreign office where he does
his work is less than a quarter of a
mile from his residence. 1t is a large
wooden structure three stories in
height, having many rooms in which
about 200 persons are employed as
clerks, amanuenses, typewriters,
copyists, translaters, etc. The for
eign Office faces the other govern
ment buildings half a mile away,
Here, as he expresses it, he spends
his time Saving wood
He is a most Industrious untiring
worker. Eight o'clock is his dinner
hour and like his other meals this
is very simple one, of nsh, game
Or meat, with tea, coffee or milk for
drink, all partaken sparingly, after
which he devotes the time until IL
Or IL o'clock IN reading or CONVEX
sation. He is very fond OF reading
and devotes much of his spare time
20 the perusaI of books and to the
study of International law, also
20 reading the current light fiction.
He is quiet reticent man to all