Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-07

Good morning, Miss % shan She
answered hy howing repeatedly, and
20 low that her little forehead all
most touched the floor ali the time
repeating some words which j could
NOT understand. ] now rallied 10 my
alN my rich sha friend who speaks
1Vlish very we'll telling him ]
would pay him to act ls Interpreter.
As this would be- much easier than
pulling rickasila ana equally pruht-
able, ! al once had an Interpreter,
whose smiles az this sudden turn in
his luck, while broad and plain
enough. were as mere shadows when
compared with those the face ~
Mss o Shan. now that she saw an
opportunity 20 get better acquainted
with me, ! was equally glad 10 be-
come acquainted with this llttle girl,
for Il was evident she belonged To
the better classes, and thar pOllteness
ana good manners had been thorO-
ughly drilled into her, The art Of be-
having yourself towards others II hy
no means an easy thing 10 learn In
Japan. II Is not merely "A matter Of
good feeling gentleness ana polite
ness, az We understand IT, but there
II a complicated system Of behavior,
how many bows 10 make, and how
ana 10 whom they should be made,
There are different forms Of sa'uta-
tions 90 superiors, equals ana inferi-
orr Different ranks In lie have ar
ferent ways In performing certain
acts, and il is a fact that a little glrl'r
hank may at once be determined by
the easy, elegant way she courtesies,
4.
cup of tea 10 guest. Children are
taught with the utmost care how to
wait upon people, how 10 enter a
room, how 10 carry a tray or bowl at
the proper height and, above all how
10 offer cup or plate in the most
dainty ma correct style.
Young as was Miss o Shan, one
could not at first sight help but like
her, for she had that sweetness Of
disposition, that charm Of dcmcanor
and politoncss without thought of
scryilitN which marked her as a 1T
The lady, And now We had a very
pleasant conversation I'm which she
1ld me she liked the cakes ] gave
her, that herself mother and a girl
friend had eaten all Of them, ana her
mother had instructed her 10 call on
me and thank me os well as she could
for SO nice a present. That her moth
er told her she had done very IN In
saying that ] had white eyes, for her
words had caused everybody 10 laugh
AT me, which must have made me feel
very bad hence she must apologize
and beg my pardon, which she ut once
proceeded to do In a neat little speech
IN which she accused herself Of be-
Ing very silly little goose for saying
white eyes, when she should have said
nice eyes, She then asked me where
| came from; how long ! expected 10
remain. and II ] thought the little
girls In America were nicer and bet
ter than those in Japan. And now
her message being delivered and all
her questions answered, she asked me
II ! would not he so good and kind az
10 excuse her so she could go back to
her mother. Here / offered to get
her some more nice cakes or candy,
all of which she declined, saying she
must first get her mothers consent.
Finally ! persuaded her to take from
me ten sen Go cents) with which she
was to buy a ticket for the theater I'm
which there was to be noted Japa-
nese play that very afternoon.
For several days after this Miss o
Shan called upon me regularly every
morning and on each occasion had a
new Set Of questions, which as a rule
related TO American girls. their games
amusements and customs ] always
gave her some little present TO take
with her but in doing so had to use
considerable diplomacy, as she was
very sensitive in the matter Of accept
ing presents, thinking It made her
appear to others as II she were In
need, a thing she did not wish any
one to believe. One morning she came