Evening star., 1924-08-03

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got all the HISTORICAL Dotta about
my birth and ancestry:
EAREST SIR: The next country
I are getting into 1 must
now approach sort Of side
So ways & bias like a injured
crab walking over a bedspring.
sasne of this place to which I refer
are Japan, nation which I was just
in and am now out from.
There is several historians who
says ] was born in Japan. Others
have been captured saying that !
was born very elscwheres. Both are
right. which makes it very hard for
me. both visa L versa.
When left the wharf Of America
all Japanese friends clotter around
me with requesh would please to
look up somebody Of their connection
in Japan. Uncle Nichi require, DO
not forget look up Aunt Obi, who run
the 3rd cafeteria on the right as you
go into kamakura" Arthur Kicka-
hajama donate q letter OF introduce
tion with following words. Meet 10.
the bootblack. in Imperial Hotel,
Tokyo. Unless severely changed he
will show you the Mikado e. all
points
BY such nice sent-off as these ]
were sure ! should set very
aroused welcome in Japan I did not
axpect much Of my family in that coun-
try, because all Of them move to Cali
fornia during a Gentleman's Agreement
when immigration were cheap & easy.
My heart commence beating Ban
Zais as soonly as train commence
strolling through Manchuria in Gen.
Direction Of that Sunrise Kingdom.
Then nervusness commence. What
strange feeling weakened both my
thumbs? Were 1t true? Pussibly?
Maybe Japan had ceased to require
me after such longtime stay away.
When Hon. Train stop-up at Antung
on the edge Of Korea & could see
!. huj army Of japanese soldiers in
Gernan-speaking hats my heart got
all punched inside my sox.
They are coming at u.s." I nego-
tiate with superstition.
Military welcomes is suitable to
our high STYLE" carrode Cousin Nogi.
Yet when all those Generals come
in, making fierce boot-tracks right up
10 our seat, Cousin Nogi were less
insured
You speak Japanese?" require one
General of short savagery with iron
eyebrows.
Il do" This from me.
'rhen speak it, That from him.
do SO, Mr.. Editor. using all the
literature which l know how to write
in your paper. Yet Hon. Gen. look
rather muff.
II think he are either u Scandana-
Wan or Manicure" dictate him
peevly. Capt. F'unnibashi, NY as
sistant. open all his suit cases & dump
them on noor. as usual"
For why should" 1 holla baf-
fahly.
I'VE are Customs Inspectors" he
notate. We have studied in America,
so expect no mercy. So ha: What
you got there? A Chinese statue Of
Mrs. Buddha. Duty on antiques are
200 yen & more. Frank, capture all
lis cigarettes. Cigarettes, apples &
bannannas are not admitted into Ja-
pan. Have you got any bannannas in
yr luggidge?"
I stand there defnaily with my
chest stretched.
Soldiers" l decry, shoot me now
4 here! But l shall not sing that
song again!.'
Dwell" anservate Hon. Gen. 81
see there are nothing to do about you.
Captain, open his 2 other bags, empty
them into the isle e. permit him to
live until the next station"
PROM this event, Mr.. Editor, COM
mence think that Old Home Week
were postponed for Togo. or some
thing. What next happen make me
sippose may be l were not expected
III Japan. For what do you imagine?
Train wreck, by golly! Axually.
While aiIr frain halltna olanH