THE i OREGON SUNDAY' JOURNAL, PORTLAND,- SUNDAY MORNING," NOVEMBER 1, 1908.
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By Hugo Erichsen. 'rickshas, wending their war la and out
CHERRY blossom time In Japan! To .'Mi' ur1' population, pant playing
v.. 'children, aa If guided by Intuition thus
one who has never been there, thlll ncAj ot the IMmtm(r rivals of Xyoto
these are empty words. To John -waa run. At first the geisha, not under-
lTi?'? fn,b0Z Arr- ""- whebectaof KiiwtSTMc:
lean, visiting Nippon for the first brought comprehension, she was amused
. time, on the other, hand, they were preg- and finally Interested.. Her eyes glls-
v1Urm7nK-JT,"?"!at!? ,n!.0 th SS trelrrbS?"
vernacular of the Vell-lntentioned but suer was spurred on by a promise of
somewhat ' .jiulslve young- man they 'tra reward. In case he should over-
would has ood for a bower of beautr "A1? rlval:., Gradually he gained on
. i . , " oeauiy, ln latter until It was clear that per-
a creation . imture as nearly approach- slstence had won again, as It haa so
ing a mu.nl.ine paradise, aa it la possi- many times the world over. Slowly the
bla for earthly thinra to do Fih.h , two Jinrickishas, one following the
,,, ,i" y ,. '' Flll61 to'other, approached the dwelling of the
the full with a realisation of tha floral gelsha,-reaching which the graceful
splendor of the realm of- the mikado, woman sprang lightly to the ground.
Word en resolved to take a trlD f rora ' PV" man quickly and vanished Into
, . . . . . lM" lr,P tram tne house. Morden, unconscious of the
Toklo to Kyojo to view tha celebrated tact that he was being observed by
Glon night cherry In tha latter city and dosens of mischievous eyes from behind
to Join the admlrlnir ihrnm . ,, drawn jalousies, had the disappointed
,h. - - throng of natives look ot man who Aa suidenly trans
it, in.f.-.. "J? th?" famous tree ported-from the delights of a dream to
I.? l' flowering period. The grim reality. But he knew enough or
Ht TJ f, '.Ji r l,s. arrival found hlra the Inflexible etluuette of Japan to be
yK?i ti,eP.,t of ,?b8er,vyn com aware that an Intrusion Into the
t J .HnrieWsBa that waa dancer s and singer s abode was out of
11. a nm(PrtbU ?.he hfS to band his tha Question, lie might resort to the
?rbacJtwad ,n orr t? get a nearest teahouse and send for her to
?.C'J .the " VS?!ul blossoms, entertain him, but to do that he would
J- rl,"1c5,l0,d lterns haT been elevated . have to know her name. So he engaged
2. . ?ol!f am2n" the branches and tha man who had aerved her so well
. Light 9P an animated and, returning to the hotel, secured
l,'1!1! and thP0r ell war rom him, with the aid of an Interpreter,
5oi ".tlnb!l.in w?rHhl,i t the utl- bar exact address. And all this time he
hit 2.1 ?u?ht hf,Y ,V,lke.d I". a tongue was telling himself that it was merely
fci'8 JJp,in,.IUKlilU. t0 ilm: h ?eU matter of curiosity.
IKaniri-wfif "haT.,nir heir sensations and But nevertheless, be could not escape
,;n ki,J!.lh.e,rL.th?l!ghUw An1 when tn reflection that the episode of the
iillJS 2nAh!?kt, tiir.LUgn fnra'Hng afternoon was liardly commendable,
i L . ii Ml.,I1Ah whole panorama considering the fact that he was en-
Hh her silver light, even the chatter, raged to an American girl, named Mary
Jn multltuda was impressed. Voices James, who waa only awaiting his re-
S .g5f r were hu,hed tor tha turn from this oriental tour To marry
moment Flora, queeit of spring, reigned him. "But." he concluded. "America Is
"TvE,"' x, t m i aL . w.y, nd she will never know the
ch;Y?F.?rdBn ?1tur?d ?. tha QlV difference. 8o whafa the ocjdsr
cherry afoot the following afternoon, he - ii .
was not yet free from the spell pf the - ;
previous evening. He was In the mood When they met again after that, it
some psychologists have termed recep- was Mordeh'a turn to become embar-
live and not disposed to quarrel with rassed. The geisha's training as a pro-
the Creator for having made the land of fessional entertainer, stood her ln good
chrysanthemums. stead. It was true ahe blushed deeply
Traversing the grounds of a little on entering the room and saw th
park Jn the vipinity on his way to the' stranger who had followed her the pre
beautlful tree, he was suddenly tooted . vlous day. but soon regained her com-
to the spot by a sight upon which he posura. Bowing smilingly she let herself
gazed with unfeigned delight. 4n awdown onto the matting and passed her
jinrickisha, drawn by one of the un-Jlenffer flngera caressingly over the
tiring human horses of Japan, sat - astrings of the samlsen that had been
geisha engaged in -a conversation with placed in readiness for her. The for-
another public dancar, aa Morden readily eignar had sent for her. as had so many
discerned, from the latters butterfly from over the seas before him. 8he
garments. With her jet blatk hair, fair, would play and sing for him and then
regular features that were barely tinged ' would go away and she would see him
with a touch of olive, and pearly teeth, no more and he would forget her. It
she appeared to him the Incarnation of waa tha fate of the geishas.
hoWKM
enc. mora ..rf I- .
templaTion r of thrnrettv seen, befo?;
8"e."s,n?" ""ttt.rij 'h.mAld?n".
Hmwinr tn rinM Whan ha hi h
. - - - -" .. ai
mar who was stolidly awaiting tha
word of command that would start him
on the run of a mil or two, convinced
woraen mat ne would nave to select a
man of equal vigor did he not want to
lose sight of his little beauty: Luckily.
in Japan, wherever the foreigner is.
there is the Jinrikisha man also. No
sooner had the jin.aon beckoned to ona
of thefe fellows In the distance, when
they. came running from all directions.
eagerly proffering fabels services. ln
fact their ardor in quest of a fare came
near precipitating a fight, which waa
only averted wlien Uie "foreign gentle-
miiri" aouttArnri om.,u cnin omnn.
ersatiqn, punctuated with laughter.. He no the sliVhtest Idea what it was
cuVSt 4o!yth. ?fttrcar L' h7mU"t w
observed that It UkB th? n'Tru Si.y the way she sang It. swaying her
observed that " was the poetry of mo- rracervJf bodv ln time with the musl
EAiftffc .Vido ahir.re!f.raaaetr tf-SS-SF E
hem In search of the money. This lost her shyness and when ha dtscov
maneu,ver excited the hilarity of the rl that she, like many of the geisha,
ladles, and the only one in the con- was a bit of a linguist and talked Eng
veyance was still laughing when she Hah brokenly, their conversation, was
gave her 'ricksha man the signal to no longer restricted to pantomlne and
start. It waa as 1 hough a statue had such Japanese phrases aa he had man
come to life. The stolidity of tha fel- aged to acquire. He was now no long
low vanished in a trice. He had ob- er laboring under a delusion and frank
served the hiring of his rival and ly confessed to himself that love di
gressed st the gentleman's purpose. At -acted his steps to the teahouse and
a sign from Morden his Jinrickisha man to Kohana love that brooked no bar
was ready to take up the pursuit of his Hers, love that would break down the
fair countrywoman. Both of these restraints of conventionality, love thnt
sturdy fellows took a deep breath and was deep enough and unselfish enough
then the race began. The speed these to disregard race prejudices and unite
iron-sinewed men developed was mar- the Occident with the orient.
Villous. In and out of narrow lanes, up To him Kohana was the most beatitl
and' 3own garden paths, now dodging ful woman that ever lived, every step
the obstruction, now .avoiding that, she took the perfection of grace, her
nearly coming into collision with other form and features the replica of a petite
"ELIZA," A SHORT STORY OF
By
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By Margaret Johnston Merrill.
OT' may take the rua to the
k IT u ir,, ,
Dae porch. Ellxa. and clean
them. Then come and I will
show you your work."
Mra. Hunt turned to prepare
. , . , . . . . ,
servant took up tha rugs. .
There was nothing remarkable ln
Eltza. She bad the dusky complexion
and kinky hair and her features were
somewhat more regular and her ex
. presslon brighter than that of many.
Once upon the porch, her whole face
lighted, for Kllsa had the love of beauty,
ao natural to the African.
- - ' T reckon dere's a right smart of
mountains heah. anyhow," she gasped,
as the full view of Pisgah, In Its soft
glory caught her eye. "Maybe No'th
; Cawlina Is as good na Tennessee if It
ainH go de Smokies."
Eliza had arrived in North Carolina
the day before, and, leaving her chil
dren with a relative, had secured work
In a family of northerners residing ln
that state.
"Ef I could onjy hev de chlld'en. It
would be flnr. but mavha I Win rlt tn
keep dem" -s with the chips to the kitchen.
Eliza's love of beauty Included per- H,"r WBM "P: She would
aonal adornment and none knew better make one supreme effort. A slight over
than she how to make the most of ber pasting of the sky and a distant rum
possessions. Her turban might" be of bllng of thunder gave her ample excuse
the flimsiest, but It was alwavs becom-
lnglv arranged Just now she tossed
ber head coquettishly. jingling; her ear
drops as a colored man of unusual dig
nity of manner approached. . The old
man politely touched his cap.
"Please. -cook, will vou tell-Mrs. Hunt
dat Silas Oates is heah?"
With a condescending vnod and a
dainty manipulating of her skirt. Eliza
went to deliver the message. Mrs. Hunt
gave Silas hla Instructions, anrfl then,
lata out tne pay s worn ror t,nza nerore
going away. Ellaa was especially
anxlons to make a good impression in
her new situation, and worked unremlt-
. tingly until a great part of her day's
work was done.
"I reckon I betfah go see If dat man's
adoln' all right," sha mused.
"I Jes" want somo chips fur de
kitchen stove, Mlstah Gates." she ssid,
advancing toward him, proud of having
correctly remembered his name.
'Uf eou'ee, cook. Let me help you
get dent." waa the kindly answer.
"Scuse me, Mis tah . Gates, I'se a
widow. Mra Elisa Jackson's my name ''
Thla was aald with figure drawn up to
full helght and a perceptible flutter of
earrings, which were notloat upon tne
, ota man.
1 Be nappy 10 maaa yo quainra.nce.
Mis' Jackson. I'ae Ueaeon Bilaa. Gates."
"Well, nowl 1 dona beard my cousin.
eoq.$ar4 with Uunpel
vlbea
Any
VW-o'll: sn'oaTsrnin'fur ghastly "harve. VTaiming" i:B0 wo andad: .d flMlV" the" 8 wifV" wllo ' lives in a "hui of ul ' w I I uln Colonel Nash
ri.. Ild h?i a M "ful iiar. he ,,f H-s rMhi I'll Lno ,', . H.h. I,ve9- Dur'ns the great fsmlne of '1897 slaves or common laborers. Each caste buy a nose ring, pearl after pearl, and h0,, h5 n fnnuit of !B0 rounds uSSn
rTaht Vlad tl nVt ou aoVoon." He Lk. If.t.. Uy ur S,ht- the government fed S.000,000 persons. has since become divided into many sub- the ambition of he"r life will be to save Hmonhat the Irfll rK nf
Viu! ... JEzLZ 3?tk enncaal . . v. " '",ak"'- , 11 ,'P Do you grow sick at the thouKht of divisions and grades, each grade .and for a central rubv. Then, when this is '2n,ton that the i bell ringers- of -Bath
nV?rlh7rwunBoie The time aeTme .'n1 OU k.nWi.1 hi dreadful picture-of the millions of each class despfslng that beneath itand obtained;. If a daughter has inherited" abhf ? vJSlf g . m to ' n on the in"
f- JV. htX hif ..h.i ...T. "m,(1. an , E'i,sa hideous humsn skeletons languishing viewing that of a higher rank with sfr- nose ring, the next prise will by a set kne11 tTomJ I,1. LSiiit-m; n J?
i'ltmetJ r?aolverH P1- whl'eK Ba"Jin5 rr ? 'ier"n '1'"ur"- from want of food in the shadows of pal- vile Veneration, fear and awe. . of gold beads. " a nlversary of his wedding day. On the
"S?Hth nrii 1- rlh returned tha AAf SfL' h'r work, she aces of silver and pearl? ' The brotherhood of man. as taught by Then, as generations pass, the daugh- y 0 his happeleasa by death there
M ia?hthlnlt.tr,fti ZrJ?? holih E,.ntd- hi'e, ' i.?h. IySwd' 1 d0 During a famine. Bishop Thoburn the founder of tha-Christian 'faith, is ters and th, daughters' daughters will was to ho a, merry . Teal .for ths , sama
..Tv ,li.tV5tU, y scholah, want a borne fur my chlld'en." wrota: he highways are covered with not recognized in India. 1A man born in save find skimp for toa-rlng. earrings !enh 'S ilmi. J? .S5 k'L !
"ii-iii uh, - k.t.i, ., t to Prnveit never lnierfered with tho people, manv of whom are walking skol- a low .class may degrade himself to a and bajigles. There are said to ba 10 .Stafford who bemleathed I to his wife
lV1 ?f HW1, iui ,-M.kJi rlrral preparation of her toilet, so eton. ' vamiy seeking a regio-n whbra lawer -aasta. butV act of self-sacrt- .times Ts' manv Jeweler' In Inflla a- in 40 brass halfpence, whiob
company of de fuat families, alius. r I she was even more tastefully arrayed food can be found. The spectacle is one )oe, heroism or nobility can he elevate) the United States " And. it is said one will buy her a pullet for her supper, a
do wish-1 was a Wiolah. I when Deaeoni, Gates stood again at the of the most painful which can be found himself., The only gate to a higher third of the wealth of the average lilndfi greater .sum than ber father can ner
ti-ZL 7 nrr.TO hi iiu " UW:Z;). on earth. The rries or the orphans, ir caste, imy believe., is ny reincarnation, family consists of Jewels. make over to ner, ne oem wur-i or
tlon surh a trifle a scholarship and "Marse Hill say you come to bis they could onlx enter Into the ears of all A Sudra's son Will be a Sudra, d all It Is plain then that, with this hoard- men and his wife the worst of women.''
payen,tly forgot the possession of tha house and bring do child cn at 7 dls ood tmodIo in distant lands, would stir the children of his coming Ekenerattoit Inn ta.fr. .n inutin h i.o,iiv.i Another husband provided handsomely
vineovered rottage she Jtad seen from ewnln' 1f you kin git away. I'll bo the Christian world to such a movement foi1 years to come. A Sudra as classed tendency with tha Hindu. It will be diffi-" for his wife and sister with tha condU
her cuAi-tii s fabln tha evening before, dens myself. Sistah kin tell you where of sxmpathy and help as -has never been with dogs, and a person of higher Caste cult for the government to Induce tha tlon that they should tpnd an hour a
"r '"' n bad assured her that -no Msrse Hjll .ii.ves. I live jes' back of witnessed on earth." would rather eat with dogs thaif tbucb people to convert - tholr stored wealth week In company at tha grave. This,
wlored jna . In the town owned .him. but I'll e st his place." Tha.Hev R. A. Hnma. Ahmednagar, one of thl loathed olass. a member into, gold and put It into circulation. ' 1 so tHi will stated, was because they
rm i (o(tun. not to ' mention tho He waft gone. In s mornent tb'finlsh wrote to, a missionary lii ths United of whfch may not pray in tho temples or India, according to authorities vearty bad' made ..the testator's life miserable
irmnpet Ina, Morning glories wera his worki) snd tillza strained every nerVe States: I have-seen wltbln the last even listen to the reading of the sacred absorbs a little less than one eighth-! and Jhi wanted 4a be certain ?that they
.l enough, but thev were not to b to ha v lh knu in ar.. ?1m k. rf.va-iiuinr moth-ra villi m t..k - ' t.. . . ' i," . m . ...h i.. fn. . hii..
irBii w vuaiil, . .i.ii6
He had heard samlsen players before.
trfarairlTShl "5Trfi-"Vnrth. InVt-
iwnt tipftak. IvOftt in admiration pf
A.a-r ma anH
0 ??1 jT;
Ha sent for her the next day and
the next after that. Weeks passed
" " yIA - "' y'Z
teahouse. lie did not need to send, for
nd still he was a dally visitor to tha
her now. She was - there at the ID-
pointed time ana it was generally un-
rstood that she was to play and
dance for him only and nq one else,
Me Pali t.h't rapacious teahouse pro-
prletors all they asked and biassed his
stars tnat nis tamer was ricn ana pro-
vided him with ample means. Passing
a few hours every day In the company
of his fair entertainer,
thev soon-ne-
came wen acuuaintea. uraxiuaiiy sne
commonplace darky might own a few
iiowcrs, out to possess a coitage cov-
ered luxuriantly as was that of Dea-
con Gates was an unmistakable mark
of rank.
"Yes. Mis' Jackson.'
continued the
Its great to
Mis' Hunt she
- 1 num. Bile
"ld man' patronlxlngly,
aiiui, as mill 11 Ha i ui.
head thoughtfully.
"I'se sorry you can't see dat de mat
tah Is too deep fur anyone what ain't
used to sich modltatlon."
He quietly resumed his work to cover
any sense of defeat, and Eliza wisely
felt that ln a game like hers silence
n the better course, so she hurried
lur "g31" -"rr r- ,"-
"I'se all flustrated. Deacon Gates. I'se
powerful afeard of thundah. so I Jes"
run to. speak to you. I don't reckon
a scholah is afeard of thundah. I'se
tol'able weak. I low, but I,awd, what
if rt thundah wouM strike me!"
All the old man's chivalry was
aroused. To be appealed to by a fine
look-ins woman in the very prime of
life tonched his heart and flattered his
pride, while it surely go th,e better of
ni-'mni.
"Mis' ackson, I ain't afeard of thun-
dah,-nohow. De Iawd sends it and He
kin take care of It. I feel so bad to
see you so flustrated dat I don't mind
takin' care of you fur de rest of my
life, maybe."
"Bless de T.awd!" ejaculated Eliza,
with a b-wltchlng air of reverence
"And now." Rhe added, as a softer look
eame into her
kin hev' my
. '
chlld'en."
The deacon started.
This was 'an-
other matter.
"I dldn tjknow you hed chlld'en. sis
tah Eliza How manv you got?"
"Two. One i 6 and one Is 14. Dev
both worked in Tennessee, and when
I'se quainted heah deV'll g'it places
Dey s girw. as any-one Is glad to' git
ueys girw. as any-one is glad to
10 worn wnen oey wants good help.
"I 'clar. I'se ot to medlstate pn It."
fora 11 r. Hunt's return..
n aa until aha
ssvto mo din mnwnin' 'I want von to , l nuu nut 1ua.1a.1ur- rin uciry was stronger upon me woman ""t "J " heretofore attemnterl biit (rluhtfor
cu? Ibout one fo'Th of dis'wooJsnJo ft'! a0Rbtn,nnedetrhew!.av,yt' P.er; ever tU had won Rattles for her r you can count 1 Jter da-n lo W
pieces fur de little stove.' Now, I goes ?Pj VL", onh r y I "1 in ,h2 RaatC and .now,r.e w.as fihtlng fouah Is two? demanded the deacon. counted with, Mr. Hill, and she dared
to work and I totes each stick and n?Jz?. Jl.ln x" on of the hardest. With a dozen mine- VLa. deacon, dey s scholahs demsnlves. nothing else. Like Dr. McQueen. lr.
counts it. Dere's 29 sticks I kin count ?.TJi in oti hf in movements, she approached, still Dey know how old dey Is. I don't keep Hill seemed always to receive con
to t9. and. moah. It takes a scholah. eled t? a!f'rr, h,t rs?ll ,J..h.tTbes,e keeping her eyes upon tho ground as If no 'count. De two little fellows is fhlences while asking none. a
but I kin do It." the on one- dressing of unconsoipus of the presence of anyone pow ful cute. I done love dem a heap. " "Eliza." he said, firmly, "there W no
"How you gwlne to find out de "You needn't lav out to dress much i Hi, , Mr. Hill had beckoned the two nod for you to go In your old way If
fou'th" queried hit listener to n?e4se Marse HM1 He ain't that s?3nly. she raised her eyes pre- younger children to him and was en- you want to do letter. Silas was my
"vL ii- - ' 1" o w,h klnf nohow" said .Sarah warninirlv' Pared to be surprlseo. gaging them In conversation, when Eliza father's own servant, and is a good man.
each 1'." a.MU,h "What , fur you done " talk Ilk" dat And surprised she certainly was, in a tu?ned toward them. The mother love- If you feel that you want to. marry him,
f?Kh.iJ ' ild 1 - deacon' arK"mPnt- r.p rnavb, r wine to be .married dls moment afl her arts fell from her and shone through the petty frivolity of the andf dowhat is right for him I will see
",.t'h rt,,,. it a. n.s,.,,r- evenln' I ain't gwine to lose no time "he tood thoroughly ashamed ln the woman and the man's heart was that you have the means to keep your
B"t h"w Jrou gwlne lt da quawtah? fn" if 1 kin manage it " presence of Mr. Illl. He was not a touched. - children with you.' I ask no promise
a . m .,.th. hi. "Don't you lose time now afixln' up "evere looking man-, yet she stood ap- ''Take the four children round and until you are sure you are ready to give
A pause. The old man scratched his ..!!. " 0 , " . '"" ".A 1 ' 1 "f- i J,.. .i i hi. ..1, i,,n. i., u ti, It. Kllna lost hla wife ami onlv child
" " rl1 "l'M'"ISI. I.Jl. sUA-A annKt A v- 3 U. .er(nr. nAv (ha farmers . I ! 1 t J - . . 1 Tiriiru ii.un.uun. nun
. 1 . - ' - T va s., w - -- . J J ...... '- -' " - v.i . . . . ... V tj wvilu n. UIWIUVIIUI Ul K'tlti: .. .. "W Ii L1F1 lllTil. w,,w, i v - fm . ,j .
I WANT YOtl
Venus, her smile divine. At his re
quest she went out boating with him
occasionally, which waa ho violation of
the etiquette of hsr native country, as
long a he returned her to "the tea
house. She would never havs consent
ed to his taking her .home. f
And once, unbeknown to her, he fol
lowed her and some lof her girl friends
Into the woods and, surreptitiously
watched them as they romped. Defeplv
engrossed ln some of the national
games they failed to pay any attention
to their surroundings but leaped and
skipped and laughed to their hearts'
content. He was not astonished to find
that she was the leader of this pas
time it seemed the most natural thing
in tha world that she should be. The
position belonged, by right, to the most
graceful. How light of limb she wis.
now darting here now there, evading
capture or directing the quick move
ments of the merry girls and emit
ting amusing little feminine shrieks of
deligh. Once the winding chain of
human beauty closely approached Mor
den'a hiding place, but he remained un
discovered and later made his way out
of the woods unseen.
It was on one of the boating ex
peditions that he told Kohana of his
"THE TIME,
"Please, ma'am," said she, as Mrs,
nuni entered me Kllcnen a little later.
"my little boy Is pow ful bad and I'se
'feared its bold hives. Kin I ao ies'
dls once at 7 to take him to de doctali?
1 shan't ask it no moah if you'll only
let me o tonight. He's so sick. I'se
freted 'boiit him all day."
. -..-In,,. (-..., -1, r
you at 7, you
hattah not stop to dress up too slick,"
Was the answer.
"Ain't Marse Hill' quality? ' If he Is
I'd be ashamed to go to him without
lookln tol'able."
Marse Hill is suah enough
. ..ii,..' r- uiii. .... t, " .
No th Cawlina families, and he Is as
good as any of his folks that went he-
foah him! Bht you ies' hurrv up."
Sarah accompanied Eliza until they
came within sight of Mr. Hill's rnsi-
dence, when she prudently withdrew,
after cautioning the latter 'to act "like'
she was ln meetln" "
Eliza and her children entered by the
sea gate, and the beauty of the grounds,
I 2,
THE WORLD'S MISER NATION AND IT'S
HOARD OF GOLD-C ontinued From the First Page
whole country could be secured. The
loss in population in the famine dis
tricts, ahown bv a comparison of the
censuses of 1891 and 1901 reached
nearly S. 000.000. And most f them
starved to death. Meanwhile the rajahs
were collecting gems.
Hundreds of people died in the streets
in Madras during the famine of 1833;
,hy were strewn like seeds in the fiejds
snd like stones along the highways. In
uantur !iiro,iPi or , duu.imhi innaonants
starved to death; In 1KS7 more than
1.000,000 perished In northern India, and
in I860, 200,000 died from want of food.
The ghas"tly famine reafed a harvest
In I860 of one-third of the population of
Orissa.
In m there starved In northern In - -
dia about 1.200,000 persons. In 1887 the
mortality during the Madras famine
I Tn Kit rrv w.vuv.wv, ouu lit a u t in ion 111
cblldfea who Jaave not tasted food In
TO BE MY WIFE AND BE WITH!
Intentions and asked her to become his
'wife. After dismissing tha native oars
man, he had directed the light craft fur
out of sight of the crowd on shore, un
til the opposite bank was reached and
tne boat disappeared under tha over
hanging boughs of a large out-leaved
tree. Suddenly the American and hts
companion found themselves ' ln a ver
ri bower that seemed to enclose them
on all sides. Even- the water appeared
to be a network of branches and leaves.
Laying the oars ln the little craft and
running ashore, he helped her to dis
embark. Sitting down by her side on the grain,
he took her little hand and held it
ldvligly. Playfully she tried to with
draw it from his grasp. "O." rfhe said,
with a comical grimace, "I frighten ac
count you sit so close an' hoi' my han'.
You hurt poor Kohana an' mak' her
aawry an' then she cry."
"I would not hurt you for the world,
little one," he cried impetuously. And
then, after a moment: "Vo you like
tne. Kohana?"
"Ug you?" She nodded smilingly.
"Do you like me very much," he per
sisted, trying to pass an arm around
her -waist.
She nodded again.
THE PLACE AND THE GIRL
the sweet scent of flowers and the per
fect peace Impressed ven hr giJdy mind.
"Marse Hill Is quality, suah enough,"
she mused. As she drew near the house
with a studied iauntlness of movement,
she saw a gentleman sitting on one of
the piazzas; while Deacon Gates stood
near him on the lawn. The instinct of
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ence. In all. her poor, frivplous life she
had never met a man like him before,
and her little affectation fell from her,
unable to exist In the sight of a great
sincerity. Not that she could reason
it all out: she was only conscious that
hefore thin man'- steady erase she must
J,u"- "' iamny. rvr '
her life she sincerely wished to be bet-
,pr than she had ever been. A dim
thought that it would have been better
for her had she only known such men
as Marse Hill was struggling her brain
when she was recalled by the voice of
Deacon Gates.
"Sistah Eliza, what, whnt'a dls? You
done tole me you - hed two chlld'en.
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several days. Hundreds of children, de-
sorted by their parents, who, could not.
bear to see them die In hunger, have
come to our house, pathetically holding
out their tiny hands. A heart of stone
would melt at the bight of such suffer-
ing."
Why, you wonder, does. India not help
nerseir? wny do not tne ricn neip tne
poor? This brings up the eternal Cjjrse
of India caste. .
Over the door of the great Jain tern-
pie-at Ahmadabad are the words:
"Iw-caste servants and dogs are not
allowed to enter here," A traveler has
declared the temple ' and the words So
be an epitome of India.
Castes were originally divided Into
i' - hi, j 1 1 11 1 0 v ' ".'"iiHua
A HInda may not toucb ona of the
ME ALWAYS.
"Yes," sha said, "Kohana, sha Kg you
ver' much Firs' you come, she no llg
you. But now you llg see me, an' I lig
ee you."
This was hardly what he expected.
There was too much Japanese evasion
In It to suit him. So he renewed the at
tack on the citadel of her heart.
"Don't you know, sweetheart, that I
love you better than all else th the
world, even myself?" he said.
The girl laughed merrily, but In
stantly smothered her hUartty when she
saw hla frown.
"O, you mak' geisha talk." she ob
served, attempting to assume a sage
expression. Last year, IJlnson, from
that Halted States America, he tell
poor Koyoshl he loave her. She loave
him: too so she got marryj But now
he llg-'her no more. .Me Rlv& her bees'
moaneys an' go 'way on beeg ship. An"
she so sawry, she cry all time 'and get
seek an' die. Tha' 's mos' tarrlble.
"But, my darling." he said earnestly,
"you don't understand. 1 want you to
be my wife and be with me always. I
shall wed you at the American, consu
late and so you will he married accord
ing to the law of your country and
mine. Besides I have derided to stay
in Japan and make it my home. Now
what do you say?"
Heah's fouah.
you?''
Does dey all belong to
"La. yes, deacon, 1 done tole you I'se
no scholah. I only wish I was. If I
didn't tell you de right nuinbah, I'se
.1?
aorTJ-
'Sis
rr nr
How did I know?"
stah Eliza, how y&u know to tell
you may show Jhem the flowers. Silas,
1 will call you when I want you." 1
1 ne Oeacon bowed gravely. He knew
Marse Hill was about to settle the ilf-
flculty, and that whatever the decision
might be, it would be right.
''KMlia ,l antri Mr VMM h,n lh'
'Ell:
""1H- inis is a serious pusiness. uo
you want to marry Silas?"
"Deed. yes. T do. Marse Hill. I want
a home fur mv 'chlld'en. It's pow ful
hard to he away from dem no much.
Dey ain't had no pa sence qe littlest one '
waa a year old. and now he's six, and
i'se bed to leave him most of de time,
so I want to get dem a home.'
Her eloquence was genuine. Ifo trace
Z
lower class, eat fnjm the same bowl, nor
sit with him, recognize him, assist him
'i oinrvmg or receive neip 11 ne
himself Is ln distress.
Should a Brahmin see a Sudra dying
of thirst, the inviolable rules of his
religion would forbid him to hand him
a drink of water lest hV defile himself.
. "pon India, at once the wealthiest and
poorest of nations, hangs the millstone
of oaxte, a damper to all ambition, a
aeaa weignt to an progress. Tne Budra
may not hope for advancement or re-
ward. The Brahmin and the warrior
and the prince remain superior by birth
and law. But with-both Classen, each
forbidden to Rssiftt the other, there la a
desire for gain and the hoarding of
gain.
The women of the. hill tribes wear
necklaces of glaas strung on wool; beg-
""iin-.n iiia,r nrni niivci ti- uiiiu
production of Bold!
And yearly-r-thousiuids starve- there.
He held his arms toward her and She the geisha is as deeply )h love with
no longer ' resisted him , when h draw him, as ha la with -her. I bona he will
her into his embrace and . kissed bar coma to bis senses before it is too late"
again and again. . e ,
timoothlnK the reballlona black hair. And true to her word ' Miss aiino
on her forehead, ha. aald: "You haven't Brown called upon Kohana, 8hehaS
told- me yet you love. me Kohana."- . no difficulty. In being admitted. "f The
- "Yeas, I loave 'you ver" moach." sha geisha was Just engaged in dresnlnv
murmureoV BlOshlng furiously and then herself for her dally visit to thl tea.
hiding her.faoe on his ahoulder. bouse. In fact, attiided by her maid
Finally she disengaged herself from she was Just putting the final touches
his embrace. ,., - . , to a rather elaborate toilet, from the
"Kohana mos" bea happy female wp- cros-tioks and butterfly ornamenta in
man in Japan," she declared, "mebbe in ber coiffure to the delicate ilk emw
the whole wori;. Firs' poor Kohana broidery on hprelogV Though the mis
thing you speaking nonsense with her. slojiary was inclined to be critical she
Then to'ta.WBrt Mtf-B. kis to admit U was no wonder this
tshe enderstan'. You going be her hos. woman had turned the head of her
ban'. How that is nise. It soun gran, countryman. Kohana'e kindliness of
An then you stay marry with me and manner and beauty softened Miss
we happy forever, no madder whtea- Brown's heart and made her disinclined
ev?.r- ... , . , to disclose the. real purpose of her visit.
He comprehended bar. with the lniuir If Jt had not been for what ahe con
tlon of a lover. . fWered her duty, she would have turned
"Yes, my dsr, be assented Joyfully, .bank and fled precipitately. But dutv
"no maitrr what may happen." . waa her strong point. Being a perfect
Ho folded her Into hla arms again. Japanese linguist and fully conversant
"T)n you knoWA you are the most with tha . t
beau
autiful woman Japan. Kohanat" h: land of the mikado, she began by ex
ked, looking drfwn on her upturned changing compliments with Kohana.
CC mi In trial n . hA mi 1 1
as
face.
"You thing soT' sha said demurely,
bui pJfed;. , th.' .n.M-
.. ?j . '" yapanesa term or endearment, for
you, she added, after a brief interval, men, correaponding to our "lover"
with an air of conviction Uwt caused. At the commencement of the conver
Morden i to laugh, whereupon ahe pouted. ,aatlon the women had seated them-
But her displeasure vanished as sud. selves on the floor matting, whence
denly as it came and she was ones the geisha now regarded her adversary
more tire happy, smiling Kohana he had with flashing eyes" At length Bha un
learned to love. t derstobd wh the Christian had come to
Bafore returning; to tha landing place ,ee her. What pu)ed her still, how
they decorated their . boat with small ever, was to divine the motive that led
branches of the tree Under, which they the missionary to interfere,
had pledged their troth, until it pre- But the latter did not leave her long
aented quite a festal appearance. Ha In doubt concerning this point. Briefly
rowed slowly across fho lake, facing sha told her of the girl to whom Mor
her where she sat In the stern end of den had been betrothed ln far-off Amer
the boat. And as ha plied tha oars, he lea, and frankly predicted that he would
sang one of the songs he remembered break his fslth with the Japanese girl
from college. In a rich baritone, keeping as he had broken tt with her country
time with his strokes. . woman, and more to the same effect.
I so so prise you sing." she saldT She reminded Kohana, too, of the un
when he had finished. And then, to happiness that had followed the last
his grvat delight,-she clapped her little Japanese-American union at Kyoto. -hands,
as she had. seen the foreigners The girl's faitb in her lover was not
oo. to be so tightly shaken, however, mueh
As they walked leisurely away from leas destroyed, ghe told Miss Brown
the lake shore more than one promenad- she was convinced of the integrity uf
lng courle turned to look after them, her iro-otoko, and politely intimated
Being of medium height and well built, that ahe would not bo disconsolate at
he was not too tall for her petite grace- her visitor's departure. ;
ful f'gure. JHoreover. his dark eyes The missionary became aware of the
and nut brown hair and moustache and necessity of a chan" of tactics, if nlm
regular features did not emphasize the would accomplish her purports, and
contrast usually observed between the presently began to make com pardon'
facial appearance of persons of differ- between the respective stations in 11f;
ent rccey. Morden was dressed in a of the geisha and her lover. Morden,
light 1nimeplcuotts business suit, but aha told the poor girl, now listening Ini
the geisha had donned her holiday at- tently to every word, was rich and had
tiro and , was resplendent with color, every prospect of becoming a power in
The radltrice of their countenances be- the mercantile world, ultimately takln
trayed "their secret and gave rise to the pla;e of his father. If Kohana
whispered remarks. All the world loves married Titm. his father might diaown
a lover, and Japan is no exception to . him and thus cut him off from a bril
the rule. Hani future and a "fe fre of care. If
That evening, for the first time, she he loved, blm it was plainly her duty
allowed him to take her home and rtbt to step between father and non and
J?
arted from him at the threshold of her
welling with a melodious "good night.
On aitffmntlnv tft rlva har . faraurall.
kiss, however, he found that there was
still one barrier between them the ln-
flexibility of Japanese decorum
On returning to his hotel he felt
vaguely that it waa his duty to break
the news to the girl waiting for him
across
the seas; to tell her of his
1 life, his dlaeovery that what
I felt for her was naught but
hin that he had never known
changed
he had
what love was until he met Kohana.
r, . . . w . t i . . . i 1 1 . ,
H-.t. .a a...a.a a
to her. until It became absolutely neces-
sary. What did it matter,
nnvwav
a awav
"id b
with her thousands of miles
sad tidings to her a month sooner or ?ayh.Drelo5?h. .,v m? ,i,
later. With all the conceit of the av- l.hri T.hA nH thhc J-,iu
erage son Vot Adam he imagined that n 'n'Tai ??htth'.!hIhS ? 2
hla faithlessness. -would all but crush uS'""?!
her and, ha deemed it a mercy to put VJl??(nEhatn aid.hbewi2 hih.r.V,iin-
ntf nnvriilnir that' wnult hrlnv nmirht Americans anguish Wl heartrending,
hut sorrow to her bring naught wuhout thought Of food qr Bleep he
out sorrow to ner. searched for her ceaselessly for over a
HI. week, offering rewards freely for anv
Had he hut known it, ahe was ln- clue 40 her whereabouts, being buoved
formed of his defection even then. A up from time to time with false re
letter postmarked Kyoto, from a mis- ports that- ended Invariably in the blt
slonary friend with whom she had at- terness . of disappointment. At last,
tended Wellesley college, that had haggard with sleepless nights, he re
reached her but a day or two before, signed himself to his fate,
conscientiously executed the duty Mor- Iteturntng to Tokio he put up at t he
den had shirked. same hotel he had frequented before.
"Mr. Morden," .her. friend wrote, "Is the Anglo-American. When he had ree
Infatuated with a Japanese singer and istered. the clerk handed hint a cable
dancer of unusual beauty. A report gram, explaining that it had arrived but
has gained currency that he proposes a few hours before. The dispatch
to marry this geisha and settle in read: "Am relieved to learn you pro
Japan. I hope It Is unfounded. I am ' pose to marry a Japanese. Know now
going to call on this girl and see what never loved you. Just married Horace
I can do with her. It appears to be P. Wilder. Congratulations in order,
a useless task, however, as I am told Mary James."
-was left of the actress who had entered
the grounds a few minutes before.
"It's perfectly right to be anxious for
your children, but you must think of
Silas, too. Are you sure you will lovo
him?"
"Deed I will. I'd love any one wnat
would gimme a home for riiy chlld'en.
But lie don't want de little fellows and
dey's awful cunnln' and purty. Marse
Hill, can't you help me git dom a home?"
inis was a Douier stroke tnan sne naa
years agot and has been alone ever since,
But. JSllsa. you must understand for all
"me, mat mere is 10 ue no irumin.
The wife of Silas Gates must be above
that. '
The woman's tears were flowing fast
now.
ar "'
she began. ... . .
"I do not want to hear what any one
has been. I am thinking of what the
fuJre may he." he said gently,
' 'J- Mare Hill, I Kwar I 11 do de
honest way fur Deacon Gates. -I swar
ft- "huah. No one talked to ma Ilka you
befoah. I'se ho'n again, shuah enough,
., A"", th? black face snone as ir Dap-
tlsed ln the right kind of love hitherto
undreamed or.
That evening a select company' of
members of the deacon's church were
very hastily summoned to witness his
union In tlie holy bonds of matrimony
with Eliza.
For' the first time in years he Joined
the dancers, proudly leading nis wire,
who had refused her hand, to all the
younger men, and declared she would
neneerorin ounce oniy wiin ner nus-
band.
Late that night, as two tiny black
heads were laid upon the best bed they
had ever seen, one very softly Whispered
to the other. "Wasn't It lucky that ma
fnrarot how to' count 11s when she told
dat she hed two children? Now we'se
Jolly fine counted fur keeps."'
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1 rsiamPIilry KeTengP.
From the New York World
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T'"tators do hot always uepart this
life In a'forglvlng frame of mind. Mrs.
r.,h.T(. -p. Heckler of- Portland Dr
henueathed to her husband tl navable
,n monthly installments. Mr.' Heckler
after; bisi deatlu.
-V.
coming fown to the presen? day, haii
KL' th?n to her ihotoko.
ruin the latter foM?ver. If she loyod
n,m: course, u sne aia not tove mm.
It did not matter.
Consciously Miss Brown had touched
the one cord to which the heart of
every Japanese, male or female, readily
responds filial obedience.
wne
tho
.missionary took her leave, it was
all
f!! w.s in aeptm
on
the following day for a prolonged visit,
to the Interior In attempting, to bow
her visitor out, the pallid girl reeled
and would have fallen if U had not been r
for the timely support of the maid
, .
That afternoon Morden waited In vln
tor his geisha at the ten-housp, nor
did she put in an appearance the fol
lnwtng day, Thinking she . might h.
slightly 111, he waited until the thin
Quest of Secret of
Longer Life
(By a Staff Correspondent.)
PARIS. Oct. 3. Dr. Doyen, the fa
mous scientist, delivered himself
of the remarkable phrase. "Pres
ervation of his life through sev
eral centurlgs depends solely on
m,an" at the tenth congress of medicine
Just ended at (jeneva. Interviewed by
the Matin, Dr. Doyen supplemented and
extended this dictum, affirming, aa the
, Matin puts It, that'the prolongation q!' a
man's life until he reaches the age at
tributed to Methusaleh Is not definitely
beyond the hounds of possibility.
"My experiments." he said, "are mere
ly the corollary of the discoveries of Ir.
Metchnlkoff. the eminent bacteriologist
og the Pasteur Institute. He dlsvovcred
Vliagorytose. ojn which my--owir Ktmtles
have been based. It Is to him we owe
the knowledge of the Inner mechanism
of life. Hitherto there had been only
laboratory experiments. 1 believe I liao
arrived at the stage (if practical appliua
tlon of the knowledge.
"In multiplying the white corpuscles
In the blood Ithe phagocytes) wo in
crease the coefficient of vital resistance
and can estimate its value. It Is fi new
departure In therapeutics which is ap
parently coming to the front.
"If we Hueceec-d In suppressing colds,
chest diseases and ' bronchitis (and In
this matter I have attained absolute
successes) and these complications arei
often the primal cause of rheumatism
we arrive, logically, at the suppression
of latent causes of disease.
"Our life is limited by a great num
ber of deteriorations In our organism;
atfiong these we should consider not
only maladies which-are apparent. ' but
also latent Infections. If we cause, hy
the use of 'phagogene' liquids, an In
crease of vital resistance, we prolong
by that very fact the duration of life.
The law for the preservation of the
human organism is already formulated.
What is curious Is that it Is a surgeon
who supplies the basis of a new de
parture ln therapeutics- which will per
haps alter tho whole science of medi
cine.
Dr. Metchnlkoff, questioned on these
statements, said: "I know nothing of
the experiments which Dr. Doyen has
made, and cannot, therefore,, pass Judg
ment on- thpm. But af- the root of the
matter I think that certainly ln tha fu
ture we shall be able to prolong human .
life. To attain that end it wljl first
be necessary to determine dn all their -ways
the causes of old age. These .
causes sre" not yet perfectly defined,
hut the subject Is being widely studied.
Nothing is yet certain, and mankln
must be content to hope,"
Found tho Proper Head.
A bright girl (n a'larga school applied
to her teacher for leave to be absent
hall a day, on a plea that tier mother
had received a telegram which stated
jthat-Company was on the way.
"It's my father's half slster and her
three boys," said the pupil, nnxTouslV,
"and mother doesn't see how she can -do
without me because those boys al
ways act. so dreadfully."
The teacher referred he.r to tha print
ed list of reasons -which Justified ab
sence, 'and asked If -.her ease-eamo un
der any of them. - . -. .
"I think- it might romeunder - this "
head.'MJs Rule-1 saiMbe girl, point
ing, aa sha spoke to the words "Domes-
tio affflictlon." v ', - , . ,. . -