Show HE ALLS COL BRYAN FATHER I Young Count It of Japan Declares Himself the Silver Leades Cd New York Herald Llmoln Nebolonel William Jen ning Bryan Is In sore trouble The apostle or free silver has something WOrSE than Republican majorities to I worry him His present ailment Is not political or military but domestic Mrs Bran shares the colonels sorrow and each tenderlY sympathize with the other while frIends sincerely sympathize sympa-thize wIth both The cause of all the o trouble In the Bryan household Is al mot incredible I made Its appearance appear-ance when Colonel Bryan was spending a short time at home during his furlough fur-lough The colonel one day was sitting In his parlor surrounded by eminent politIcal friends when suddenly the front door opened and a hpndsome Japanese Jap-anese lad of 19 gorgeously attired entered en-tered the rom Bowing with orIental dignity and grace the strange visitor made straightway to the leader a the Democracy and handed him a ar on which was engraved Count Isu Sa kura Japan Father said the boy I am at last here at home Where Is Mother Bryan Some tIme ago Count Usu living quietly at fakura determined to come to the United States He has passed through the schools of his own country and having hord of Colonel Bryan made up his mind to adopt him as a father it being a Japanese custom he says that a youth may adopt a fath and mother So the count wrote the colonel of his Intention Colonel Bryan wrote the count a nice letter and then forgot the mater until the youth put in a appearance Count Isu lost no time after hIs arrival at the Bran homestead He began at once to assist In the housework Amore A-more eager willing servant was never seen in an American household From making fancy cuP for the children to washing dishes the young Japanese will do any personal service anyone In the house desires He even antcl i pates wants with a quickness that is really pathetic In his leisure hours which are many he devours the newspapers news-papers and digs Into Colonel Bryans books hopelessly trying to find out all about America institutIons in a few das S One day Mrs Bryan told the count togo to-go out and sweep the front porch Usu took the broom and went out At the end of half an hour r Bryan wondering what was detaIning him went out to Investigate Isu was gone Pushing her Investigation further fur-ther she found the boy two block away vigorously sweepIng all the sidewalks side-walks and crossings In the neighborhood neighbor-hood He explained that be thought perhaps his AmerIcan mother might wish to walk down the street After that Mrs Bryan gave him his I I own way In everything Colonel Bryan I and his wife are trying to evolve some plan of getting rid of Isu without offending I of-fending him Friends however have undertaken to see1that the lad will miss no opportunityQ learning all he can about America and its institutions He will be placed in some university prb ably that o Illinois at Champaign |