Eureka Reporter | 1905-05-12 | Page 3 | Pen Picture of Fukushima

picture of fukushima no one who encountered gen fu uselma casually says a writer without knowing his name would ver dream that he was a personage t special importance in the world he very shrewdest judge of character indeed might pass him without de acting in him a single sign of un asual ability for in appearance he Is most insignificant little gentleman ne of the sort who just amble brough life doing nothing excepting small acts of kindness he s short and slight the color of a with silver gray hair and his oice Is almost deprecatory in its gen leness he has a singularly pleasing mile it is true but he smiles very arely then his manner Is as unassuming is his appearance is insignificant he goes about his work quietly silently with a dreamy heavy look in bis eye as if he had neither hope am baitlon nor care in life and asked far nothing but to be left in peace and this Is yasumasa Yas umata fukushima who rivals ito himself in subtlety magata in war craft and who has sharper eyes and possibly keep er wits than either this man with his dull espres si onless face his listless stolid bear ing and his meager frame Is renown ed throughout the east alike tor bis cunning his daring and his strength intellectually he is the most brilliant of all japans brilliant soldier pollyl clans the most farsighted of her lay ers of plans the most boundlessly am bialous however not for himself but only for his country