Then without the slightest warning the change came. One day in my mail I
found a letter from a student which read as follows:

O! Most Respected Teacher.

How it was our great pleasure to write your noble personage.
When I triumphed to my native home after speaking last lesson
before your honorable face, my knowledge was informed by
rumors of gossip that in most hateful place in city of
Hijiyama was American lady. She wear name of Miss Jaygray. Who
have affliction of kind heart and very bad health. Also she
have white hair and no medicine. Street she live in have also
Japanese gentlemans what kill and steal and even lie. Very bad
for lady who have nice thought for gentlemans, and speak many
words about Christians God. Now not one word can she speak.
Her sicker too great. Your great country say "Unions is strong
and we stand together till divided by falling out." Please
union with lady countryman and also divide. She very tired. I
think little hungry too.

Yours verily
TAKATA.

(Some little more.) Go down House of Flying-Sparrow Street and
discover Tube-Rose Lane. There maybe you see policeman. He
whistle his two partner. Hand in hand they show you bad
gentlemens street where lives sick ladys mansion.

I hastened at once to the succor of my sick countrywoman. The way led
through streets obscure and ill-kept, the inhabitants covertly seeking