Don Horacio 



ing case of royal gold-lacquered ware, 

 " sent to Mr. Cutter as a token of re- 

 quital for his kindness." In his let- 

 ter of transmittal accompanying the 

 book, Mr. Cutter had expressed a 

 wish to obtain his majesty's photo- 

 graph, referring to which he was ad- 

 vised, in reply, that " As to the desire 

 of Mr. Cutter to possess H. I. M.'s 

 photographic likeness, we regret to 

 express that as no photographic like- 

 ness of His Majesty is as yet taken, 

 it is unable to fulfill the desire." 



Japan again received the personal 

 attention of Mr. Cutter, about fifteen 

 years ago, when he strove persist- 

 ently, as no one else would have 

 done, and finally succeeded in obtain- 

 ing from the United States Govern- 

 ment, in the interest of humanity, 

 due recognition of the great kindness 

 shown by certain native villagers and 

 fishermen, on the Japanese island of 

 Tanegashima, to a company of ship- 



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