Itisfarfromtheambientofanyoftheseimaginarylivestothatofthehalf-casteheroineof\"AJapaneseNightingale\"andtheyoungAmericanwhomshemarriesinoneofthosemarriageswhichneithertheOrientalnortheOccidentalexpectstolasttilldeathpartsthem。Itisfar，andallisverystrangeunderthatremotesky；butwhatistruetohumanityanywhereistrueeverywhere；andthestoryofYukiandBigelow，astheJapaneseauthortellsitinverychoiceEnglish，isofaspalpitantactualityasanywhichshouldtreatofloversnextdoor。IfI
haveeverreadanyrecordofyoungmarriedlovethatwassofrank，sosweet，sopure，Idonotrememberit。Yet，Yuki，thoughshelovesBigelow，doesnotmarryhimbecausesheloveshim，butbecauseshewisheswiththemoneyhegiveshertohelpherbrotherthroughcollegeinAmerica。WhenthisbrothercomesbacktoJapan——heisthetouchofmelodramaintheprettyidyl——heismaddenedbyanacquiredOccidentalsenseofhissister\'sdisgraceinhermarriage，andfallsintoafeveranddiesoutofthestory，whichcloseswiththelastinghappinessoftheyoungwifeandhusband。
Thereisenoughincident，butofthekindthatischaracterizedanddoesnotcharacterize。Thecharm，thedelight，thesupremeinterestisinthepersonalityofYuki。
HerfatherwasanEnglishmanwhohadmarriedhermotherinthesamesortofmarriageshemakesherself；butheistruetohiswifetillhedies，andpossiblysomethingoftheEnglishconstancywhichisnotalwayssoevidentasinhiscasequalifiesthedaughter\'snature。Hermotherwas，ofcourse，constant，andYuki，thoughanoutcastfromherownpeople——theconventionsseentobeasimperativeinTokyoasinPhiladelphia——becauseofherhalf-casteorigin，isjustlyJapaneseinwhatmakesherloveliest。Thereisaquiteindescribablefreshnessintheartofthisprettynovelette——itishardlyofthedimensionsofanovel——whichislikenootherartexceptinthesimplicitywhichisnativetothebestarteverywhere。Yukiherselfisofasurpassinglovableness。NothingbuttheirresistiblecharmoftheAmericangirlcould，IshouldthinkkeeptheyoungmenwhoreadMrs。Watana\'sbookfromgoingoutandmarryingJapanesegirls。Theyaresafefromthis，however，forthereasonsuggested，andthereforeitcanbesafelycommendedatleasttoyoungmenintendingfiction，assuchalessonintheartofimitatingnatureashasnotcomeundermyhandforalongwhile。
Ithasitslittledefects，butitsdirectness，andsincerity，anditsfelicitythroughthesparingtouchmakemeunwillingtonotethem。Infact，Ihaveforgottenthem。