Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-18

NUMBER 40.
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SoAS o1SSNeOees
At the foot Of the mountain Nofkin, % the =,
North Of Pckin, and not far from tbN Yellow
Sea, that is in the Eastern part Of ChfDb,
there dwclt, beneath the shelter Of q natuf1i
grotto, a bOnzc whose name was Liao. He
was the oracle Of the whole pTOvince':1 the
litcrati themselves whether they weFe nlahda-
rims or filled other government Offices, c1niO -
to seek his counsel. 1t was reported thsOugbss :
out the neighbOrhood that he was more ithaRAZ
hundred years old, that he had spent ghslad
life in study, and that twice every month ho 4
held converse with superior intelligence. srgaP
One day, when the snn was SINKING IN the 4,
West, and while the laborers were taking their d,
third repast, one Of them, named Kiang, ap-, F.,
preached the grOtto He carried in palm
leaf basket few provisions as an offering to
tine oonzc. Hcarud ssr4SyTge:tc::. 20 sacompa-
ny the present with a small quantity Of the
precious iirst-gathercd tea, which the Chinese
reserve for their own special usage, whilst they
supply Europeans with what is regarded as
comparative refuse. 90"
Kinng deposited his respectful tribute on
polished stone in front Of the cavern and ,
after performing the complicated snlutatiOn
rrquircd- by-GhiHeee- ti4uottcy he remained
standing before I.aio, who had resumed bis.
seat, and addressed him in the following terms: !,
" | aIn come 10 you, the wisest of men, be.
cause certain apprehension Oppresses my
mind. A month ago, Ti.hou, the manufacturer
Of silkcn StulIs, who used to live at the other
end Of the village, bought the house contiguous
to mine, and Of which had long wished to
become the posscssor. lie now resides there,
so that he is my next door ncghbor. Since
that time l cannot leave my house, cannot
return home again, without being constantly
liable to meet Ti-hou and would you believe
iOn kVnnk AnH a.
Of him feel distressing sensation Of painf
fancy that am looking at some hideous
object, some repulsvc and noxious snimal.'
AT this very moment am afraid TO return ID
the village, because shall be obliged to CROSS
the meadow where he has spread several pieces
Of silk to dry. shalt probably find him.
there, busy preparing them for storing in, hiS
warehouse"
"And you have been subject to these alarm,
ing symptoms ever since he bought the house
you wished fory"
Exactly So" replied Kiang; "and the
complaint only gets worse and worse. l cam
not help thinking his vissagc becomes every
day more and more malignant and ugly. ]
feel as If could take delight in doing him
some injury. One day last week experienced
the feeling very strongly, when noticed that
he was talking about me to young man re-
lated to him, and that he laughed when he
looked at me-"
"O sec that You need speedy remedy.
DO you know where III hOu is at this mo-
ment!" .v
"Look, there he is, walking away in the
direction Of the city! lfhc is gone there, he
must be absent for couple of hours"
cit is walk that may cost him dear; for
in another half-hour there will be thunder
storm, and every oil Of his silken fabrics win
DC ruined"
a flash Of delight illuminated Kiang's coua-
tenancc.
But" continued the benevolent bonzc,
1--WE will discover at once the means Of pre-
venting his loss and OF curing your complaint.
Follow me quickly"
So saying he advanced with rapid strides
towards Ti-hou'S meadow When they reached
it big drops of rain were already beginning to
fall. Laio hastencd to pack on Kiang's big
shoulders the silk which was laying out.6pread
OH the grass. lie ordered him to take the
whole to the warehouse, and deliver it to the
attendants without any explanation. The
bonze retired. Kiang Obeycd and then hut-
ried back to the shelter of his own roof for
the rnin was falling in torrents
Next day, at noon, Kiang returned to tho
grotto. lie threw himself at Laio's feet and
thanked him for the prodigy he had worked
IN MS lavOr
Venerable sage," he said, "I have seen
Ii-hou this morning. lie came 10 my house
t" thank me for having saved his stuffs. His
face was really handsome; and, far from being
omnibus Of any iIl.uck, it appeared to presage
long course Of happiness in tho friendship
he desires we should contract together. On,
how grateful am that you have thus changed
the heart and the features Of my cnemyr He
was inclined TO harm me, and his disposition
has become friendly; his vissagc was horrible
to look at, and is now beautiful" - - .,.,'., ~
Ignorant MORTAL" replied Laio, "you at.
tribute to me power which is not given to
man, not even to the most fcrvent adorers Of
Ii. Ti-hOu has never been other than he has
been to day; in your heart only has the
change taken placc. Tho great Uonfucious
has said, "lf you hate any one without mo.
tive, render him service, and you will love
him forthwith"