Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-12-28

80 q ~ a-l-A 80 teifs
feel his power! But if one could be
the sunp ....s.
| "Behola! Are you satis6ed?' the
angel asked. For he had become
the sun. and he darted bis beams up
and down, sight and left and all
around him. And he scorchel the
heritage Of the face q! the earth.
"But now a cloud thrust itself be
tween the rays OF the sun and pre-
verted them from falling upon the
carth.s surface.
"rhere is strength cried the sun
Ia oioudacspsble Of resisting my
power. It would be betteYif / were
| : ciond.' s Il nsa
Very WE'LL sa,i the angel. n ir
"And the transformation was at
once accomplished. The new cloud
placed itself haughitly between the
sun and tho earth, and SO thoroughly
Intercepted .he rays OF the sun, tina,
it soon saw, the, earth covered with
its y shadow. Then it caused big
drops Of ram, and pouring showers
and water spouts to fall on the lands,
so that the torrents burst their
bounds and the rivers spread over
and devastated the fields.
Nothing resisted the force Of the
inundation; only : rock dcfied It
perfectly rnotionless. In vain the
Believing waters beat it Ia their fu-
", tho rick yielded not, but thc
foamihg waves died at its foot. sil
..Arock is then my SUPERIOR said
the cload; i would rather be in its
place.
"You shall, be- SAID the angel.
And he was transformed into
steep, unshaken rock, insensiblc to
the rays Of the sun, Indifferent to the
torrents OF rain and the shock of the
tumnltuous waves. g9
81 N"Nevcrtheless, he distinguished at
hisfeet 4 man Of poor appearance,
hardly clothed, but armed with CHS
I'll and a hammer; and the man, with
the help OF these instruments, struck
OF pieces Of the rock. which he
dresss'i into stones proper for cut
ting. aes4 se II. EeI-.y. h.T
.What is that?' cried the rock;
has man the power OF rending
pieces OF stone from my breast?
Shalt | be weaker than he9 Their it
is absolutely necessary that l. should
be that MANI %aa,
Have your zwiil?' said the angsI
and he BECAME again what be had
.been-a poor stonenntter, q simple
workman in the quarries.l H;s vile
, was rude, he worked much and gain-
ed little, but he was contented with
his lot.a niafi-ed aTs 4zg4ss.s, II i
now cniLpnss. Axr rHrArED.is !
.AThe baptism 81 Il child Is alw6ys
an occasion OF munifcen6ei on the
part Of the family toward the priests.
The latte, Of course, eptere the child's
name on their books, ard never lose
siyNt Of Il during alt the Changes 81
its after lie. Tho registers qof The
nonasteriea hase tho reputauoD yoi
being wen Lepts And they are ,lwaya
open 10 the examination ct the OF.
eefs d poli q AZ tils 40 II fhrse
/ tho boy besins TO- wHxrl Shs aeirdiey
and il he y noble, at the agc Of ssxau
the two swords indicative Of his caste.
The weapons, Of coutss, are only
provisio.ai. First, when hSs Is fii.
teen. he exchanges thew f6t the he.
reditary weapons belonging TO- biz
family.
.Among the citizens the three ep
oChs arc she occasions ol festivals,
which are Os.ly less impoxtant thap
that of marriage. On the, very day
when the boy is fifteen he attalns bis
majority, dresses his hair like 4 ma.
Iturea man, and takes part in the af
fairs of his paternal household On
the evening before, he 10 still address
cd as child; then suddenly the man
ner II those about hlm changes; tho
ceremonlous forms Of japanese civil
)isy reprcsen. bis emancipation to his
own eyes; and he on his part, en-
deavors TO respond to the congratula.
tions Of the Others in such manner
~ to show that he appreciates the re-
sponsibility of his new position. Hia
testimony, in fact, u not confined to
hollow assertions. and I do not hesi.
tate 10 count among the most inter
tereAting .trsiss iof japanese .socsety
the care, the patience and serlousne ess
with which boys Of fifteen abandon
the sports Of childhood, and devote
themselves to the stronger discipline
Of practical life. ,s,.. eE4s.t 6l
"Apprentiship to . branch Of man
aal labor implies Z service Of ten
years. During this time the master
furnishes food, lodging and clothing.
bnt no salary until towards the close
Of the term, when he gives the ap-
prentice enough pocket money for
his tobacco. Tic is interested in de-
veloping the latter's skill as much IS
possible, for he offers his name to the
guild for membership when no claims
to be elected q master. The dlstlnc-
ton cannot be conferred, however,
until tho workman is twenty-five
years old. As soon as il has been
obtained he is free, snd his former
masters furnishes him with all the
utensils Of his trade. M fa t
III JAPANESE ART AND INDUSTRY.
"Whatcver may be tho variety Of
industrial products displayed in the
shops Of the commercial city, there
is one feature which characterizes all
OF them, one common stamp which
denotes their plnce among the works
OF the far East, and I venture to call
it, without fear Of contradiction, good
taste.'
"The artisan Of Ycdo Is averitable
artist If we except the convention.
Al style to which, he still feels himself
compelled to submit, in his represen,
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