The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-17
A japanese Romance.
THE sroSg.CUrTER,

uonce upou time there was in Japan
, MOI stone.cutter, a simple workman IN
me- Gusrries His lilo was rude, he work:
Il much, gained little and was not at all
rolleuted with his fate.
70, il | could only be rich enough to
resi-, 10 sleep on thick mattingS wrapped
IN a kirmoI of soft silkI' Such was the
si,6 he breathed to heaven. An angel
At sbsll be according to thy desire"
aid The angel to him. And he at once
becsne rich, and he rested, slept upon
lbjck mating and wrapped himself in a
kirmon Of soft silk.
Happened that the Emperor passed
BY, lie was preceded by heralds on foot
and horseback, followed by u brilliant es.
cort Of cavaliers, and surrounded by per-
sons who held over his head on immense
plrasol resplendent with gold.
What good does il do me TO be rich!"
mumured the man, "as long as l have
not the right to 90 out with IN escort, and
my head protected by a golden parasol
Why am not the Emperor"
"fhOu shalt be-" said the angel.
And indeed, he became the Emperor
lie had an escort Of cavaliers before and
behind him, and people who held above
hshGad an immense parNsOl resplendent
With gold.
However, the sun with his ardent beams
dried up the country, and the dusty road
quVeriDg with his brightness, tatigueC
The eyes.
Elisa great advantage TO be Emper
Of" cried the man, "when the heat Of III,
Jay exhauSts you, and the sun uevG
ceases TO make you feel his powefl Bu
il one could be the SUM"
Behold, arc you satisfied? the ange
Nked, for he had become the sun, and hi
dlited bis beams up and down, right ant
eGsll all around him. And he sCorChCC
The heritage Of the earth and the face o
The princes upon the earth. s
Buta cloud thrust itself between thC
earth and him; it held back the rays o
The sun and prevented them from falling
upon the Carth's surface.
There is strength" cried the sung
cloud capable Of resisting my, power. Il
would he better II | were q cloud"
Very well" said the angel.
And tue transformation was at once &c
eOnPlishCd. Thenew cloud placed itsel
hAlghtily between the sun and the earth
and 80 thoroughly intercepted the rays q
The sun that 1t soon saw the earth GOV
s'edWith its shadow. Then it caused BIZ
drops oil rain, aud pouring showers ant
water spous to fall on the land, so tina
fields, -
Nothing resisted the force ofthe inunda
Llon; only q rock deded it, perfectly mo
nolIess, In vain the believing water,
best i in their fury, the rock Yielded moi
Oat Inc loaming waves died Of its foot.
IA. "A rock 9I then, IS my superior" said tn
c'S1Gi V would rather be in its place"
You shall BE-" said the angel. *,
Aadhe was transformed into a,stee,
mistaken rock, ilsensible to The fays =
The sun, indifferent to the torrents 81 raiI
and the shock of the tumultuons wave,
Nevertheless, he discovered at bis fee
snanot poor appearance, hardly clothed
guy armed with a chlsel and a hammer
and The man, with the help Of these il
slsT9lme9's, struck of pieces Of the Toc q
V %aieA ne dressed into Stones proper 70
,.. What Is thst' cried the rock; abas
man man the " power Of reuding pieces Of stoS
G from my ny hreast2 Shall i be weaker tba
9e e. Then i IS absolutely necessary i tSl
lSnEaid be that MANI"
Have your will" said the angel mn
as became again what he had beenM
20! poor slone:cutteti > simple workman
.ue q1arries. His life was nude,
worked VOL much but gained little, Nni !
was content With hislot." "1'