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Some Japanese Anecdotes.
QUAINT JUsrIcE on NARrsE.

! QUAINT JUSTICE OF NARUSE.
When Hayato Naruse was appointe,
to the governship of certain town
there was rice merchant living Their
who had acquired immense wealtl
through the use of false measures; bu
finding it impossible to continue his dis
honest practice, or even to conceal hi
guilt under the new governors rigic
and penetrating administration, he, on,
day, appeared before the court of tina
official, and confessed all his crimes, fol
which he prayed that he might receiy,
some light punishment. "Your crime.
are very great" said the governor, "bu
since you have had honesty enough tc
come and confess them, and consider
ing that they were committed during
the late governors administration,
order you, as a punishment, to use diff
ferent measures in your trade for full
seven years-that is, you shall employ q
smaller measure in purchasing your rice
and larger one in selling it.'
The merchant obeyed the order CRATE.
fully, glad to have escaped from the
heavier punishment which he anticipat-
ed; and, after a few years, he was sur
prised to find himself richer than ever,
his customers having increased, through
the cheapness of his rice.
A JOKE BY oKUBO.
After a feast, in which stork soup
(tsuru) was the most esteemed of all
other delicacies, was held in the court
of the shotgun Iyeyasu, HikOzaemon
Okubo presented himself before his lord,
who graciously ordered him to partake
of the celebrated soup, so Okubo was
led by pages to another room, where
dinner was served to him. Having fin
ished it, he came back before his lord
and thanked him for the good dinner.
"But allow me, my lord" added Oku-
DO, "to tell you that 1 have plenty of
the delicacy, of which the excellent soup
consisted, at my house."
Impossible, old man." said the
shotgun, show can you, who have but a
small pension, enjoy such a luxury?"
"Pray do not be amazed, my lord" re-
piled the old man, al will take the lib
erty to present it to you, tomorrow"
The next day, the shotgun saw his old
servant carrying before him respectful
ly large wooden tray, upon which a
mass of green cabbage was heaped up,
like a little hill. The old man said
gravely: "This, my lord, is the very
delicacy which your lordship was so
good as to entertain your servant with
yesterday; but, this is called by us 'cab-
bage,' while it is called in your lord
ships court, stork!'" The shotgun re-
ceived it with smile, but punished the
officers of his kitchen who had behaved
so dishonesty.
THE MOTHER OF HACHIYA.
Hannojo Hachiya, one of the bravest
men in Iyeyas's army, having found HIM
self little behind others in charging
the enemy at the battle of Yoshida, got
angry with himself, and rushed hedlong
upon the enemy's column with his big
sword above his head. Encountering
an enemy's officer, who defended him
self with a gun, he cut off the muzzle of
the gun, while he himself was shot
through the breast. When the sad
news was conveyed to his house, his
mother said TO the bearer of the intelli-
gence, al am prepared for it; but tell
me how he died" "Why, madam y
replied the man, she died bravely facing
the enemy" "Very well, then, l am
satisfied" exclaimed the mother; but
retiring into another room, she threw
herself upon the floor, and wept bitterly
for her beloved son.-T'0b0hanlG Gaz cite