New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-05

the increase rather than to the diminution
of his WEAKNESS. At least, in Kioto, he
could exploit his grievance He keenly
felt this, although his pride would not
suffer him to acknowledge it. And now
IchigoEo was very pressing, and it be-
came Nobutaro in due time to dispose Of
his scruples, and, by slow degrees to
yield.
When Nobutaro first encountered the
maiden, Tam-ko, of whom his friend had
told him, his breast did certainly culver
with q new and strange sensation, and his
self-confidence, which until that moment,
had never known q variation from its Arm
ness, experienced an unexpected shock.
Her loneliness, he was compelled to ad-
nit, was not to be disputed. The fash of
her dark eyes kindled inextingui shable
flames. the smile of her ripe and deity
gilded lips was brighter than the glimmer
of sunbeams Her whole countenance
was elegantly pale and full of sweetness.
Her hair, falling in black waves about her
face, added grace and symmetry to the
movements of her head. Her dress was
embroided with marvellous accuracy, and
daintily gathered to her slender ankles,
revealed as she moved twin feet of pro-
portions too minute to be distinctly
measurable.
Iriye saw with friendly satisfaction that
Nobutaro was for a moment moved. And
the distinguished people of Kioto, not a
few of whom were present on the occa-
sion, carefully watched the coming to-
gether of the manifest of the manly and
the fairest of the fair. Nobutaro ap-
preached Tama-ko, his hands folded upon
his breast and his body reverently in
clined. She knelt awaiting him, her eyes
cast in humility downward, and q timid
flush of expectation illuming her brow.
Health is with the daughter of the
stars, said Nobutaro.
"Thanks to your accommodating
wishes" said Tama-ko.
"Your air announces your goodness, !"
said Nobutaro,
"Ah, sir it is you alone who can judge, F"
said Tama-ko.
Virtue and contented mind are paint
ed upon your face, said Nobutaro,
"My acknowledgements should be ever
lasting" said Tama-ko.
ut is fine evening"" said Nobutaro.
''It is most fortunate and successful
evening, since the noble gentleman hon
ors it with his approval, said Tama-ko.
''It is impossible to be sufficiently re-
spectful to you" said NobutarO.
Chow shall l dare persuade myself of
what you say ?" said Tama-ko.
"Well, well, said NobutarO, making q
grave obeisance and Withdrawing, 81 have
not treated you with sufficient distinc-
ton"
Tams-ko, less rigidly cynical than Mob
Al
joy which this interview afforded her.
All that she had heard of the agreeable
Nobutaro was abundantly verified. And
she discovered, too, graces and attractions
of which she had not been warned. "But
alas, she said to herself che loves not
woman, and each day strives more and
more to harden his heart against our in
ferior and improbable sex.
Nobutaro feared to admit the suspicion
that his fancy had been touched. He re-
sisted with much GOODNESS the imputaSion
of Iriye Ichigoro.
"Ah, Nobutaro," said that good ma
tured friend, ''the refreshing Tama-ko,
has inspired you once more.
''Acute Iriye, this time you are wrong.
If now, she has the gift of silence with her
other visible advantages, there would be
something to talk about"
'tNoble cousin" answered Triye. ''you
are always sensible and well informed,
but this time you are also very absurd.
Her language is the language of purity
and evident propriety."
81 do not like the language of the wo-
men at ALL" said Nobutaro. 'Better a
speechless daughter of the yeta than the
fairest and richest Of the loose-tongued
kuge."
"Estimable Nobutaro, you have too
much ginger in your temper"
every well, Iriye, only I shall see the
beautiful but laxative Tama-ko no more"
"0h, Nobutaro !"
Precisely, my Ichigoro. As she dazzles
the eye, so might she confuse the under
standing. In time she might destroy my
principles and compel me to endure fe-
male tongue. No, Iohigoro, my resolu-
ton is not to be unfxed Remember that
a restless tongue is one Of the five causes
allowed by the philosophers for divorce.
When Tama-ko heard this, as she very
speedily did, gloom came like vail Of
chirimen over her face, and she expressed
a tear, as round and pure as the most
priceless Of jewels of which she was the
nAmesake. Then ii was observed by her
family that she sank into o reVery, out OF
which she emerged an hour later, smiling
and contented.
Two days after, the court circles of
Kioto, were convulsed with the intelli-
gence Of sorrowful calamity. The beau
tiful Tama-ko, during Q visit of duty to
the temple of Kiomidzu, had thought
lessly Ventured too near the edge of its
perilously exposed platform and had fall
len, not, fortunately, from the EXTREMIST
height, but from an elevation sufficient to
injure her in general way, bat princi-
pally in the region Of the head. For two
entire days her condition was deemed
dangerous, according to report, but then
her well-Organized constitution tri-
umphed, and she began TO recover. One
startling misfortune, however, chung to
her. She had lost the power of speech
forever.
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