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

To others she is trigid.
But to me she is as the mOonbeam, radiant and
warm.
She is exempt from the ordinary weaknesses of
women.
Her piety is the theme of admiration among
all classes.
Her virtues are so lofty that they reach the
stars
She reads all the sacred books and knows them
by heart.
With strong moral principles she immingles q
cheerful spirit.
And her rich black hair is involved in unctious
gum.
Numbers of costly ornaments shine in her hair !
They shine like clusters of stars relieved by a
jet-black sky.
Soft silken scarfs encircle her throat
Oh enviable soft silken scarfs.
A radiant satin obi, of princely dimensions and
inCalculabe price enfOlds her waist
Oh! enviable satin obi, of princely dimensions
and incalculable price
Her cOuntenance needs not the additional glow
of paint;
And her neck scOrns the inferior lustre of
powder.
Her form is enveloped in many colored marvels
of millinery;
And her petticOat is embroidered with hun
dred butterflies f1uttering among flowers.
Her feet are atoms of celestial origin.
And her kedahsi is pink cloud which protects
them.
To many her heart is hard and cold;
To them it is very beautiful porcelain.
To me it is soft and warm;
To me it is fresh-cut velvet
Her lips are sealed and words proceed not
therefrOm.
But in their place come signs and aromatic fra
GRANGE.
Her family are conspicuous for antiquity,
And her father is of the true blood of Fujiwara.
He possesses great many tiger skins.
All brought from Chosen and very valuable.
Myriads of kobans glitter in the strong chests
of his kura.
But for the greatest treasure
The treasure beyond all, for me,
Is the little maiden,
The little maiden whom love.
As the loves of Nobutaro and Tama-ko
advanced and prospered, an indescribsble
tinge of regret came over the Japanese
nobleman. At first to his surprise, but
presently to his CONSERVATION, he found
himself longing for a word of fondness
from his sffianced. For time he repealed
this sentiment, as unworthy of his firm
ness, but it gradually overcame him again
and again, until he became q prey to the
deepest anguish. BE was forced to admit
within himself that his ideas on the sub
iect of the female tongue had been to dam
gerously radical, and that experience had
at last taught him the value Of q gift he
had once considered an excrescence. The
eloquence of the eye, he had found, the
pressure of the hand, the assurance of q
caress, were insufficient to complete his
comfort. Oh, for word he sighed but
sighed in vain and it at last appeared
painfully evident that Nobutaro had SIM
ply stepped from one unsatisfactory ex-
treme to the other, and that he was now
almost as inconsolsbly miserable as when
he had started to adapt himself to the Sc
illusions of the hawking box on the shore
of Biwa.
1t was natural that Tama-ko should feel
q deep concern at the returning unhap-
explain it. and, indeed, succeeded in
drawing from him the reluctant truth.
Aud on learning tine real condition of
things, she did nothing but smile with
great and persistent appearance of de-
light, which Nobutaro thought the most
extraordinary circumstance that had ever
happened.
Nevertheless, as Kioto bad expected,
the announcement of the impending mar
rage ceremony was not long deferred.
And in early autumn it came. Festivities
we're profuse, and correspondingly bril-
liant. Everybody palpitated with SYM
pathetic emotion; everybody was ire
coverably lost in admiration at the beauty
of the loving pair; everybody mourned
the affection of the bride, who, for her
part, seemed never 80 joyous.
Nobutaro raised the cup with which he
was to pledge his fair companion. He
spoke few words indicative Of his inten-
tons through life 80 far as Tama-ko was
concerned, and then an amazing incident
occurred.
Lifting her beautiful eyes to her lovers
face, and opening her beautiful lips, Tam
a-ko softly murmered
"This is my dear and only lord, the
master of my faith and duty
'Ndrhuhodol" cried everybody, Nobu-
taro included.
The explanation was rapid and COM
plete.
Chow could help it; said Tarna-ko.
What they said was that you scorned me
for my tongue. Oh, hateful tongue, to
bring me Nobutaro's scorn. would have
forever remained your Silent Lover, but
for your latter words, impelling me to take
once more my gift of speech. Does Mob.
utaro forgive me?"
"Oydi dono! sweet Tama," whispered
Nobutaro, 81 am conquered"
For awhile the entire upper class of
Kioto, excepting Iriye Ichigoro, the faith
full friend, laughed immediately. But
the lovers cared little for this. Far away
from the city's turmoil, once more on the
shore Of Biwa, they lived only for one
another, and there, where nature is ever
the most fair, they found unendiDg hap
piness.
Two Highlandmen, killed in primitive
order, dropped inadvertently into an Epis-
copal chapel on Sunday and seated them
selves in Q comfortable pew. A beautiful
symphony was struck up by the oFganist.
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