The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-05-18

MInds." A literal TRANSLATION has been
impossible. owing 10 the innumerahlc
puns. quibbIcs and ecccntricIties which
abound In the original text. but IL sig
nlilcancc has been faithfully preserved.
One story "a entitled;
rNARI's journey.
The great fox-god. lnari. once deter
mined that no would make Journey
through the city 10 find out where true
honesty and goodness existed. II was
bad age Of crime and corruption.
Civil wars tore the heart Of the fair
island; the rich plnndcrcd the poor; the
poor could get neither justice nor rcpa-
ration; mems minds were niIame with
avarice, and the sun shone on as foul 4
scene Of depravity As Il had ever seen
since the days Of the fifth great Delugc.
The first place that Inari visited Was
the contingencies Of one Of the great
est merchants Of the city Of Ycddo. "At
any rate" he said. ~ shall find fair
dealing and honesty here, for this man 3
junks iIoat on hundred waters, bis word
Is as good as q bond. and his name Is .
| by-word for uprightncss and integrity"
He took up his figure in the shape Of
room. The t;de ~ cnsto,,...rs /. ~ rsc~-
chants flowed n and Ont. the money
ratified into The GOLFERS. tbe CLERKS vcre
hnsv with nen Ana scroll. h,,f ~ ana
saw what Inar; saw nj he.rt smofe
him 70 see The tricks 81 trade And tbe
dcccnt;one rr.ct;ced. ~ che.ts ~ go
were filed Win coIorcd leaves and AM
swecpin0e. The hales n sill were weiobt-
"a with false materials and thc;r con-
tents dved Win false cojors. laconer Ana
bronze manufacfured "a ~ ne1t streef
were sold Is the yeritable production II
Old times: tbe very scales used were
false: the entries Is The scrolls were
| false: ana M stories told ~ fhe c,,s.
TONERS were false The newt dav fhe
whole citv was thrown into = sfste "
Consideration AZ the news that the GREAT
firm had failed. and thaf he head mari.
ncr had 0one away ~ one knew whittier.
The next Journey 81 the God was "a
tho .vashiki y - nalace ~ The crca,
lord IL Bizen. one ~ the ha,,ohfiest and
proudesf ii The mobiles az tie empire,
AZ he seated himself n he cuise ~ 4
~ IN ~ fon ~ 4 sword rack N III.
banouetin0 chamber ~ said: ale Il tof
great 70 lie ambitious: he Il TOO rich L
81 ayaricious: IL has TOO Great expense.
~ H. cxfrayaoanf: Ne has NOTHING Il
scheme for. M fame 4 foo BRIGHT n,
him ~ dare ~ s,lly n by dishonesty: Il.
Il TOD familiar with pleasure "a bc VI
cious'
The hanonef was snread and III,
great lord entered n correous apparel
The sweets with which fhe meal com
mrnccd were served ~ dishes ~ IN
nnrest Naoasaki norcelain. fhe rice IA,
II the finest ~ old oold lacnner. m.
wine that prince II wine~. the ..Flowe,
- FIN Rlnnm'' Missed Ana huhbled \,
vases ~ tbc choicest Bizen ware. Will
the rarcst IL fish and fowl came IN il
quaint dishes brought from China
Merrily the feast proceeded. the wine
cnn circled necessarily. checks grey
flushed ewes beoan II sparkle. Al.
tonvnes wacgcd Fast There was moth
;nv M this viii which mar; co,,iJ III.
f.5ls for fbe prince Wa wealthy. N.
n became NJ d;gn;Yv ~ keen 4 sn,nntu
az table. I'M ~ Wa ANNOYED And lis
cuSted 10 observe with what brutality III
Prince s = NJ NM ! moor mo;Iest
RETIRING creature. whose fanlf SCENE
~ Is that she brooked her ms
hands insolcnce LOO meekly.
IN smoke B;zen answered NJ
roughly: II sbe smiled he frowned. Al,
M Mar woman knew nof which wav I.
look a. how II behave When IN
danc,nc 0irls were ,,shercd IN. retainer
bumhlv prnstratiro himself AZ n
crawlcd alone rhc floor. brouoht ~
Prince Y NOE. mari. Who ~ cours
could W throurh walls. doors an,
excrvth;po. esn;ed 4 moor rarprd man
evidently balf dead with cold Az,
want. sitting in the snow outside
Nov said the god 70 himself, \.