Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-10

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4 sapanese Fable.


Once upon time there was In Japan
q st0necuttsr, O simple workman In the
quarries. His life was rude, be worked
much, gained little, and vas not at all
satisfied with his fate.
"Oh, II could only be rich enough 70
rest, TO sleep on thick mating, wrapped
IN kirimaE OF seft siibr
Snoh vas the Sigh he breathed To
Heaven. An angel heard it.
"it shall be according 10 thy desire, =
said the angel 10 him.
And the man at once became rich,
and he rested, aiept upon thick mating,
and wrapped himself In q kirinan Of
soft silk.
Il happened that the Emperor passed
by. lie was preceded BY heralds on
horseback. followed by brilliant escort
Of cavaliers, and surrounded by persons
who held ever his head an Immense
parasci respIsndent with gold.
"What good does IL do me 10 Be rich, y
muFmursa the man, s'as long as have
mot the right 10 20 forth without an es-
ooxt, and haIvs nay head protected by q
parssoiS Why am I NOT an Emperor1''
Thou shalt be- said the angel.
And indeed he became the EmpeFor.
He had al escort before and behind
him. and people held above him an in-
mense parasoi fusplendenf with gold
However, the sun with lee ardent beams
dried up the country; and The dusty
roads. qaivaring With lie brightness,
fatigued kis eyes.
| whats the advantage 10 be an Em.
peE0r,r orisd the man, when the heat
Of the day exhansts yon. and the sul
never ooassa 10 make 700 feel his power
Bat II one could BE- the suni''
| sBshold are you satisnedf r ths
| Ios he hiad become tha sun, and b
and iaft, ans ali around him; and he
seorched sha heritage sf the earth.
/ Bot now q cloud thruss itself between
tina earth and him. II held back ths
rays Of tina sun, and prevented them
from falling on the eArth's surface.
"Thare ID strength" cried the maj,
- cloud capable Of resisting my power
Il wouid be- better II ] wera q cloud.
every well,n replied the angel.
| And the Transformation vas at onol
accomplished.
The new cloud placed itsslf hanghti
IL between the sun and the earth. and
90 thoroughly intercepted the rays oi
the sun that Il soon saw the earth Gov.
cred With its shadow. Then Il eanset
the BIG drops Of rain and pouring show
ere and watersp0utS 70 fall upoE tks
land, 20 that the torrents burt thsil
boandsh and the rivers spread over and
devastated the helds. Nothing resisted
the ferne Of The inundation; only rocl
defisd u. perfectly motienless. In vain
the believing waters beat u IN shsil
fury; The rock yislded not, bus III.
fcaminG waves died st its foot.
A roek. then. 10 my supcrior.s said
the cloud. ~ would rather Be IN IN
place.
Yo,s shah be-" saia The angel.
And be was transtoFmed inta stesp,
anshmi,en rossk, inssnsibla 10 the fays 81
the surl. indi1erena 20 the torrents o.
rain and che shock Of the tnmultnoul
waves. But be distinguished a. hs
foot man o. poor appeafance. hardl.
clothed, armed with Q eAisel and /
hammssF; and the man. with the hsip o
Instruments, struck pieces on the r0ck
which be dressed inie stone proper to
enttingl.
what O. that r erisd NE rock
Has d maIa the power rendinR pie1e
Of stone from my bassf Shall ] y
H usaksr shan he : Thea u h shsolntei.
neccRukry that I shoald be that man"
Have your will" saia he angel.
| And be became again What % hs.
baen--.a ponr stons-cut1eF, Q simpl
| workman In she QuAffssa-
His life uss rude; ~ WORRIED mucl
and Gained iiitie. ozt 1ed harmed eco
/ tentms'ut wish bis ios-