The National tribune., 1891-08-27

With anxiety Oscema's hardy japanese. with
mutiied oars, sculled the little junk in tho
wake Of Tita's craft. Suddenly an eddying
current caught the vessel, and poor Oscema in
his hiding was whirled onward swiftly toward
the shores of the terrible Pappenberg, and.
despite his efforts to right his course, was
landed amid the gnarled and tangled roots
and floating debris upon the beach. As the
day was fast approaching. for Oscema 20 show
himself meant instant capture and death. For
his crew TO attempt to land meant perhaps the
same fate for them.
Meanwhile there had arrived in the town Of
Nagasaki poor japanese named Ola SOraki-
Chi. This man. once prosperous, IN moment
OF misfortune had been taken advantage OF BY
Lu Nina in a most despicable manner. Lu
Nina had obtained possession Of his cottage and
rice fields, and was so cruel and exacting that
Ola was left destitute, and but for the kind
ness OF the Buddhist priests and the few ipsubus
earned by the most menal toll, would not have
had place to lay his head.
lilo had never sought revenge, being good
Buddhist and full of gentleness for his fellow
man. He had never quite understood the way
In which the crafty Nina had treated him, but
still felt that something was wrong. always re-
garded him with suspicion, and kept out OF
his way
IL happened that on the evening that Oscema
bad accepted the hospitality Of Lu Nina with
such disastrous results TO himself, Ola was pass
ing through the town on his way TO visit his aged
father. who lived in another village miles
away. lie appF 'ched the house of La Nina
from one direction rs Oscema reached il from
another. Seeing Lu Nina at his door, he had
stepped back to avoid being seen, and. concealed
IN the foliage Of friendly eOpse, had seen the
whole affair
On his arrival at Nagasaki again he became
aware OF great confusion among the simple
villagers, on account Of the disappearance Of
O5ccma, and meeting the gentle TitR drew from
her the whole sad story. He grew much ex-
cited, and urging Tita to go with him, he hur-
r!ed to the court, where, in the early morning,
the stern judge Atoma sat. To the astonish-
mcEt OF all, he insisted on n hearing which be-
ing granted, he related with much force and
lengthy detail how, concealed in the cOpse, he
had seen Lu Nina, in his treacherous hospital
lty, drug tho fragrant tobacco in the ieweled
Pipe which he had pressed Oscema 10 smoke
and afteTvard. when tho young man had fallen
aslee? hide the pipe in the folds Of his robe
and leave him. lie himself, fearing the pow
erful In Nina, had hurried away aud passed on
his journey.
The magistrate at once gave orders for the
arrest OF Lu Nina, who, upon being confronted
by the trembling OLA confessed his crime. and
was sent to prison. The news Of Oscema's in
nocence spread, but it was not until the re-
turned crew Of Oscema's boat came upon the
scene that Tita learned Of tho trouble in which
her lover had fallen.
The magistrate was soon surrounded by the
fearful Tita, her repentant father. the anxious
crew. and the excited Japanese. Unable to re-
sist their peTsuasions. and assured Of the guilt
OF Lu Nina, ne gave orders that Junk bearing
two men with official orders, Tita and her
father, should at once be dispatched to the
Island Of Pappenberg. There they found the
unhappy Oscema. once more thrown into prison,
half starved and emaciated, and in fear Of i'm
mediate death.
Iio was released, and a great crowd OF viii
layers greeted the return Of the official junk.
Iits's father publicly received Osccma as his
son-in-law, aad rs another September heralded
the approach Of the Autumnal Feast, the hap
pily-married TIta and her beloved Oscema to-
gether assembled the nights, lit the gay-eOlored
lanterns, spread the feast tinkled tho bells
and sang to the silver -stringed mandolins soft
accompaniment.