The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-14

charcoal merchants wife. docs she mean
20 stay there fOreverg
Two pilgrims sat down on the stone
STEPS that lead out from the last terraces
Ol the temple TO the solitude OF the hlll-
sue where lyCydau Boxes lie dgep anu
qaiat an their scarlet oc4 ementS. bcllnd
them We're the shadowy courts Of heaven
climbing stairway, the regal darkness OF
pine groves and al the gatche.cd glory OF
the hundred shrincs before. the grass tuiI
OF wild n0wcrs. the NalViAS wCoJ amos.
anu the sky, The Old woman leaned back
against the gray DalGstradc ana closed
hcr eyes for "A moment. She looked very
tued, bIt at peace FIFTY years had drop
ped ouL OF her lie, and she was once
more little soul adaze with beauty. Sne
had found IL al again. ana more glorious
than snC remembered it.
"Wili you eat grnudmOtherY' said ko-
klchi ofVTffffs 4ftt IN ilis
30. my SON, she answered. "eat.
have no hnnger'
she watched him while he enioyed his
meal. lie had been 'wondcrfuiy good all
this time. but ShlWO was so tired that
she doubted II she would have beer able
20 gel back 20 the 1 SUI IOge. ana rs for
again in reaching Nikko Win this body it
wos not 10 be thought Of She stpops1
/ down and loosened her g8velied sdnd j.
ana dropped them over the lnw wall
They would never be needed again. Thea
SIZE took from inside her girdle TWO let
tegs carefully folded. one addressed 10
her son, the other TO the august authori-
Have you finished my son? sho asked.
az lAokichl leaned Dack ..salAsL her hne"
with a lrtlo grGnt oi content. III So
pack tip the rest t T,iil 90 FOR yonr sup
per. And now listen 10 me.
koiSlchi looked Up. surprised at her
grave tone.
Here are The fur slippers for Q spdzu
Sans little girii' sne said. layins down II
parcel on me stone, ''and tsls paper OF
dried fish Is FOR the Cat pCu't forgct. We
came here almost all the way on foot,
in thctraln. You viii like that Won't
ypu. kokichi?' she asked STOPPING Gown
and lookins into his face.
Wen" she went or "ths letter is for
! your august father, this Tor the 70 artlian
Of the gaLe. NOW SO. BE good boy.
Kokichl. promise me that. Obey yous fa-
Their. 10 your lessons, take care OF yonr
/ clothes, and please. please DO kind 10 the
'But you. o Bassan." said tho boy.
what are YOU going 10 dog Am going
| ~ wish To remain a little longer" she
replied. and You have alreday been more
/ than two weeks absent from school; Take
/ from there. IL will be cheaper"
Very wen, O Bassan, he, said. this
| has been nice Journey! C9me, noma
J soon. and l VIII rCaily De good III seo
you egaiu' -
once more she laid her hand on his
head and looked down into his jolly.
! before he went and she felt that the re-
! formation of i<okichl had begun,
! A little boy, with killed coat cd bun
! die titcto a stick put a letter ia the
guardian hands at the outer gate. and
| then started TO run down the hill 20 the
\ railway station. which was far moro In
! tcresting TO him than splendid tenples.
| Tho guardian read the letter and looked n
4 llttte surprised. u ran thus:
/ ,"Hpnorcd Sir: l. the mother or Efto
! san. priest OF the temple OF the Usm
! Toge. having come Tar 10 visit Nikko IN
( mv old axe, have made up my mind TO re-
J main here seeing that if depart from
! this glorious spot ] shall mover nave
strength 10 return 10 y II Your nonos ,s
| my unworthy body in this happy plaoe
| my spirit willre main here and VIII always
! pray FOR your prosperity.
/ III was not till quito late In the day that
| they found her. a decorlus little blue fg-
| ure living back against the steps with
I her sash tied round her knees and her
| pretty blue towel bound over ner tsce:
| rlace OF 1yeyasu. Her penknife was on the
| stone beside her. and there was no ugiy
| marks. only a tiny stab In her thros I
/ IIor spirit was doubtless tired after the
| long Journey and had slipped out or tts
! prison with ease.
passed through the village on the Usno
! man az the temple gate 20 ask after Ko.
! klchi and Iito san. When she SPOKE \
! saw that Il was q Sudzu. the wife os the
/ charcoal merchant.
! renlied. "for Kolyichi San Is &C the top OF
! the class and viii certainly be schools
master. Did the OkuSarna Indeed kpov
! 4 huge taiiless cat. with a splendid red
| and purple collar. was purring 10 the sua
on the temple steps.-Sphore.
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