Arizona republican., 1904-02-29

with in this transient world, There is no need of my shaking myself for I am unfortunate enough to have ryo on my person Most unexpectedly | fe-l myself bound to renounce my life
 When they had heard his resoi-t. decision. they all said with one accor.
 That may not be the ease with yoI alone. Being in straitened circuui- stances does not make the possession of one ryO Impossible. We know you to be a man of honor.
 The way in which I came into pos session of the money said the unfor- tunate samurai. ~is indeed as plain as can be, for ohly yesterday I sold koz- ul1a Gan ornamental knife set in tha sheath of d swOrd) of TOkujO work manship to Jazaemon KanomOnoya for ryo and a half. But it Is an unlucl1v coincidence. as you must all admit. For the sake of our time-tried frLsas- ship be so good as to search fer ta= money after I have despatched EF- self. This is my last request-tbat v-s will thus take away the re3roach EEsan my memory.
 His hand was on the Ieather-cov~r- ed hilt of his sword before the last word died or his lips But just al tat instant a voice was heard Here is the coin and it was thrown out from underneath the shade of a paper lau- tern. Tn the semi i-darkness the com pany did not notice who threw it.
 Happiness and honor were thus TO- stored,to' eYerybody's relief and they all said there was nothing like making quite sure
 But the hostess now called out from the inner chamber that she had found the coin and she handed it out on the lid of lacquered box. She had served some boiled tanO in the box. and the moisture had made the thin coin stici- to the lid.
 The number of coins was tkus ln- creased to eleven and the guest con graduated their host on the iBcFeas- of his treasure as being a good amen But the host replied:
 l Look here comrades. There Sere nine coins, a search was made fos the tenth. and now here are eleven Pseces- The natural conclusion is that one or you, who happened to have the money produced it while to relieve our dis I tress. I cannot keep this extra coin. It must go back to its owner"
 Nobody made answer. Since all were embarrassed. they could not leave. al- though the night waned until the time of cock growing. They agreed that the man whO had given the coin must not confess, as he would feel himself obliged thereupO9 to renOunce his life because he had embarrassed his friends. At last the host entreated them to ex- tricate them from the. dilemma They answered that they would be glad to leave the whole matter to his manage - nent
 . ThereupOn he deposited the coin at the bottom of a square measure and tplaced it over the wash basin OSE an the yard saying to the company:
 That one of you who is the own<s sF the ry0 will please take it as he EosS
 home. The others. of course. win E.ss look in the measure.''
 He then made each guest go ese alone. latching the door behind szcs one so that those remaining bShif-l could not see whether he took the cain , After thus dismissing all his seven vss-
 itors, Naisuke. Candlestick in hand. stepped outside and looked at the
 measure. The coin was gone Tn,
 owner, unknown tc the others had talk
 en il away.
 How clever was the hosts maneu-
 yer and how delicate the behavior of
 the guests, Such a specimen of the polite intercourse between samuraL co whom honor is everything.-Japaues } of Saikaku.