Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28

OYal1la leLL MS mousse aIu WITH MS
young wife left on the long tiresome
walk.
Very much. against his will did he
cave, but hi. relations had demanded
It because a war was threatening and
hey wanted to use their influence to
get him free, and a friendly Kami
priest, VINO lived in the Miya of the Sun
Goddess at Ise, had promised to conceal
ne couple in his house until the letter
aXempting him from service SHOULD
nave come from the mikado,
The young couple walked long Ia ST.
ence. OyaIna's thoughts were very Bit
.er.
What good does it do me-" he
Aought to himself, that / have al
ways walked the SSen-dau path of Vir-
ue) mt always kept away from the
Aku-day Qoad of the wicked) when,
!ven on Che day Of my wedding / must
cave IN? home to conceal myself like
/ criminal. Fate has been very un-
Just and the prophecy which was spok-
en- at my birth has not been fulfilled.
What has become of the honors and
'iches, which my ancestor, h brown
ieer, told my father, should be mine ?'
And he thought long of the old tradi-
ion of his family.
II NAaN VI A1iN OAN III ~
0yama was, it was said, transformed
nto a brown deer, because of his sins,
md must remain in that state until one
If his descendants relieved him by his
spotless and virtuous life, when he
would once more become d human be-
Sg.
Already as q boy Oyama knew of this
:ale, and was told by his parents that
he must always be just and good that
"a n1ioht TsnlinNrn hig annpktnp from hiS
ponds and he had always kept their
bonds, and he had always kept their
When his father was dying he sent
'or him and said:
Listen, my son, to the glad tidings.
Dur ancestor, the brown deer, appeared
10 me during the night and told me
that you had been chosen to relieve
aim of the bar. Therefore, be always
just. and great honors shall come to
YOU"
The beautiful Ssakura-hana CHERRY
olossom) walked at first modestly by
the side of her husband, but as he
walked faster and faster she soon
Jagged behind.
Also she had only unwillingly left
aer new home. The pretty little house
had pleased her very much, and she.
was delighted with the garden, with
its beds of flowers and fruit trees IN
blossom, which all belonged to her,
While in her parents home she had
been obliged to divide the flowers with
her sisters. But, alas! her joy did not
last long, and she had been forced to
leave. She hurriedly picked a few
cherry blossoms and followed her hus-
band.
Faster and faster he walked and
soon poor little Ssakura-hana was
very, very tired. The sun rose higher
and higher in the sky. S~sakura-hana
looked around for a shady place where
she might rest a little and to her joy
she discovered a clump of cherry
trees in blossom near the road. She
went over and found behind them a lit
tie pond with water as clear as crystal
and when she looked down into it she
saw her own pretty face. She picked
some cherry blossoms and put them
into her hair and nodding smilingly to
her image in the water.
But suddenly he was staTtied-iier
own image had disappeared and the
two sad eyes of a Drown deer were
looking at her from below. She did
not dare turn her face away and a
strange feeling of joy overcame her.
She seemed to see a brown deer which
became transformed into a young man,
who took her into his arms and she
knew no more. The wind blew through
the cherry blossoms and the white
petals, the symbols of maidenly in
nocence and purity dropped off and fell
on her like snow.
Oyama at last ceased walking and
looked around for his bride, but
S-sakura-hana was not there, and no
reply came in response to his calling.
Then he saw that he had been walk
ing too fast, so he sat down to wait for
her, but the hours came and went, and
the sun began TO sink lower, but no
Ssakura-hana came.
Oyama stood up and walked back
toward home, but she was nowhere to
be seen, and late in the evening he
reached the place he had left in the
morning.
His wife stood in the door of their
home and greeted him with an excla-
nation.
II could not find you. joy of my soul"
she said, land as l did not know the
way / went back home. / rested a lit
tie while at a beautiful pond and fell
asleep and it was nearly shutdown when
i woke up, but l reached here before
dark"
II was t~houghtless, S~sakura-hana,
and now we will stay here overnight
adm start again tomorrow"
But during the night a messenger
came from the mikado and Oyama did
not have to leave home.
Together they led a life of unbroken
happiness. Ssakura-hana was a good
wife and took good care Of her home.