New-York tribune., 1907-12-22

ATANA-GIkA. the Discerning Mags- D.
N ----e sal upon his heels, after the DN
manner OF his countrynlen from
time l---lemOrlal, IN ms d1In1nutlVe
garden with the inevitable lacquered =
chadas z-.--.1--Ing an outfit for tea drink IL
ing a. ms SIDE The contents OF the kettle, HH&
howeve- we're untouched In his lett
hand he held z singular looking picture, w
while VIII The index finger OF his night {%2
he trace -le lines OF stanza on page E8S
OF thai a-rient collection OF japanese EE4-
poetry la NanyOshIn, lying open before ~
hin him Ss,,
The picture. which he consulted alter HKy
nately WIN the book. portrayed an old BNi
man dressed II the costume OF a SaTnuTal. CIMN
who was presented as pressing two &Sj
small babes 10 his bosom, and al the E&A
same time r.1lnting 10 a peculiarly shaped E2
vase tra- 5uoOd by his side An InscT1p--
ton II --~antse ran down on one SIDE
Of the re and another II the ancient
Chinese ---L character appeared opposite
70 Il
On CT. =.de OF the magistrate knelt e
MS lIttle -e ShOrl-San. and on the other "a
the wC- II who had brought hl1n the H
rnctr-e l,nelt and touched the earth u
with he t1rehead, She lifted her tear
his VII hand her the painted tablet
He asked her Il she understood the
inscTlT-..- written on 1t
''Yo-E- he priest read II to me, she replied
'We- Isl know why this tablet was painted,
nurrlu--z the Discerning Magistrate, repeating
one OF The INSCRIPTIONS, consult the one hundred
and rr---1tb stanza of the seventh section OF the
Many:l-l--" and again turning TO the book he
reread tae ztanza:
'Ye-- -ioe Is as unsuitable fire that doth grow
as nor CeaSeth as long aught Tenanelh lat
NAY own
W. does this mean."
J. Is - description of the character OF Muscabora,
nv husbands brother" replied the woman
The Discerning Magistrate drew from his gITde
a pa-e- and yet, he said, Il am informed by
this communication sent by the priest fo-fu al
the Spring Hill cenple IN the great Matsunokl
gTc Iazalaw that your husband, the lII1I'e11aI
cou-=-.9- Ro, mas left all that he possessed to
he
= r1rable sir" replied the " as long
as tn -1unseoT my august husband was strong ana
well le did not fear Muscabora IN the least Two
iovelv uoys had been born to him, and his happ-
ness was complete; but the arrow shot upward
sooner reaches It's utmost height than II turns
and falls Shortly after the birth OF his two sons,
the health q nv much revered husband began TO
fail lie grew weaker day by day and at last
-'Wten the honorable counsellor found that his
death was inevitable and rapidly approaching, ne
called H. 10 him and told me how long and earnestly
be mad ought OF ways and means 10 secure lht
future sa.etv and well being Of his children and
Their mother. You know, said my Tevered nus
band. what sort OF man my brother Muscapo1a
E,-CCu-c c-enceless and extremely aVar1clous, en-
tirelv devoid Of honor or Of honesty man OF power
and r,ae.-7 who uses his authority relentessly TO
acconu.sl 1rQuitous undertakings, man entlTeIy
deaf the appeals OF humanity or OF justice you
also know nv brot her MUsCaboTa was by no means
pleased that after living nearly seventy years
wIfeless md childless i should at last marry lie
had fo- So long time relied with confidence upon
sooner or later lnherltlng his wealthy pTothe1
propertv that he could not accept the situation
patien,v and has been heard to say that by lar
means o. by foul ne would have what ought by
Tght To him -
Honorable husband" said the Discerning Magis-
tTates little wife Shori-san, if this man MuscaboIa
had what ought by night 10 come TO HIM ne "ouIo
NOT be likely TO make any more trouble lo1 a long
And vet replied the Discerning Magistrate,
10 the counsellor has seen nj to devise ana pc. pe