The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-26
THE
JAPANESE PAPER.
(I0uise Jamisn }

SWEET Htllc ihdiuSuS, udilEu ~ Cho
and 0 Mono
They were sisters, and when they
We're scarcely IL years old they mar
RED two brothers. and, as all Japanese
wives must do, they went TO live with
their motherinlaw.
Here they would have been perfect
ly happy Is their new home had been
nearer their old one. but 1t was far
away. And they could not see their
family or friends.
I'VE will make our honorable moth
er-in-Iaw to let us visit our Old home"
said 0 Tine
So, together they went, and bowing
very low, they said.
Most honorable mother, it has
been long since we have seen our old
friends, We pray you, therefore. to
let as visit them
But the mother was selfish, and
wished them to stay with her, SO she
answered:
You may not go vet, Q Ume, and D
Momo1 a8S
o Ume and o Mono said no more.
but bowling politely they went away,
But when several months had pass
ed they asked again to visit their
old home, and again their mother-in-
law said:
Wait yet longer"
"Fhey love me not" she told her
self, "or they would not wish TO leave
me.
Now, when o Ume and o Mono
came 10 hsr the third time. bowling as
POLITELY any asking their favor as
sweetly as befor,ce .she could no longer
refuse wv,
You may SO if you wish,N sns sa'u
and you may stay for three S1 49,
months, but you must not return uFA
less you, 0 Time, bring me fire wrap
ped in paper, and you, O Mono bring
me wind wrapped in paper.
Now she thought to herself. Il
will surely test them II they truly
love me they viii search far and near
for the paper That viii hold fire and
wind
So o Time and 0 Mono went away,
and were very happy for three whole
months. At last 1t was nearly time
to return 10 their husbands and their
motherin-law.
We must not forget our gifts, said
0 llme, tor without them we can
never 60 back
So they asked their friends where
they might find paper that would car
~ fire and wind,
There is no such paper" was the
answer Fire would burn any paper
and wind would blow II away
Then the two young wives asked
! wise man.
There Is no snch paper In all la
,an." he told them
AT this they were sorely troubled. |
or all the wise men they asked the |
anne question.
Where. oh great one. may we find
he paper that will carry fire and
,ind?"
And always the answer was: There
! no snch paper In all Japan Z"
Then, with sorrowiul hearts. they
stt their friends. and wandered far
lto the forest They scarcely knew
here they walked but soon The night
aEe Oh and II grew dark.
They felt so sad and lonely that
hey sat down on the soft moss and
Red bitterly.
"Alas,' sighed O Time. III we might
lly find that wonderful paper"
"if we only might, O Mono repeat
J, with little sob
Presently a soft voice asked why |
-ievest thou. o Time and o Momo?"
And o Time and Mono looked up
wonder. They could see no one.
NAY. thou can'st not see me-" said
e voice. hut am thy friend so
'eak thy trouble and fear not Why
'st thou weep"
How can we help weeping?" an 7
Vered o Tine Unless | find that r
per that win carry fire. and o Mono |,
nds paper that will carry wind. we
nnot go back TO our husbands or
IT molher-in.law again Yet we love
EN- much Everywhere we have
srchod but we have not found this 4
paper And the wise men 7
y there is none such in Japan =
Those that are wiser than they r
ow this paper spoke the voice. r
'ow. watch"
Then the strangest thing in all the
rid happened right before their
es.
A piece Of paper appeared on the
1nnd and folded itself into a. Jap
csc lantern
Now pusra Hrbtea esna1e'Fhsfae,"
d the voice and thou shalt have
per holding fire" a
Then o Tine was happy. but o No
, still sad. I,
Sigh not. dear o Mono. begged
? tender hearted o Tine The =
ar voice will help YOU, too" r
IT is even easier 10 carry wind 10
per than TO carry Ere. she voice an
cred. for wind does nOt burn holes. n
itch again -
AOnther piece Of paper came up all