The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-10-14

number of glittering disks in frames
Of beautiful bronze caught his eye.
He went in and was offered q cup
of fragrant tea while he inspected the
his hands a wonderful plate Of polished
silver. but when he looked at 1t close
by he nearly dropped it In surprise.
Tor in 1t he saw the familiar features
Of his dead father, not as an old man,
nut as he looked twenty years before.
Though 1t took nearly all his money.
ne bought the wonderful disc. not as
q present for his wife, but to keep 80
1 costly relic.
When he came home he greeted his
wife joyfully. but of the image he said
nothing, but put 1t away in q shrine.
taking it out to look at his dear faith
er's features every morning when he
was alone saying his prayers.
His wife soon wondered what kept
him praying SO long, and n morning.
looking through a crack In the wall,
she saw him take out a wonderful disc
and speak to it in %endearing terms.
Then she quickly fled. and when he
came out handed him his shoes and
cane that he might take his morning
walk.
He had hardly left the house when
she was In the little chamber. and.
opening h little shrine. which a no
lock, took out the glittering silver disc,
but with q cry h nearly dropped 1t
as she saw in 1t a beautiful young
ayes.
This woman seemed to be just as
terrible. 50 terrible that Ume could not
help smiling and-oh,s wonder!i the
woman Immediately smiled, too.
Now she was satisfied thai the
strange woman must be a witch or
sorceress, who had bewitched her hus-
band, and she began to cry bitterly.
When she had cried a little. while
she threw the wicked plate down into
the shrine and slammed the lid. She
had hardly done so when her husband
returned.
Seeing the trace of tears. which still
fingered on her cheeks. he said:
What ails thee. my little snow
flower? Thou dost not look happy.
Why dost thou cry?"
Should I not cry when I know thou
are unfaithful to me?"
Il unfaithful?' he exclaimed in sur
lie not to me. Yasumori," she
sobbed. Il know what thou hast in thy
tshrine."
$50 thou knowest. but why should
that make thee unhappy"
"Oh, Yasumort, Why dost thou keep
Il living image Of a beautiful woman
in a shrine which ], dare not ysee?"
But, Ume, I do not understand thee.
I have only a living image Of my dear
father as he looked when I was a boy"
Thou dost not speak the truth. Did
I not see in that wicked disc the image
of a beautiful girl. with black hair. a
skin like old ivory and lips like the
cherry when 1t is ripe?"
Yasumori saw that she was in earn
est, but he did not understand her.
He said nothing, but seemed buried
lin thought. Ume took his silence to
/ tho a oonfooSinn ond Or{oN ronro kHoxr
ever, and sobbed SO lou that all the
neighbors came running in to see what
was the matter. Sobbing as IL her
heart should burst, she told them her
story.
lcent, and said that he had only an i'm
age Of his father in the shrine.
Finally an old man, known for his
piety. said:
1.-THE bewitched image must be q
gift from the gods. Send for the alb
bess Of the nunnery and let her de-
eide who is right"
Yasumori willingly consented, and a
swift messenger was sent for the pious
lady. Ume had thrown herself upon a
mat and was crying like 9. child.
After q while the wheels Of q rick
shaw were heard outside, and the alb
hess, dressed in her black garb, and
! with n head so closely shaven that It
looked like an ivory BAH, entered the
Il room.
Everybody fell down before her, and
Ume and Yasumori both told their
stories.
bring in the image. she ordered,
and the shrine was brought in.
At the sight of the shining silver
disc the nun grew pale with astonjsh-
ment. She could at first not tear her
eyes from it, but: then she said:
"Ume, maybe his image was nee
beautiful young girl, but now she has
seen that she has sinned against thee
she Will no longer do thee harm, as
she has become a nun. I viii carry
her image away with me and hang
it in the temple, and thou shalt be once
more happy with thy husband"
So saying, shesput the silver disc In
her pocket and left the house, while
every one praisedlher wisdom.
And Ume threw her arms around
Yausmoris neck and he drew her ia
j. his bosom and they lived happily ever
afterward.
One on tire Parrot.
Detroit Free Press: Father-What
lid the teacher say when she heard you
swear?
Small Boy-She asked me where
earned 1t.
Father-What did you tell her?
Boy-I didn't want to give you away
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