The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-05

sold to the foreigners who came by,
~ or to the dealers who travelled through
the country to stock their bazaars in
= the great towns. Hana's baskets OF
wistaria sten gray-green and mystic
with the silence Of their birthplace pure and class
zeal in FORM always found ready buyers and the kind
square hole to string them byo which Tepresenfed
the wstara baskets That shaped one always
liked, and for the gourd with the hanging vino
Then Hama would smile her thanks and return 70
Kamoyo exactly per of what she had received.
Very we'll Ksmoyo s SAM viii see # can max:
more soon am grateful H., and m. my poverty is
after tucng the little packet Of money inside her SASH
she would say to herself rather sadly 'Kamoyo San
sells; she does not make the things lfshe sun is shin
ing and the birds singing weave the iuji stems
and think OF pretty shapes for them; but when the
dsy are short and and the rain C. down. he u is
pine needles those strong brown ferns is strange
For Hama artist in humble. unconscious
way and the artist is Natures born disciple He may
make break other aegances. but to her he is always
Hama had many things to do beside her woodsy
weaving; there the house to sweep and the food
pipe sd oe bo. It's
Fuyama OF wistaria ash to set in order against his
would asR + they might while on the polished
yeranda seat and when they did, it was not long
iea and her best blue teacups full Of fragrant topaz
coored for their Refreshments also the second best
tobacco box with pipe and all complete Some offered
thanks were ali She would accept Then when they
their way she would wish them good-luck and
70 look back at her from the last bend Of the climbing
road Once dainty lady had come, in beautiful
basketwork palanqun, followed by train of
She was pretty and smiling that Hama had felt
impeled to make her a present Of a hanging basket
IVY dropping over its edge and another twined in tho
delicate chain from which it meant to swing; and
the lady had said it lovely and fastened it to the
fnnA roof rfh her liter. and she Ham in
change picture book that she had been looking at
she journeyed. and the book was now one of Hana's
purple crepe that Kamoyo had given her and when he.
work done she would spread it out on the and
portraits Of the Emperor and the Imperial family
md the very first time she opened it she the gvers
was so unused to the world and its ways that this only
struck her. most delightful surprise but when
her grandfather came home and she showed him her
her she must have made mistake take She shook her
dressed and her robe was not the same but that was
her face and other! 1t was rather peculiar face:
lie brow the eyebrows were unusually arched and the
mouth smiling. and there was quaint dinple at one
w Hasa the his
glasses and began spell the lettering beneath:
aHer Imperial Highness the Princess chiye Takehto.
"A few days after the Princess has passed that way
another visitor to the cottage the hill This
was young man whom Hama had met two OF tire:
times in kamoyos house. for he was cousin OF the
should % es and se the a bag ss The a
Of mating which seemed beyond her strength Hama
strength but she was glad Of the young conpanonsp.
and lima talked pleasantly and told her such funny
stories, that she hoped quite nnocently that he would
He had been with her nearly week when Han.
came down from the hills for one Of her periodical
ereised about the handsome lad. and ali manner Of
errands invented bring their into the shop
dozen times day. The country maidens have moro
whose father was the nnkeeper told her frankly
that she had her there the husband for her
He dldno. want to talk tc Matsu other girl
the woods. had in with her full Of her prett,
wares the soft shadows and sudden sunbeams Of the
er fee. fen lightly as the leaf o the
and in her crown Of shining hair baby pine hat
Of the mountain flowers, and lima thought he ha,
never any one beautiful in his life His big
foolish heart (for no heart is over wise at twenty
jumped wildly and then stood still. Hama had pause
in the doorway; the sun behind her framed her in
golden haze. and. indeed the girl was picture o
sweet and happy innocence
had hurried forward to relieve her OF her baskets
they all began to talk. and lima himsel
Of s me Old Old be had had 1es "
him kindly and thanked him for helping the chill i
tween dreams of ambition and dreams Of love. Whe
the sterner fit was him he silent and rathe
lordy with good Aunt Kamoyo But in the soft suns,
hour. when he would stroll out to smoke his pipe
the stream that eptied itself into the broad lake the
q remembrance of Hanas sweet face and laughir
eyes would come back to him. and the pines reachir
down long green to the water would
sigh her name Il was only pet after all. b
lima had heard her called BY no other It mea
Blossoms" and must have been made for her alon
20 judge BY its fitness
Seen in the light of those about Hama his men,
landscape changed The distant horizons looked lie
inviting. nearer sweetness more sweet.
So il was foregone conclusion that lima shou
climb the hill the morning and knock tnic
q the cottage door. No one answered him. G