Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-09
C. HAT 7

When j was studying Nne Sapo-S7S
w-,axe I read many OF their school books
ara learned some OF the stories that
fr<e the place OF our Mother Goose sto-
r,as II IS so hot today that am not
r,snx 70 be very serious am going
4 tell you one Of their stories
N certain town IN Japan, hong
sfyne aEo. there was a wedding feast on
~..-h occasions. an individual called thel
s-ostoshtvori' honorable old mani. was
= r.ost important parsonage He held
1hfs posltton because he was wen &C
ruainted with the marriage ceremony ano
80 orthodox mode OF conducting the fes-
Invites that followed
sometimes a young man who was wen
wersed in marriage cerenonls1s was
nssed 70 hold this important position ano ,
&c was called the honorable old man out
Of compliment 10 the position
At the wedding feast the Ostoshiyor
occuu.ed the chief seat; next TO him
cane the chief ofacers OF the vinage. or
district Then came the head or the
house IN which the feast was held. and
after him the relations and friends OF the
brics and groom.
The Otoshiyori who presided AT the
feast OF which we are speaking was a.
nan who disliked vine, and he could not
- persuaded 70 taste # The owner OF
ne house In which this wedding feast
..as held. seeing that he did not seem
Is know what 20 do with himself while
fhe guests we're drinking, offered him
some cornfits In a Chinese cup that was
beautifully ornamented and very valua-
HE. The guests we're all pleased 10 see
that the OtOshiycri had something Of
fered TO him that e could take; and they
toned with the host IN pressing him tcI
help himself % the cOmfits. After some
hesitation he consented. but insisted or.
rntrinx three fingers in in he thrust In
fsn whole hand. and il became damned so
4hat he could not get IL out He tried
al sorts OF ways OF extricaung H. al
20 no purpose.
The guests had been engaged In drink
fnr wine and at first did not notice what
vas going on; but presently one OF them
Observed that the UtoshIyiri was looking
somewhat perplexed and asked him what
vas the matter. With red face he
replied that he could not get his hand out
q the cup.
-I.et me held The cup and you pull"
said the guest. This was done but stu
the hand could not be freed.
The assembled guests all became
alarmed and sent OF post haste for a
doctor. The feast was broken UP. and
al those present tried TO find some
means OF helping the OtoshiyOrf out OF
his trouble. A man in the neighborhood.
on hearing what had happened. FASTENED
70 the house and saidi 1T is reported
that one day while Shfba Onko was very
young he was playing with some chill
dren- One OF his playmates fell into
large earthenware pail OF water that
Vas standing near and was IN danger Of
being drowned. All the children ran
away except Onko. He promptly snatch
ed up a stone and broke the pail. thus
saving the chfld's life. This man is now
ln a similar situation and !. like Shiba
Crko, have come TO break the cup and
save the Otoshiyorfs hand" The man
broke the cup and set the hand free.
Tie guests crowded around 10 see the
injured hand and they discovered that
a. was fun OF cOmfts.
This then was what had prevented
are speedy extrication from the cup.
The Otoshiyori was greedily trying to
get all the comfts out OF II and at first
would not let them go. After a little
his hand swelled from the PRESSURE and
ne found IL impossible to let them go
or 70 get his hand out with the comfits
IN Il
This story Is similar 20 one we had
when I was q child. only a child put
lis hand in a Jar for some nuts in the
one IN that book At times I am re-
minded OF the truth Of the story when
see some people try 10 grasp all that is
81 sight and IN the end lose all.
Another story that the japanese had
vas about an owl and a pigeon.
An owl on his rounds met a pigeon.
-Whither bound p inquired the pigeon
4 an going eastward" replied the
evil
Why eastwardT' asked the pigeon.
because people complain OF the noise
make here, and there is no pleasure
living IN q country where one is not ap-
preciated." answered the owl
But are there no people living TO the
easrwardg" asked the pigeon.
-Win you not be just as unpopular
1here7 Rather than do this had you not
better change your voice? AS long as
you utter the notes you do. people will
continue to dislike you. Go where you
VIII. IL viii be all the same"
The moral that this story had tackled
% Il was: '.Inere are people who in
stead OF disseminating the actions which
are the cause OF their unpopularity,
think that they have only to change
their place OF residence for another
and they win at once become popular.
Forgetting that things that are dis
agreeable in one place are likely to be
50 IN the other. And that things that
are bad in one place are usually rated
the same way everywhere"
Faithfully yours,