The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-10-05

while q warmth u poetic zeal Il ava.
kened which scorns any triHing incon-
sistencies. OF It there Is this to DO
said: Whenever we visit the place,
the first pleasure TO be longed Is the
view Of Full mountain and It's summit
10 covered with permanent undissolv-
ing snow, and It's regular conhguration
hanging down the sky like an opened
white fan, may be looked long at equal
shape from several regions surround
ing It. Every one who saw II has ever
nothing but applause. 1t casts the
shadow In q contrary direction on
still CLASSY face Of lake as l have Just
described. Buildings OF Imperial Soil.
tary palace. scenery Of Gongen. are all
spontaneous pictures. Wind proper
in quantity suited to our boat to slip by
sail, and moonlight shining on the sky
shivers quartzy luster over ripples Of
the lake. The cuckoo, singing near by
our hotel, plays on harp, and the
gulls flying about to and fro seek their
food in the waves. All these panorama
may be gathered only at this place
In such burst Of unrestrained en-
thusiasm II Is scarcely to be supposed
that such unimportant discrepancies
as the g1lls flying DER the waves Of a
still CLASSY lake or a cuckoo playing
on a harp should be needed, Not far
away is the village oidaiFa or "old
1saS Plain"
One Of the attractions Of the lake Is
boating n summer time, and l read:
"The preparation Of boats and Japa:
nese small ships Is made for the al.
version Of residents. II the boat ex.
cursion on the lake be wished, ap or.
der for fittings will be given to boat.
men; II the boat race be desired, the
Yaveless part Of the lake between
T6ga.shlmS and Hatablkiyama viii be
Chosen for; and II we want to go to
Qbago, the ferry boat will carry US
forth at the morning and back at the
evening after bathing all day"
Hakone was the scene of many
fierce conflicts In feudal times. The
latest battle is described thus: AT
May, Of the first year Of Meiji, about
thirty years ago from the present, two
feudal and military chiefs engaged in
battle on Hakone mountain. One Of
them was okubo Kagano-kami, the
lord of odawara-Han, and the other
was shonosuke Hayashi. lord Of Bo-
shu, and the former belonged to the
imperial army and the latter was on
the sbogun's side. One time Hayashi
staid at Numadzu and held good
many soldiers. Leading them, he
passed Mishima and came to Hakone.
He requested to the guardsmen Of Bar
rier gate to let his army pass through
It. At that time the guardianship OF
the gate was In the hand Of odawara
Han, and the request was not permit
ted by It's master Kagano Kami. HN
burst to pass through 1t by militars
power Then the battle was lnstigated
and instantly guns were fired. All Of
the dwellers Of Hakone were so frigh.
tened that they fed out of their dwel-
lings and hid in mountains and val.
legs. After short struggle the guards.
men could not conquer him, and re-.
tired to odawara to shut themselves
up in the castle for Its defense. Ia.
king advantage of victory, he ad.
Fanced his army to destroy them. He
missed Unexpectedly his cogitation.
He was defeated very badly and re-
tired to Yumoto. Secondly, he ran
back to Hakone, defeated by enemy.
BY violent pursuit of imperial army
he was finally obliged to run to Afro,
about four miles south from Atami,
and thence to escape to his own pre-.
rous domain. Thenceforth the con.
Itruction Of perfect imperial govern.
nent by the revelation Of Meijl, placed
the nation out Of impetuous struggles
Of feudalism. And the ruin was re-
NAMED to endless fancy"
This Is the style OF the little volume
from beginning to end, and 1t ranks
among the most interesting OF my
japanese curiosities.
! HERBERT G, POINTING.