Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-26
CHATTER In.

Know An Men by These Presents.
Long. MINDLESS. golden days OF spring and
falling cherry petals. with eloud-plies IKE
neeey pillars. with fringing palm plun,es
and bamboo f5iiake turning from yellow
eaduiura 10 taWny green
DroWEF. iotos-eatnE days Of summer
among purple hiiia wound in a luminous
slfin hAns. Days .of tyPhooa and straight
falling rain Sunsets Of srnouIdering Grim
son and nights under a blue-blRrk vault
paipitating with Etar-suRrns or a waste Of
turquoise. liquid with tropic moonlight
Langnorous days Of autumn by the In
land sea when the dying summers breath
fingers like the perfume OF incense. and
the uirrouns mae water deepens TO bish-
ops purBle.
So the rnEid japanese winter comes
slowly. under 4 high. keen sky, bringing
at las, its sooufgink Of dust ana wind. its
chin. opaque niglta. Nlth their spectral fog
vsf1ng TIE trembling flames Of the con-
Stsilasi0ns and IT. few. rare days when the
evergreen earth e covered with a blanket
Of snow.
There csrne che such day when Daunt
stood with Barbara b. the huge stone tori
at the gateWay q ire Mon-to temple on the
HiIi-oE- the-spirit fse mr. was softly uadi-
ant but not esd. the translucent heavens
tinted with a EairT mauve. which on the
hor1Eon merged into dying hyaeinth The
cameilia hedges stood ike blanehsd rows
Of eryEialie1 bsfTl the siaiwart m0chi
trees were cased IN argent arrnor. and the
curving perch 81 ne temple. the roof OF
the nearby nunEers he forest q bronze
Lanterns snd me square stone tablets IN
the graveyard were capped with soft
rounded Mounds q snow. II lay thiekly
over the paved SPACE uhers q vide way had
been cleared 70 temple steps. for the day
vas saiatr, Hall day. when the people
Gather % worrhip.
Aerozs the lane thsT oosl8 Sc the chapel
lifting its white cross into ne clear blue
From its ehanusi Area vas hung q huge
crucffx Oi sold lacquer. Whers TIE dsclln-
ing sun. Ginning through tie stained glass
Of the rose window, each evening touched
IL 70 shimmering cellar The altar today
Was fragrant win The firEt plum blossoms:
Two hvurr ase tis bissef. Standing before
a.. had read ths sacred office which had
made then man Ard wife The carriage
which was 70 taEs them 70 shimbashi
stauUn waited n6w al TIE end % the lane
while Barbafa brought q branch Of the
eaFiy Aiosuaa - 49, -0R q BuddhIsi EraVs
IN a tenannsss sardsh
IN enc Of the farther groups before the
temple steps vas . miniature rick'sha
trANu br 4 servant Il held q child who
rad not Nalksd sinos e night when with
cienched tands ard brave little heart. he
lad run into ere path q q speeding motor
car On ne kreast q his wadded kimono
vas e knot ~ nhhoa 81 which the other
ehlldrsn saEcd h avs ana wonder. Il had
hsen pinned ons nieti 10 q small hospitnl
shirt when me uandsriug eyes were hot
u1th fever ana The baby facs pinchsd ana
white. by lady whom IEhlkichi had
thouEht must be the sun Codes 81 very
least and hsfure Hhum TIE atiendants q
that rsom % pain bowed 70 the very mats.
He knsg mar n soEs AIN way. without
quito knoWirE hoa be had hslped that
groat mgsfeFious scmethinE that meant
ths EoreInu.snt q 1aran. and thar he
shcaid be verg rrord q II. But Ishk,cti
vas far proutsr rf hne foreign front thsl
Lad Sispiaced tn rpocr little shop "a The
sfrcet-of- Pray er-to -fte-GotH
Nearer the eateway. % the edse o. me
gatheFihE stood en- old man has facs
scanned sne lined bat vita ere clear and
youns aut Ennt on his fare. The crest
on his sleeve vas enc mon q nn ancisni
and hon1rtd sarerai family. De lsaate
On ths arm q his aaoPted soa-a CON.