El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-23

ana several dCdQSlHASdl OONAOSA~7
formed. among which was the Academy
of the Mustard Seed. This learned So
ciety encouraged and took care OF the
publication of literary writings OF all
kinds, even novels, but especially OF
the interpretations of the four sacred
books of Confucius. 1t adopted It's
name. the Academy of the Mustard
Seed, from modesty. The authors ana
writer's who belonged to it did not put
their own names on their works, con-
sidering it sufficient glory to be mem
bers of the famous society
The Chinese proverb says: IF you
are not punished yourself for the acts
of injustice you have committed your
descendants will suffer for them
In the' interior Of China there lived
once a man called Kinn-vi-yu, who was
a small merchant.
He arose early and wet to bed late
and from the moment he opened his
ewes in the morning he thought OF
making money. He was exceedingly
cautious and did not enter into any IN
dertaking until he had looked into 1t
most carefully.
Little by little his fortune Increased.
and he looked about for means OF
making this fortune secure to himseiI
and his sons. he lidO
small silver ingots, for at this time,
tbav did not have in China small
change of this metal, but only round
conner sapeques with square hole IN
the center and the name of the en-
peror on them -
And the merchant said to himself;
eff I had large ingots, could keep
them better than now. When L get
one hundred taels 1 will have them
melted into one large ingot, Whicn
will wrap up and tie with req IT'D
bon. I will put it under my pillow ana
1 will caress it once every hlshl NC
fore 1 go to sleep.
Tbus he saved all through his life
and had eight ingots- made. He kept
on saving as if he did not own even
one hundred taels.
Now he had four sons and on his
seventieth birthday they prepared
feast in his honor. There is no ami
versary when a man is more nonoreu-
When the old merchant saw his Iour
sons. approaching he was exultant Win
joy. .u,,on,,s "
+bo Grace of heaven and life OF hard
toll 7 have at last saved up a snalI
Fortune I have been very saving ana
co have had made eight ingots. 1or
7 have never wasted any money Iney
are here under my pillow TIED toSetneI
two and two with a cord OF SILK ana
viii choose a lucky day to divide them
between YOU. that each of you -FOUR
NAV have a small fortune to leave 10
your family" ,.t+
The four sons thanked MIN anu leLl
The same night the merchant lit MS
1omn and went to bed. and his eyes,
although q little dim, enjoyed the
eiobt of the eight beautiful silver bars
WING under the pillow. He caressed
them repeatedly and laughed softly to
himself
Then he laid down, but Immediately
afterward he heard noise at the door
near his bed He thought OF thieves
and listening intently he heard the
sound of steps.
The lamp was still burning anu
neenine out from under the cover he
saw eight big burly fellows, all dressed
in white with red belts They came
I'D to the bed and said:
I'VE are brothers and must fulfil
orr destiny. By the order Of destiny
we were in your house for certain
purpose We have grown up with you
and now we wish to thank you for
your long hospitality, and will burden
YOU no longer with our presence the
orders Of destiny must be obeyed- We
know that you were going to divld US
among your children, but the orders
of destiny were. from the beginning
| of time that we were not to go to them
| We are leaving you and from now or
we are to stay with a man named
| Kwang in d certain village in GER
tain district 1t is decreed, however
that you may see US once more"
Thereupon they turned away from
| him and left.
Our merchant was afraid and did moi
understand what this meant. He go
| out of bed and saw the eight fellows
| leaving the room
In his hurry he ran against the door
post. fell, woke up and thought it had
] all been a dream.
Turning up the lamp he looked IN
| der his pillow. There were no ingots
/ there and then he understood it was al
| true.
He sighed and said: who would
have believed that? I have toiled al
my life and today 1 have nothing t
| leave my children All that 1 have
! fellows told me exactly who that mar
is and where he lives. 1 will see Il
| they spoke the truth"
The next morning he told his chill
dren everything. Some of them wer'
stupefied, others did not believe him
The first said: Destiny had intended
! this treasure for US What has hap
pered is very strange.
And the others: Father promised t.
! give them to us, now he regrets and
! has invented the story to deceive u.s."
When the old man noticed thei1
doubt he started out Immediately t.
| verify the truth of his dream
He made his way to the village men
| toned and really found there a mar
| named Kwang. He went into his house
| and found himself in a chamber all III
up with. wax tapers as offerings Il
the God.
What happy event are you cele