St Nicholas [serial] . , I Knew a woman once who thoudnt that children were a bore, Ij C$ And I dohope shellnever e©i to US mm. low 1 ISHIGAWA JgAINTED [0]00 ||eLL t f^ (A Legend of Japan) BY ETHEL MORSE HERE was once a famous artist in the empire of Japan,A much-respected person and a very clever man,With the tripping appellation Hishigawa Kichibei;And to the town of Nara, in the pleasant month of May,He came to make some studies of the people of the place,Who were picturesque examples of his interesting my mats, said Hishigawa to the mistress of the inn,On the westerly veranda, ne
St Nicholas [serial] . , I Knew a woman once who thoudnt that children were a bore, Ij C$ And I dohope shellnever e©i to US mm. low 1 ISHIGAWA JgAINTED [0]00 ||eLL t f^ (A Legend of Japan) BY ETHEL MORSE HERE was once a famous artist in the empire of Japan,A much-respected person and a very clever man,With the tripping appellation Hishigawa Kichibei;And to the town of Nara, in the pleasant month of May,He came to make some studies of the people of the place,Who were picturesque examples of his interesting my mats, said Hishigawa to the mistress of the inn,On the westerly veranda, near the markets busy din,For I wish to paint the people as they are in daily the mat behind him knelt his helpful little wife,Who with exquisite politeness, most attentive to his wishes,Mixed the pretty water-colors in the shallow, lacquered dishes,And deftly drew the brushes across her dainty lipsTo put the finest points on their attenuated tips. With his wonted skill in drawing, Hishigawa Kichibei Drew the populace of Nara as it passed from day to day; Drew the merchants of the markets with their many-colored w
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