. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. , to perform that feat. She waswatched with awe, as she resolutely climbed the ascent. That was in1867, and many of the gentler sex have since made the arduous journey;so that the spell has been broken, and it is considered nothing remarkableto make the trip. While -we rest from this feast for the eyes, our Japanese friend sur-prises us with a fancy tale of legendary days, when the earth was youngerand its inhabitants lived in closer communion with it.
. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. , to perform that feat. She waswatched with awe, as she resolutely climbed the ascent. That was in1867, and many of the gentler sex have since made the arduous journey;so that the spell has been broken, and it is considered nothing remarkableto make the trip. While -we rest from this feast for the eyes, our Japanese friend sur-prises us with a fancy tale of legendary days, when the earth was youngerand its inhabitants lived in closer communion with it. The magic of the 442 THE FAR EAST. narrators iinjiressive language, and the flasli of his eye, as he dwells onthe scenes pictured on his vivid mind, had become a mysterious partof his subject, which cannot be conveyed in tlie speec-h of tongue orpen any more than the laughter of the sunny waters or tlie song ofthe summer breeze can be imprisoned in tlie caverns of tlie imagination,to be freed at will with all their subtle expression. Shorn of this beauty,his story runs: Over two thousand years ago, long ere the old faith was shaken, and. SUWA-YAMA MOUNTAIN, KOBK. each pathway leading into the forests immemorial led under a massivetorii to some sacred shrine, there dwelt in the heart of Old Japan a cer-tain good man named Visu. With him dwelt a faithful wife and twosons and two daughters, the sunlight of peace and happiness falling likethe beams of the sacred sun over his home. His dwelling stood underthe fringe of the forest, so that he looked out upon the broad plain ofSuruga. In the summer he was accustomed to tend his growing crops, but with L>S() H. C.
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