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-Our Little Japanese Cousin
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-
-The Little Cousin Series
-
-[Illustration]
-
-    Our Little Japanese Cousin
-        BY MARY HAZELTON WADE
-
-    Our Little Indian Cousin
-        BY MARY HAZELTON WADE
-
-    Our Little Brown Cousin
-        BY MARY HAZELTON WADE
-
-    Our Little Russian Cousin
-        BY MARY HAZELTON WADE
-
-[Illustration]
-
-    L. C. PAGE & COMPANY,
-    Publishers
-    200 Summer Street, Boston, Mass.
-
-[Illustration: LOTUS BLOSSOM.]
-
-
-
-
-Our Little Japanese Cousin
-
-    By
-    Mary Hazelton Wade
-
-    _Illustrated by_
-    L. J. Bridgman
-
-[Illustration]
-
-    Boston
-    L. C. Page & Company
-    _MDCCCCI_
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-    _Copyright 1901_
-    BY L. C. PAGE & COMPANY
-    (INCORPORATED)
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-    Colonial Press:
-    Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co.
-    Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
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-List of Illustrations
-
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-                                                 PAGE
-    LOTUS BLOSSOM                       _Frontispiece_
-    "SHE IS SOON SOUND ASLEEP"                     18
-    TOYO FEEDING THE PIGEONS                       26
-    THE CANDY MAN                                  33
-    AUNT OCHO'S GARDEN                             37
-    A LESSON IN ARRANGING FLOWERS                  50
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-Our Little Japanese Cousin
-
-
-LOTUS BLOSSOM is the dearest little girl in the world. I beg your
-pardon--I mean in the Eastern world, for she lives far away across the
-Pacific, on one of the beautiful islands of Japan.
-
-Lotus Blossom is very pretty. She has a round face, with a clear,
-yellow skin, and her teeth are like little pearls. Her black hair is
-cut square across the forehead and braided behind. It is never done
-up in curl-papers or twisted over a hot iron; the little girl's mamma
-would think that very untidy.
-
-Lotus Blossom does not smile very often, yet she is always happy. She
-does not remember crying once in her life. Why should she cry? Papa
-and mamma are always kind and ready to play with her. She is never
-sent to bed alone in the dark, for she goes to sleep, and gets up in
-the morning when her parents do. She does not play so hard as to get
-tired out and cross with everybody. She takes everything quietly, just
-as the big folks do, and is never in a hurry. Her playmates do not say
-unkind words to make her sad, for the children of Japan are taught to
-be polite above everything else. Why, I have heard that once upon a
-time one little yellow boy so far forgot himself as to call a lady bad
-names. His parents were terribly shocked. They felt that they had been
-disgraced, and at once sent for a policeman to go to the lady's house
-and ask for their child's pardon. As for him! well, he was severely
-punished in a way you will hear about later on in my story.
-
-[Illustration: TOYO FEEDING THE PIGEONS.]
-
-Besides all these things which help to make Lotus Blossom happy, she
-is dressed comfortably. Tight, stiff shoes could never be thought of
-for a minute. She wears white stockings made of cloth, with a separate
-place in each one for the big toe. In fact, they resemble long mittens.
-That is all Lotus Blossom wears on her feet in the house; but when she
-goes out-doors she has pretty sandals, if the walking is good. These
-sandals have straps, which are fastened on the foot between the big
-toe and around the ankle. If the ground is muddy or covered with snow,
-Lotus Blossom puts on her clogs. They are queer things, raised high
-on strips of wood. Of course one can't walk very fast on such clumsy
-affairs, but the Japanese dislike getting their feet wet as much as
-kittens do, and would wear anything to prevent such a mishap. But if
-Lotus Blossom stops at a house or store while she is out walking, she
-is polite enough to take off her clogs or sandals before going inside.
-That is one reason why every building can be kept so clean.
-
-The little Japanese girl's clothes are pretty as well as comfortable.
-It is not possible for pins to prick her tender flesh, because they
-are never used about her dress. In summer she wears a silk or linen
-garment made very much like your papa's dressing-gown, except that it
-has immense sleeves. Beautiful scarlet flowers are embroidered all over
-it, and a wide sash is wound around her waist and tied in a big, flat
-bow behind. She is very fond of red, so she has a bow of red crape in
-her hair, and a small red bag is fastened to her belt in front. What do
-you suppose she carries in the bag? Paper handkerchiefs! Not linen ones
-like yours, which are washed when they get soiled, but rather of soft,
-pretty paper. As soon as each one is used it is thrown away. Don't you
-think that is a very nice and cleanly custom? Indeed, there are many
-things about the Japanese which we might copy with profit, for they
-are the cleanest people in the world. Perhaps another reason why our
-little cousin is so happy is because she is always clean.
-
-Lotus Blossom carries another bag at her belt, filled with amulets.
-These are charms to keep away any evil spirits that might do her harm.
-In the bag with the charms, there is a brass plate, which tells her
-name and where she lives. So if she should get lost, her mother need
-not worry, for she will be brought safely home without loss of time.
-But what can be the use of such big sleeves? When her mamma cut them,
-she made them long enough to nearly reach the floor. Then they were
-doubled up inside and fastened in front so that they could serve as
-pockets. How you would laugh to see Lotus Blossom and her brother tuck
-away their playthings in their big sleeves when their mother calls them
-away to do something for her! It is enough to make an American boy's
-heart fill with envy. He may boast of six pockets, but what of that?
-They could all be filled and stowed away in one of Lotus Blossom's
-sleeves, and room would be still left.
-
-The little girl's life is like a long playtime. In the first place, she
-lives in a sort of play-house. There is nothing to get out of order;
-no chairs in the way, no table-scarfs to pull down, no ink-wells to
-tip over. There is only one big room in the house, but there are many
-beautiful paper screens, so her mamma can divide the house just as she
-pleases by moving the screens about. If company should arrive suddenly,
-there need be no question whether there is a guest-room or not. One
-can be made with screens in a moment. Even the front of the house is
-made of screens, which can be closed at night, and folded away in the
-morning to open up the whole house to the fresh air and sunshine.
-There are no carpets on the floors, but instead of these there are
-pretty mats made of rushes. They are exactly alike in size, and are
-shaken every morning. There are no chairs, for Lotus Blossom's family
-sit on the mats or on cushions on the floor. They cannot lean against
-the walls either, for remember, there are no walls! And if they should
-lean against the screens they would tumble over.
-
-The only tables are six inches high. They are pretty and delicate, and
-are highly lacquered. When Lotus Blossom has nothing else to do, she
-likes to look at the pictures on these little stands. But where are the
-stoves? How do the people keep warm in the cold winter days? And where
-is all the cooking done? In the picture do you see a little box with
-smoke rising from it? It is lined with metal, and charcoal is burned
-in it. All the food is prepared over these little fire-boxes. If any
-one is cold, he has only to get a fire-box, light some charcoal, and
-sit down beside it. And when Lotus Blossom goes to breakfast, she has a
-fire-box beside the lacquered table, so that water for her tea can be
-kept hot.
-
-Tea! you say. That little girl, nine years old, drinking tea? Yes, we
-have to admit that the Japanese child drinks tea at a very early age;
-and with no milk or sugar, either. But then the cups are so tiny they
-do not hold much. They are no bigger than those in a doll's china set.
-How quickly the little tea-table is set at meal times. Each member of
-the family has one all to himself. There is no table-cloth, no knife,
-or fork, or spoon; instead of these one sees a pair of chop-sticks,
-a small cup and saucer, and a plate from which he eats the steaming
-rice and the minced fish. But suppose that the tea or rice should be
-spilled on the beautiful table? Please don't imagine such a thing.
-Japanese children are too carefully trained by their kind mammas to be
-so careless. They handle their chop-sticks so daintily that no grain of
-rice nor bit of fish falls as they lift the food to their pretty mouths.
-
-Where does our little Japanese cousin sleep in this funny house?
-There are no bedsteads, or mattresses, or blankets, or sheets. When
-bedtime comes, her papa and mamma move the screens around so as to shut
-themselves off from the rest of the house. Then they go to a cupboard
-and take down some wadded quilts and queer wooden blocks, whose tops
-are slightly curved. A quilt is spread on the floor, and a wooden block
-serves as a pillow. Some paper is laid on it so that it may be kept
-clean. And now, you think, Lotus Blossom may get into her bed after she
-has undressed and put on her night-dress. Not so, however. She must
-bathe in a tub of such hot water that it would turn your body very
-red, if you were only to hop in and out again. The whole family bathe
-in the same tub of water, one after the other, and it is kept hot by a
-tube which runs to a fire-box. The little girl puts on her day-dress
-after her bath is finished, and, lying down on the quilt, she rests her
-head on the hard pillow. Mamma covers her with another quilt, and she
-is soon sound asleep.
-
-[Illustration: "SHE IS SOON SOUND ASLEEP."]
-
-When Lotus Blossom was two years old her brother Toyo was born. How the
-family rejoiced at having a little son! When he was only seven days
-old a very important ceremony was performed. He had to receive a name.
-His papa, who believes in the religion of Shintoism, fully wrote out
-five of his favourite names on pieces of paper. Then he took his baby
-in his arms, and, carrying the papers, he went to the temple where he
-worshipped. The papers were handed to the priest, who placed them in a
-bowl. After some ceremony, the priest began to fish in the bowl with
-a sacred wand. The first paper he lifted out bore the name of Toyo.
-This was the way that Lotus Blossom's little brother received his name.
-When he was about four weeks old he was again carried to the temple by
-his father and nurse. The Japanese believe in one great power, or god,
-but under him there are many others; as, a god of flowers, a god of
-art, and so forth. This time he was put under the care of his special
-god, who was then expected to protect him for the rest of his life.
-
-All this time Toyo's head was kept perfectly smooth. In fact, his first
-visit to the barber was very important, for all his hair was shaved off
-then except a little fringe at the back and sides. When he was four
-months old another important ceremony was held. Toyo left off baby
-clothes and was given his first solid food. That was rice, of course,
-which he would continue to eat at every meal for the rest of his life.
-
-Toyo and Lotus Blossom are always happy together. His sister was the
-first one to help Toyo squat on his little heels. Japanese babies never
-creep. The little brother had no baby-carriage or cradle, but he never
-missed them. He was always such a happy little fellow; never perched up
-in a high-chair with his body fastened in by a wooden tray, but always
-moving around, sometimes on the floor, sometimes fastened on mamma's or
-nurse's back, again on the older children's backs, when Lotus Blossom
-was out playing in the garden with them. When he got tired he would
-simply go to sleep, while the children would keep on with their play.
-But when he woke up, he would look about with a dear little smile, as
-much as to say: "I'm all right, thank you, don't fret about me."
-
-It was a most important time when he cut the first tooth, and not only
-that, but the second and the third,--in fact, every tooth in turn had
-its arrival celebrated. A poem about each one was written by his loving
-papa, and a little festival was held in the home. Such happy, childlike
-people are the Japanese! They are ready to enjoy everything. Even the
-funerals are cheerful, and have nothing sad and dreary about them. Why
-should they, when the people believe that they always will live, and
-that they will come back to earth again to enjoy the beautiful fields
-and flowers and sunshine in new bodies?
-
-Almost the first words that Toyo learned to speak were, "Thank you,"
-and "If you please." Don't think for a moment that he ever did such a
-rude thing in his life as to answer "no" or "yes" without some very
-polite expression with it. For instance, if his mamma asked him a
-question, he would answer with his baby lips, "No, thank you, most
-admirable mother," or, "If you please, my adorable, honoured parent,"
-at the same time bowing his little body over till his head reached the
-ground. Why! he and Lotus Blossom are taught to speak respectfully even
-of the potatoes or the dishes or the table. For example, they say, "the
-highly respected cup," etc. Isn't it funny? But, after all, isn't it
-nice, too, to act kindly toward every one and everything in the world?
-
-If her little brother should step on Lotus Blossom's doll and break
-its arm, what would she do? Give him a slap and say, "Oh, you bad,
-bad boy?" By no means. A slap is unknown in her land. The little
-woman would not even let herself look cross or unhappy, while Toyo
-would spend five minutes in telling her how unutterably sad and
-broken-hearted he was made by his cruel, ungentlemanly carelessness.
-And then, to make them forget all about it, mamma would bring a new
-doll from the cupboard.
-
-But perhaps Lotus Blossom is tired of playthings, so she and Toyo run
-out in the garden to have a frolic with their pets. They have new ones
-nearly every day, for they are fond of every creature that is alive.
-To-day they are going to hunt for some big beetles, as Toyo has planned
-a little carriage which he will make out of paper, with pasteboard
-wheels and reins of silk thread for the paper doll. The beetles will be
-harnessed, and the children will train them to draw the carriage. Jolly
-fun! The whole afternoon is spent in finding some black beauties and
-playing with them.
-
-Another day the children will catch some grasshoppers and tame them.
-Toyo will make a pretty paper cage to hold them, while both he and
-Lotus Blossom will be very careful to feed them regularly on the
-dainties they like best. When night comes the turtles must be looked
-after and fed, for Toyo has some beauties. He likes to fasten a string
-through the shell and take them walking, just as his American cousins
-do, but he would not willingly torture them.
-
-Lotus Blossom has a globe full of gold-fish different from any you
-have ever seen. Their tails are fan-shaped, and are as long as their
-bodies. During the long summer days the globe of fish is set out on the
-broad balcony, and many children stop to watch them as they pass. Toyo
-loves his little dog more than all his other pets. He is the dearest
-little fellow, and wishes to follow his young master wherever he goes.
-He looks somewhat like a spaniel, except that he is white. His nose is
-turned up at the end, so that he looks all the time as if he would say,
-"Humph! I am very wise. You poor people don't know much." And he looks
-all this in such a way as to make you wish to laugh. Toyo's mamma has
-made a big scarlet ruff for the dog's neck, and it makes him feel very
-fine, I dare say. His master has fastened a wooden label on his collar
-to tell where he belongs.
-
-I know you will be disappointed when you learn that Lotus Blossom's
-dear little kitten cannot play with her tail. No fun for her, poor
-kitty, you are thinking. But why is it? Because she _has_ no tail,
-or at least only the stub of one. So of course she is quite calm and
-solemn--that is, for a kitten. But then she lives in Japan, and so she
-ought to be more dignified than kittens of other lands. Don't you think
-so?
-
-We must leave all these pets now and go to church, or rather to the
-temple, with Toyo, Lotus Blossom, and their parents. There is no set
-day for worship, for there is no such thing as Sunday in Japan. The
-temples are always open, and the children are fond of going to them to
-offer prayers, and also to have a good time. As they near the temple
-they see stands of sweetmeats and good things of all kinds. The way is
-lined on both sides with these stands. Great numbers of people, rich
-and poor, high and low, are coming and going. Pigeons are flying in and
-out of the sacred building, and no one harms them. Toyo stops and buys
-a yen's worth of corn and scatters it for the birds to eat. They flock
-around him without fear. They are so tame that the children could catch
-them with no difficulty. But Lotus Blossom and Toyo pass on to the
-entrance, and, bowing low, take off their clogs.
-
-The inside of the building is almost bare. There are no statues of
-gods or goddesses, no ornaments,--nothing except an altar with some
-queer sticks standing upon it. Festoons of white paper hang from these
-wands, or "gohei," as the Japanese call them. A priest stands behind
-the altar, and a large cloth is spread out on the floor in front of it.
-Lotus Blossom and Toyo clap their hands. This is to call the attention
-of the gods. Then they say a little prayer and throw some money upon
-the cloth. If they are very good and devout children, perhaps the gods
-will descend into the temple. The queer papers on the wands are to be
-the clothing of these great beings. No images are needed, you see,
-only plenty of paper. Rather hard to understand this, and yet all that
-is necessary for Toyo and Lotus Blossom is to worship their ancestors
-properly, and believe that the great spirits are working everywhere in
-nature. This is the reason they are taught to obey their parents at
-all times, and never to harm anything living. The children are also
-taught to believe that the Mikado, the Emperor of Japan, is descended
-from god-kings who once ruled over the country. This is why such great
-honour is paid him wherever he goes. Until a few years ago the people
-thought him so sacred that they ought not to look at him, so he was
-obliged to stay inside his beautiful palace like a prisoner. But times
-have changed, and his subjects have a little more common sense nowadays.
-
-After our little cousins have said their prayers and given their money,
-they go to a dance-hall in another part of the temple. You know by this
-time that the Japanese like to enjoy themselves. But isn't it a strange
-idea to have dancing, praying, and feasting in the same place? The
-dancers are dressed like butterflies. They have beautiful red and gold
-wings. They are very graceful, but the music is unpleasant to us. Toyo
-thinks it is fine, and wishes he could play as well.
-
-Now for a good dinner in the restaurant in the next hall, for the boy's
-father has promised to treat his family to all the dainties of the
-season,--candied lotus-leaves, and everything they like best. It is a
-happy day, and the children wish they could go to the temple oftener.
-
-One morning not long after this, poor little Lotus Blossom woke up
-with a bad pain in her stomach. Her face and hands were hot. She was
-not able to get up and go to school. Mamma felt very sad, and at once
-sent to ask the priest for something to make her little daughter
-well. You say at once, "Is the priest in Japan a doctor? And will he
-prepare medicine marked in some such way as this: 'One teaspoonful to
-be taken each hour?'" No, indeed. Lotus Blossom's mamma received from
-her queer physician two "moxas," with orders that one of them should be
-placed on the back of the sick child, and the other on her foot. The
-direction of the priest was followed, although it made Lotus Blossom
-very unhappy. I think you would not like it, if you were in her place,
-for a moxa makes a burn far worse than a mustard plaster does. You know
-the punk that you use on the Fourth of July to light your firecrackers
-and fireworks? The moxas are made of a certain kind of pith, and burn
-slowly just as the punk does. The Japanese believe in the use of moxas
-for many things,--bad children, sickness, and I can't tell you what
-else. The impolite boy I told you about, at the beginning of the story,
-was burned with a moxa, in such a way that he never forgot himself
-again. As for fevers, why, the moxa is certain to drive away the bad
-spirits that cause them.
-
-No doubt you wonder at it, as I do myself, but Lotus Blossom got well
-enough in two or three days to sit up and be dressed. But she did not
-care for her dolls or games; she felt tired all the time. Her loving
-and most honoured father said a change of air would do her good. It
-would be well for her to spend some days at the house of an aunt who
-lived several miles out in the country. Toyo was allowed to go, too.
-How were they to get there? In steam or electric cars? What can you
-be thinking of to ask such questions? Two jinrikishas were brought to
-the door; one was for Lotus Blossom and one for her brother. Strong
-men were hired to draw them. I wonder if you ever saw anything like a
-jin-riki-sha, or man-power-carriage, for that is what the word means.
-They are very comfortable, much like baby-carriages, and are lined with
-soft cushions. The men look strong and kind. They are nearly naked, so
-that they can run easily and rapidly.
-
-It will take only an hour to carry the children to their aunt's, if
-they do not stop on the way. But there are so many things to see to-day
-that Lotus Blossom forgets all about her sickness and burns, and wants
-her runners to stop every few minutes to rest. The children spend at
-least five minutes bidding their mother a proper good-bye. Then, at the
-word, off they go, down "Dog" Street into "Turtle" Street. There are no
-sidewalks, but they are not needed, for horses and wagons are rarely
-seen.
-
-[Illustration: THE CANDY MAN.]
-
-But look! Here is a man standing in the middle of the street, dancing
-and singing a funny song. The sober Japanese who are passing stop and
-laugh. The man has a little stand by his side, and on this stand are a
-dish of wheat-gluten and a bamboo reed. As Lotus Blossom and Toyo draw
-near, the man ends his song and calls out, "Now who wants me to blow
-him a candy dog? Or shall it be a monkey eating a nut? You, my most
-honoured little lady, want one surely."
-
-This he said to Lotus Blossom, who was sitting up straight in the
-jinrikisha, full of interest. She thought a moment or two, and then
-asked for a stork with wings spread out to fly. She had hardly stopped
-speaking before the man seized a bamboo reed, dipped it in the sticky
-paste, and blowing now this way, now that, fashioned the graceful bird.
-Pinching it here and there to make it more perfect, he put on some
-touches of colour from a box of paints. It was wonderfully done. Lotus
-Blossom gave him five yen for the candy toy, the runners took hold of
-the jinrikisha, and away the children went on their journey.
-
-They came soon to another crowd of boys and girls gathered about a
-batter-cake man. He had a little stand on which a pan of charcoal was
-burning. A large griddle rested over the coal, and a tiny little urchin
-was standing on his tiptoes and baking cakes. The man cut them out
-for him in pretty shapes. See the pleasure on the youngster's face!
-All this fun for ten yen, or one cent. The other children watch him
-in envy. As Toyo and Lotus Blossom draw near, the jinrikisha men make
-a place for them in the crowd, and Toyo jumps out to get a lunch. He
-has the next turn, and so he asks the pleasant-faced man to cut his
-batter-cakes in the shape of turtles. Lotus Blossom does not wish
-any, but lies back in her easy carriage under her pretty sunshade,
-and watches Toyo cook and eat them. Umbrellas and sunshades are of
-the same material in Japan. They are made of several layers of tough,
-strong paper, and will last a long time. When they are worn out, they
-are thrown away just as the paper handkerchiefs are, and new ones are
-bought for a very small sum of money. In stormy weather Lotus Blossom
-and Toyo not only carry umbrellas, but wear long capes of oiled paper
-to keep off the rain, while very poor people have coats made of
-grasses. Funny looking things these are! If you should see a man with
-one of them over his shoulders, and a queer mushroom-shaped hat on his
-head, you would feel like laughing, I know,--that is, if you had not
-already acquired some of the politeness of the Japanese themselves.
-
-But let us return to Turtle Street and find out what is now attracting
-the attentions of our little cousins. Would you believe it? They can't
-be in very much of a hurry to get to aunty's, for they have stopped
-again. You would also stop if you saw what they do. A travelling street
-show is entertaining numbers of men, women, and children. Babies are on
-the backs of some of them, laughing and crowing, too. See that clever
-fellow in the middle. He is making butterflies of coloured paper and
-blowing them up into the air. He keeps them flying about, now in one
-direction, now in another, by waving his fan. It seems as though they
-must be alive, he does this so cleverly. That yellow butterfly is made
-to alight on a baby's hand. Hear the little fellow crow with delight.
-Another flies over Lotus Blossom's jinrikisha, and then, by the
-dexterous waving of the showman's fan, goes off in another direction
-before she can catch it.
-
-[Illustration: AUNT OCHO'S GARDEN.]
-
-After the butterfly show another man performs some wonderful tricks
-with a ladder. He places the ladder upright on the ground without
-any support; he climbs it, rung by rung, keeping its balance all the
-time. Finally he reaches the very top and stands on one foot, bowing
-and gracefully waving a fan. There is not time to tell you all the
-wonderful feats of the Japanese. Toyo and Lotus Blossom are delighted,
-although they have seen performances like these many times before.
-
-But they must really hasten on their journey, for aunty will be
-expecting them, and it will soon be sunset. In a few moments they leave
-the city behind and are out in the beautiful country. They pass tea
-plantations. The glossy green leaves are almost ready to pick. See the
-man in that field, running wildly about, making hideous noises. Is he
-crazy? Our little cousins do not seem disturbed as they pass by, for he
-is only a hired scarecrow. You remember that the people in Japan think
-it wrong to kill any living thing. But there are great numbers of birds
-in the country which are likely to eat the crops and do much damage.
-So men are hired to act as scarecrows and make noises to frighten the
-birds away.
-
-At last Uncle Oto's rice plantation is reached. The children draw up in
-front of a large, low house with wide verandas. It is more beautiful
-than their own home. The roof is magnificent with carvings, and must
-have cost a great deal of money. It is the pride of Aunt Ocho. The
-gardens contain the choicest plants and trees, besides a pond and an
-artificial waterfall. Lotus Blossom and Toyo are sure of a good time
-and much fun. They will have a great deal to tell their mamma when they
-return to their home.
-
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-
-Time passes by. The children have been back in their own home a long
-time. They are now looking forward to New Year's day. Everything is
-excitement about the house. Mamma has hired an extra servant to help
-clean the house from right to left; not from top to bottom, as we say,
-for there are no stairways or rooms overhead. Everything is on one
-floor, remember. The screens are carefully wiped, the mats receive an
-extra shaking, and then mamma brings out her choicest vase from the
-storehouse and places it on a beautiful, ebony stand in the place of
-honour. The Japanese are not at all like us. They are so simple in
-their tastes, and love beautiful things so much, that they have only
-one or two pieces, at the most, on view at a time. They think they can
-enjoy them more fully in this way.
-
-The most honoured father orders some workmen to come and set up some
-tall pine branches in front of the gateway. One is of black, the other
-of red pine, and tall bamboo reeds are placed beside them. A grass rope
-is stretched from one reed to the other, and some funny strips of white
-paper are hung on it. You saw many of these papers at the temple where
-the children worship. This work is very important to the childlike
-people. They think that the rope, with papers fastened to it, will keep
-away all the evil spirits that are ever ready to spoil the happiness of
-human beings. They are demons, who take the shape of foxes, badgers,
-and wolves, and are frightful enough to the imagination of Lotus
-Blossom and her brother. Of course, the children are glad that the evil
-spirits are to be surely kept away.
-
-Other things are hung on the rope for good luck. There is a piece of
-charcoal and some seaweed, and a "lucky bag" filled with chestnuts, a
-bit of herring and some dried fruit. All these things will make the
-gods understand they are not forgotten.
-
-The day before New Year's some men come to the house with an oven
-and proceed to make the grand New Year's cake. It must not be eaten,
-however, until the 11th of January. The children stand around and watch
-the men pound the sticky rice-paste with a heavy mallet. At last it
-is smooth enough, and then it is cut into rounds and built up into a
-pyramid. I hear you say, "Well, I'd rather have my mother's plum-cake,
-any time." But not so with Lotus Blossom and Toyo. They watch their
-mother anxiously as she places it with great care on a lacquered stand,
-to remain until the time comes to eat it.
-
-Now they are allowed to put on their clogs and go to buy the "harvest
-ship," which they will hang up in the house instead of the holly and
-evergreens you like to see at Christmas time. The Japanese believe that
-on New Year's eve a wonderful ship comes sailing into port. Of course,
-it is sent by the gods. No one has ever really seen it. That does not
-matter; there are pictures of it, nevertheless, and no New Year's
-decorations are complete without a miniature harvest ship. The shops
-are as full of them as our markets are of evergreen trees at Christmas
-time. They are made of grasses and trimmed with gaily coloured papers.
-The selection of this ship is a very exciting event, not only for
-Lotus Blossom and Toyo, but also for their mother. How anxiously they
-look at one after another as the shopkeeper shows them. Finally one is
-chosen that suits the children's mother as to price and beauty. But the
-shopping is by no means ended, for presents must be bought for friends
-and playmates.
-
-And now, children of America, please don't get envious of all the
-pretty things which your cousins can buy for a few pennies. Lotus
-Blossom and Toyo have been saving money for a long time. Each has a
-number of square copper coins strung on a string. They are not like our
-pennies, for they are larger and thinner, and each one has a square
-hole in the centre. Ten of these are equal in value to one of our
-cents, and there are many pretty things that Japanese children can buy
-for a yen, as this piece of money is called. Such pretty picture-books
-made of the lovely Japanese paper! Dolls that are dressed in the same
-fashion as the two children, only the dresses are of paper; pictures of
-the Japanese gods and goddesses; games and tops and candies. At length
-the shopping is over and the last yen has been spent. The family are
-glad to go home and take a hot bath and nap, for they are very tired.
-
-On New Year's morning Lotus Blossom and her brother receive their own
-presents, and although they do not shout and jump up and down as you do
-when you are very happy, they are much pleased. Toyo has a drum, some
-lovely books and a new game of battledore and shuttlecock, which is
-the game of all games to be played at New Year's. The shuttlecock is
-a large gilded seed with feathers stuck all around it; the battledore
-is a bat, flat on one side to strike with, while the other side has a
-raised figure of a beautiful dancing-girl. Lotus Blossom has, among
-other things, a doll which her mother has dressed in flowered silk,
-and a set of lacquered drawers in which to keep her ornaments. But
-the greatest surprise to the children is a white rabbit. These little
-creatures are the dearest of all pets in Japan, because they are so
-rare. It cost the loving father several dollars, but he is more than
-repaid by his children's delight.
-
-Lotus Blossom's mamma has spent many weeks in embroidering gowns for
-each member of the family. They are of silk, and are worn for the first
-time on New Year's day. This good mamma has had her hair arranged
-for the grand occasion with the greatest of care. You would hardly
-believe it, but the hair-dresser spent hours upon it, rolling it up
-in wonderful shapes, sticking it in place with a kind of paste, and
-fastening many ornaments in it. It was done two days ago, and you may
-be sure that the Japanese lady placed her head very carefully on the
-pillow every night so that nothing should disarrange it. She has had
-her teeth blackened afresh for the greatest holiday of the year, while
-both she and her little daughter paint their necks and faces white and
-their cheeks red before their toilets are finished.
-
-I believe I have not yet told you that the pretty Japanese women spoil
-their good looks as soon as they are married by colouring their teeth
-black! Isn't it a shame? I'm glad we don't have this custom in our
-country, aren't you?
-
-And now the New Year's calls begin. What a bowing and bending!
-Men, women, and children are all calling and lavishing many-worded
-compliments on each other. Refreshments are passed, and then there is
-a "show" to amuse everybody. Some men have been hired to come to the
-house. They dance and sing many songs. After this comes the funny part
-of the entertainment. One man puts on a mask and makes believe he is an
-animal. He rolls around on the floor at the ladies' feet, makes queer
-noises, and everybody laughs and is delighted. The big folks like it
-as much as the children. Perhaps the funny man will now put on two
-masks and represent different things at the same time,--on one side
-he will look like a dancing-girl, while on the other he will appear as
-some strange beast. He will change about rapidly, and keep the company
-watching him with excited interest.
-
-Night comes to very tired and happy people, but it does not end the
-fun by any means. Lotus Blossom's papa will not do any business for a
-week at least, and there will be new pleasures each day that he is at
-home with his wife and children. After the festival is over, the family
-settle down to their daily work until the coming of another holiday.
-
-The children go to school again, but that does not trouble them. They
-love their teacher and try to please him. The school is closed at noon.
-Lotus Blossom and Toyo start out every morning with little satchels
-over their backs. In these they carry their books, a cake of India ink,
-and a paint-brush. When they arrive at their schoolroom, they are met
-by a quiet, kindly man with big glasses over his eyes. The children
-instantly bow down to the ground before him, for he is their teacher.
-Of course the low bow is to show great respect. Japanese children are
-taught to treat their instructors, as well as their parents, with
-honour and regard.
-
-And now they enter the schoolroom. But what a schoolroom! No desks,
-no platform, no seats! The teacher sits down upon a mat with a small
-lacquered stand beside him. The children squat on the floor around him
-and begin to study. What queer letters in the books! You would not be
-able to read one word. Lotus Blossom and Toyo have already learned
-their alphabets. You smile, perhaps, and think, "H'm! that isn't
-much." Well, just wait till I tell you there are forty-seven different
-characters in one alphabet, while in another there are several times as
-many. The easy alphabet is the only one that girls must know, while
-boys learn both. But Lotus Blossom is a very bright child, so she
-studies the more difficult characters as well.
-
-Japanese books are printed very differently from ours. The lines run
-up and down the page, and keep the eyes of the reader busily moving.
-The children don't have many examples to perform, for the Japanese
-do not consider arithmetic so important as Americans do. Do you sigh
-now, and wish you could get your education in that far-away land where
-long division is not a daily trial? But wait till I tell you about the
-writing, or rather painting, lessons. You will certainly be envious.
-When the schoolmaster gives the signal, the children take the brushes
-and the cakes of India ink from their satchels. They mix a little of
-the ink with water, and then are ready to paint their words on the
-beautiful paper made in their country. Many people think that the
-Japanese are such fine artists because their hands are trained to use
-the brush from the time they are babies.
-
-It would make you laugh if I should tell you how the teacher directs
-the children to write letters to their friends. They must begin by
-writing something very poetical about the weather. They must then
-compose some very flowery compliments to the friend who is addressed;
-a sheet or two, at least, must be used in this way before they are
-allowed to tell the news, etc. But throughout the letter, as in fact
-in all conversations, Lotus Blossom and Toyo are taught to speak of
-themselves as very mean and humble creatures.
-
-Their kind school-teacher ends the morning lessons with proverbs. You
-know what these are, of course, but the ones which our Japanese cousins
-learn are especially about duty to their parents, and kindness to all
-living creatures. It would be a great sin for Toyo to tease the cat or
-kill a fly. His parents would be shocked beyond expression.
-
-[Illustration: A LESSON IN ARRANGING FLOWERS.]
-
-"How about punishment in the Japanese school?" I hear a little boy ask.
-My dear child, it is hardly ever needed, but when it does come, it is
-not being kept after school; it is not a whipping. The child is burned!
-The teacher takes a moxa, which I told you is a kind of pith, and
-sticks it on the naughty child's hand. He then sets the moxa on fire to
-burn slowly. It is a long, sad punishment for any one who is so bad as
-to deserve it. It does not need to be given every day. Lotus Blossom
-and Toyo, as well as their little schoolmates, are very attentive to
-their work, and try their hardest to please the teacher.
-
-When school is done, what will the children do throughout the long
-afternoon? Lotus Blossom must work a certain time in embroidery, and
-take a short lesson with her mamma in arranging flowers. Why, there
-are whole books on this subject in Japan. The people are very fond of
-flowers, and study how to arrange them in the most graceful manner.
-They would never think of bunching many together without their leaves
-in an ugly bouquet, nor would they dream of cruelly twisting wires
-around their poor little stems. In Japan it is thought an art to know
-how to place one spray in a vase in such a way as to show all its
-beauty.
-
-While his sister is doing her work, Toyo is practising on his koto.
-This is a musical instrument of which the Japanese are very fond. It
-looks much like a harp. Toyo strikes the strings with pieces of ivory
-fastened on his finger-tips. Listen! Do you call those sounds music?
-It is enough to set one's teeth on edge. Yet Toyo's music-teacher says
-that he is doing finely and shows great talent. If that is so, I fear
-we would not care to go to many concerts in Japan, for the Japanese
-idea of music is very different from ours.
-
-Hurrah! The children are now ready for play, and there are so many nice
-things to do. If it is winter and there is snow on the ground, Lotus
-Blossom and Toyo gather together with their little friends to make a
-snow man. Not an Irish gentleman with a pipe in his mouth, such as you
-like to build, but a figure of Daruma, who was a disciple of Buddha. It
-is easy to make this, for it is believed that Daruma lost his legs from
-sitting too long in one position. So the snow man has no legs. When it
-is made, the children knock it down with snow-balls, just as you do.
-
-Spring comes, and with it, tops, and kites, and stilts. The stilts are
-very high, and Toyo puts his toes through parts of the wooden lifts.
-He and the other boys run races and even play games on stilts, and
-think it great fun. But the kites! Yours are just babies beside them.
-Some of them are so large that it takes two men to sail them. In fact,
-grown-up people, in Japan, seem as fond of kite-flying as the children.
-Many of these toys have neither tails nor bobs. You wonder how they
-manage to get up in the air at all, till you see that the strings are
-pulled in such a way as to raise them. They are of all shapes. The boys
-sometimes play a game with their kites. They dip the strings in glue
-and afterward in powdered glass; then they run with the kites and try
-to cross each other's strings and cut them. The boy who succeeds wins
-the other's kite. Toyo lost his the other day, and what do you think he
-did? Pout, or exclaim, as you sometimes do, "I don't care, that isn't
-fair?" By no means! He made three beautiful bows and gave up his kite
-with a polite smile. Maybe he did not feel any happier about it than
-you would, for it was a fine new one, but he wouldn't show his grief,
-at any rate.
-
-Toyo sometimes wrestles with the other boys, but they are not rough and
-noisy about it. They wrestle gently, if you can imagine such a thing.
-They have often seen the trained wrestlers at the shows; such big, fat
-men. They must weigh at least three hundred pounds. The fat fairly
-hangs upon them. The Japanese people are generally slim and rather
-small, but if a man is going to train himself to be a wrestler, he eats
-everything that will help to make him fat. I should think they could
-not get hurt, for they look as though they were cushioned in fat.
-
-The boys of Japan have marbles and tops, just as you do; in fact,
-nearly all the games which you like best were played by your far-away
-cousins long before there was a white child on this great continent
-of ours. "Blind man's buff," "Hide the thimble," and "Puss in the
-corner," are great favourites with the Japanese. Instead of hiding
-the thimble, however, they use a slipper, and instead of puss in the
-corner, they play that it is the devil. You must not forgot that the
-Japanese believe there are many devils, or bad spirits, as well as good
-ones who are ready to help. They even think of them in their games.
-
-How many holidays have we in a whole year? Stop and count. Not a great
-number, we must admit. Lotus Blossom and Toyo have so many that they
-can count on their fingers the number of days between any two of them.
-Next best to New Year's, our little girl cousin likes the Feast of
-Dolls. It comes on the third day of the third month. At that time the
-stores are filled with dolls,--big dolls, little dolls, dolls dressed
-like princesses with flounced silk gowns, dolls made up as servants,
-as dancing-girls, and dolls the very image of the Mikado, the ruler
-of Japan,--nothing but dolls and dolls' furniture. When the great day
-arrives, Lotus Blossom's mamma makes a throne in the house. She brings
-out the two dolls that she herself received when she was born, besides
-those of her mother and grandmother and great-grandmother! They have
-been carefully packed away in soft papers in the family storehouse.
-What a sight they are, with all the new ones that have been bought
-for Lotus Blossom. The Mikado doll is first placed on his throne,
-surrounded by his court, and then the soldiers and dancers and working
-people are made to stand at either side. They are dressed in the proper
-clothing that belongs to their position. But this grand array is not
-all. There are all kinds of doll's furniture, too,--little tables only
-four inches high, with dolls' tea-sets, the tiniest, prettiest china
-dishes. There are the wadded silk quilts for the dolls to sleep on,
-and wooden pillows on which the doll-heads can rest. Yes, there are
-dolls' fans, and even dolls' games.
-
-On this great occasion there is a dinner-party for the whole family of
-dolls. Lotus Blossom and her little friends, as well as her father and
-mother, are quite busy serving their guests with rice, fish, soup, and
-all kinds of sweet dainties. Somehow or other, all these nice things
-are eaten. What wonderful dolls they have in Japan, don't they?
-
-Toyo enjoys the day as well as Lotus Blossom, but still he is looking
-forward to the fifth of May. That will be his favourite time of all the
-year. By that time the girls' dolls will be put away, and the stores
-will be filled with boys' playthings,--soldiers, tents, armour, etc.
-Toyo's father will place a tall bamboo pole in front of the house, and
-hang an immense paper fish on the top of it. The fish's mouth will be
-wide open, so that the air will fill his big body. At some of the other
-houses there will be a banner instead of a fish. There are figures of
-great warriors who fought in olden times on these banners.
-
-When Toyo was a baby his father bought him a banner stand. It has been
-kept very carefully, and is now put in the place where the doll's
-throne stood a little while ago. The banners of great generals are
-hung up, and figures of soldiers are placed on the stand. You see Toyo
-has dolls as well as his sister. Everything is done to remind boys of
-war at this Festival of Banners. They have processions in the streets.
-They play a game in which they form armies against each other. Every
-boy carries a flag, and those of one company try to seize the flags of
-the boys in the other. Of course the side wins which first succeeds in
-gaining the flags of the other.
-
-A festival which everybody loves is the Feast of Lanterns. It is in the
-summer time, and the children are dressed in their gayest clothes. They
-form processions and march through the streets singing with all their
-might. Every child carries a large paper lantern and keeps it swinging
-all the time. It is such a pretty sight in the evening light,--the
-bright dresses, the graceful figures, the gorgeous lanterns. Oh, Japan
-is the land of happy children, young and old.
-
-One pleasant summer afternoon, as Lotus Blossom and Toyo were playing
-on their veranda, they noticed some one stopping at the gateway and
-then coming up the walk to the house. It was the man-servant who worked
-at the home of a friend of theirs, whose father was very rich. Toyo
-whispered, "Oh, Lotus Blossom, I believe he's bringing us an invitation
-to Chrysanthemum's party. You know she is going to have one on her
-birthday." Sure enough, the man came up to the children, and, making
-a low bow, presented them with two daintily folded papers and then
-departed. They hastened to open them, and found, with delight, that
-they were really and truly asked to their friend's party. It was to
-be at three o'clock in the afternoon of the following Thursday. Lotus
-Blossom ran to her mother, just as her American cousins might do, and
-cried, "Oh, mamma, my precious, honourable mother, what shall I wear?
-See this; do look at my invitation." It was a rare thing indeed to see
-the child so excited. Her mother smiled, and answered, "My dear little
-pearl of a Lotus Blossom, I have almost finished embroidering your new
-silk garment. It shall be finished, and you shall have a new yellow
-crape kerchief to fold about your throat. A barber shall arrange your
-long hair about your head; and I will buy you white silk sandals to
-be tied with ribbons. Even though your friend is more wealthy than
-ourselves, you shall not disgrace your honoured father. Toyo, too, must
-have a new garment."
-
-All was made ready, and Thursday came at last. The children were sent
-to the party in jinrikishas, so that they should not get dusty. They
-looked very pretty. Their little hostess and her mamma received the
-guests with smiles and with many long phrases of politeness. Lacquered
-trays were brought in and placed in front of each one. On these were
-beautiful china cups with no handles. What do you think was served in
-them? Don't get up your hopes now and say "lemonade," or "sherbet,"
-for you will surely be disappointed. It was tea,--simply tea, without
-milk or sugar. The children drank it in honour of their hostess and her
-mamma. But something better still was to come. The tea was removed, and
-fresh trays, covered with dainty pink papers, were brought in. A cake
-made of red beans lay on the middle of each tray, and around it were
-placed sugar maple leaves coloured red and green. They looked pretty
-enough to keep, but the little guests ate them, leaves and all. After
-these came other cakes and sweetmeats, enough to delight the heart of
-every one.
-
-Now for games! Proverbs come first of all. It is played very much like
-the American game of "Authors," and is a great favourite with both old
-and young in Japan. Next comes blind man's buff, but you would hardly
-know the game, it is played so much more quietly and slowly than you
-are in the habit of playing it.
-
-Wine-cakes, dainties, and tea are served next, and then the best part
-of the fun arrives. The screens are moved aside, and the children
-behold a little stage. They sit, or rather squat, down on the mats
-about the room while some hired performers represent one of their
-loved fairy stories in a play. The actresses have lovely gowns, and are
-very graceful. It is a very enjoyable occasion.
-
-The time to leave comes all too soon. The jinrikisha men arrive, and
-after assuring their hostess that they never had had so lovely a time
-before, Lotus Blossom and Toyo make two deep bows and return home very
-happy. I believe you would not object to a party like that yourself,
-would you?
-
-Among all the joyous festivals of the year, I must not forget to tell
-you of the plum-viewing. The winter season is very short in Japan, and
-the houses are not built to keep out the cold very well, as you must
-have already perceived. When the spring days arrive and the blossoms
-begin to appear, the child people are very happy. If they are happy,
-of course they must show it. How can they do it so well as by having
-out-door picnics in the plum orchards? The children watch for the great
-day's arrival when the flowers will be in full bloom. They save up
-their yen to spend, and plan for a great good time. No school on that
-day! No practising on the koto! No embroidery for Lotus Blossom! Every
-one is up early on the bright, clear morning, and baskets are filled
-with the nice luncheon mamma has prepared. There is actually an air
-of excitement in the quiet Japanese household. The good father leads
-the family procession as they start out on their walk to the picnic
-grounds. It is about two miles from their home. Other families join
-them as they walk along. The throng of gaily dressed and happy people
-grows larger every moment. As they near the plum-orchard they find the
-road lined with stands, which have been put up for the day. It seems as
-though everything one could desire were on sale: cakes, tea, fruit,
-fans, sweets of all kinds, toys, etc. No wonder Lotus Blossom and
-Toyo wanted to save up their money. But the orchard! Was there ever a
-lovelier sight? Hundreds of trees loaded with fragrant pink blossoms!
-
-The people write poems about them, and pin them on the branches,
-to show how much they appreciate the beautiful sight which Nature
-has given them. Tea-drinking, story-telling, and the entertainments
-of travelling showmen take up the day. Sunset bids them leave the
-beautiful scene and go back to home and work.
-
-And now, children, we must bid these dear cousins good-bye for a little
-while. Although they worship in strange ways, and read their books
-upside down, besides doing many other things in a manner that seems
-strange to us, yet we can learn much from their simple, childlike
-natures. And, after all, isn't one reason why we live in this big world
-and are so different one from another, that we may learn from each
-other?
-
-THE END.
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