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You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org - - -Title: Our Little Japanese Cousin - -Author: Mary Hazelton Wade - -Illustrator: L. J. Bridgman - -Release Date: September 28, 2013 [EBook #43833] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OUR LITTLE JAPANESE COUSIN *** - - - - -Produced by Emmy, Beth Baran and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - -[Transcriber's Note: Bold text is surrounded by =equal signs= and italic -text is surrounded by _underscores_.] - - - -Our Little Japanese Cousin - - - - -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_ - - - - - _Copyright 1901_ - BY L. C. PAGE & COMPANY - (INCORPORATED) - - _All rights reserved_ - - - Colonial Press: - Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co. - Boston, Mass., U. S. A. - - - - -List of Illustrations - - - 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 - - - - -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. - - * * * * * - -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. 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