. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. romise of fortune fall to the lot of mortalbefore, thought the forester, and I am sure my happiness is to beincreased tenfold. But if so auspicious, this singular progress had, quite unconsciously toVisu, taken him so deeply into the woods that, when he came to lookabout him. he found he was so far that he would be puzzled to find hisway out. As he stopped to look about and listen for some sound amidthe solemn silence, he w^as pleased to catch the soft
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. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. romise of fortune fall to the lot of mortalbefore, thought the forester, and I am sure my happiness is to beincreased tenfold. But if so auspicious, this singular progress had, quite unconsciously toVisu, taken him so deeply into the woods that, when he came to lookabout him. he found he was so far that he would be puzzled to find hisway out. As he stopped to look about and listen for some sound amidthe solemn silence, he w^as pleased to catch the soft murmur of watergliding slowly along a smooth course, while there broke upon his ear the 446 THE FAR EAST. louder and harsher sound which he took to be the gurgling of a cascade, where foam-capped waters were tossed sharply from rock to rock as theyhurried on their way. The water always runs toward tlie plain, said Visu, half aloud, andby following this stream I shall be able to find my way home. Acting upon this idea, parting the bamboo thicket just ahead of him, he stepped boldly into a little green, or clearing, in the forest, where the. MOINTAIN VIKW FROM MONASTERY (iAKDKN, NIKKo. morning dew still lingered on the pale green leaves like pearly drops, though the sun was sending his silvery shafts into the beautiful retreat.Visu thought it was the prettiest glade he had ever beheld, and he stoppedto admire the scene, when a yet fairer sight caught his vision, and heldhim spellbound. Visu saw nothing less than two maidens sitting on the mossy carpetof the green, close beside the bank of the rivulet, playing r/o} They were A householfl game played )iy tlie .Tapanese, which reseinliles somewhat our chess or check-ers. It is phiyed with boxes of little round Imttons for checlc.s. with the players seated around JAPAN. 44 the fairest, sweetest couple he had ever seen, and so aljsorbed were theyin the game that they played on in silence, except for the clicking of thechecks and the sing