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Speaker 1: The power of eloquence from the Japanese of Kikuchi jun Uazumi.

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Says Iiamon, a rich inhabitant of the province of Echigo,

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had a daughter of sixteen summers, by name Yukiino the

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field of snow. Her marvelous beauty equalled her sparkling wit.

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She was a skillful musician, sang most charmingly, and excelled

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in making verses. The hearts of her parents exalted when

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they saw her perfections, and many were the suitors who

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demanded her hand in marriage. But says Iiamon, who deemed

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no youth a match for his fair girl, would not

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come to a decision, and ever put off the moment

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of separation, so that folks began to liken her to

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beautiful COMATCHI pledged to maidenhood. Alas how fickle is fought June,

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a grave sickness overtook the maiden. For many moons she

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lay pining on her couch, till at last she faded

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and sank to sleep, at the very moment when she

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should have burst forth in all the brightness of her beauty,

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like a sweet flower whose petals are strewn by the tempest.

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Her parents were in despair and would not be comforted.

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Yet needs must that they busy themselves about their daughter's burial.

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They brought her body in state to the monastery of Gokuraku,

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where the tombs of her ancestors were. Some three months

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after the sad ceremony, there was a knocking long after

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midnight at the monastery door. The porter peered through the

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wicket and beheld a young man in rich vestments, whose

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twin swords with richly carved hilts of ivory declared him

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to be of noble birth. The porter hastened to open

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the door to him and asked what he desired. The

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young man, announcing his titles and degree, said that he

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wished to see the master of the monastery, and slipped

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some pieces of money into the hands of the porter,

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who was delighted with this good fortune, and led him

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into the presence of the chief Bonza prior of the monastery.

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The young man seemed to be eighteen or nineteen years old.

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His eyes were bright, his hair black and shining, his

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face full of charm, noble and sweet. He first saluted

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the worthy priest most honorably, kneeling and advancing toward him

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on his knees, and then addressed him, thus, I am

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the son of a noble of Kyoto. Disaster overtook my family,

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bringing us to poverty, so that I had to leave

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Kyoto and migrate hither. And now I have a pressing

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desire to make known to you. This is the cause

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of my coming at so late an hour. Though I

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am unknown to you, I know not how you will

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receive my prayer, for it concerns a matter of profound secrecy,

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and if ever it should come to be known, his

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voice broke and he could not complete his sentence. Drawing

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from his purse five pieces of gold, he laid them

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on his fan, presenting it point forward to the Reverend

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Prior Dane. He said, to accept this modest present, which

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I offer not to buy your favor, but only as

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a token of my humble obedience. You will make me

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happy if you will have the kindness to employ it

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for the needs of worship. The Bondza, who was fond

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of money, could not conceal his joy at receiving so

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rich a present. His face, which had been overcast and stern,

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burst into a beaming smile, and he said, with unctuous sweetness,

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it is not common to find young people of your

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age animated by such a fervent religious spirit, for to

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day few have any devotion. You are certain to receive

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pardon for all the sins of your past life, and

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to be received by our Lord Buddha into the abode

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of the Blest, where you will enjoy eternal bliss and

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everlasting joy. But what is it you desire of me?

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Speak without fear, Speak openly, for I keep all secrets

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that are entrusted to me. But the young man, still hesitated.

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He opened his mouth to speak, but his voice died

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away on his trembling lips. At last, he seemed to

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make up his mind, and said, so be it, since

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it is useless to delay any longer, I will reveal

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to you the secret of my heart, whatever shame it

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may bring me. But I beg of you. Make certain

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that none may remain within an earshot lest we be overheard.

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It is past midnight, said the bondser Listen, everyone is

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already snoring. Who then could overhear what you have to

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tell me? Then the young man, his eyes downcast and

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a blush of shame which suffused his cheeks, but adding

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to his charms, began thus to speak. One day a

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year ago, when I had gone into the country to

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admire the pretty flowers of sweet springtime, I met an

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adorable maiden whose beauty put even the flowers to my

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eyes were dazzled. My heart was perturbed. I followed her

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footsteps at a distance, and learned from the maid servants

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who accompanied her, walking a few paces behind her, that

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she was Uazumi's daughter. For that moment, I was so

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deeply in love with her that I could think of

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naught else from Marn to Eve, and every night I

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dreamed of her vavishing beauty. Unable to withstand the force

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of my passion, I employed all possible means to win

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over the servant's maid, and after difficulties without number, I

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at last was able to declare my burning glove to her,

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whose radiant image possessed my heart. Mutual trust sprang up

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between us, and we swore to love each other to

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the end of our days. Alas Heaven mocked at our design.

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What is more in constant than human life? It is

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compared to the dew of the morning. But the dew,

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ever lasts a certain space. Farewell, my beloved, farewell for

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I the door of death opened for thee in the

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flower of thy springtide. Can it be true? Or is

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it but an evil dream? But why give way to

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my sorrows before you? Reverence, sir? She whom I loved

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so desperately is no more, Nor can aught console me

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for my irremediable loss. As the days flit by my

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sorrow increases, nought in life attracts me. I long only

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for my death. I would fain join in the other

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world her who has all my love. My own desire

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in this world is to open her grave once more,

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to embrace her upon this earth. Oh, venerable priest, have

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pity on my grief. Grant me this last request, after

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which death will seem to me infinitely sweeter than life.

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Greatly perturbed by so strange a request, the bonds have

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tried to console the youth and to wean him from

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his plan. But the despairing young man's plan seemed only

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the more firmly fixed in his heart. I know well

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he said that a grave cannot be opened without the

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magistrate's order duly sealed. I know that you will oppose

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reasons to my entreaties, But my determination is only the

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firmer and my grief is stronger than the whole world.

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Little do I reck of the heavy punishments that may

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overtake me if you finally refuse me this last wish,

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which I have revealed to you, Well, my resolution is taken.

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I shall die on the spot. And seizing his dagger,

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he was about to plunge it in his throat. The priest,

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in terror stopped him and consented to his request. But

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first he made him swear an oath. The young man

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drew a little blood from his finger to seal the band,

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and promised to reveal nothing. The girl's tomb was on

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the hill side behind the monastery. The Bonza led his

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strange visitor thither. The hour was very late. There was

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a dampness in the air that bedewed their faces. A

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light breeze stirred through the darkness. In silence, they went forward.

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Soon the tombs in regular rose began to show through

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the veil of mist, and the Bonza stopped, pointing to

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a newly made grave. He said, it is hers. At last,

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cried the young man, attaining his desire, and seizing the gravestone,

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he raised it from the tomb without visible effort. Then

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he opened the coffin and rained kisses on the lifeless

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form of the maiden. The Bonza withdrew in grief and horror,

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and watched his strange visitor from Afahar. The sorrow stricken youth,

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altogether given up to his grief and his love, remained there,

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uttering bitter complaints and filled with a preternatural joy which

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was terrible and incomprehensible. A half hour passed thus, and

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still he could not tear himself away from the lifeless

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form of his beloved. At last he laid the sad

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vestiges of his charmer once more in the tomb, arranging

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them with tender care, covering them with earth, and putting

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back the tombstone as before. Thereafter, he rejoined the priest

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and poured out out to him his unbounded gratitude. A

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year after the death of Yukino the field of Snow,

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the whole family had come together in Uazumi's house for

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the anniversary service to her spirit. Her father and mother

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wept at the memory of the happy days of their

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beloved child. They beheld her once more in memory, charming frank,

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delighting them with her countless fancies and pretty jests, amusing

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herself by weaving flower wreaths for her brow, singing sweet ditties,

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and dancing lightly with her companions. They laid on the

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family altar all the little things that she had loved best.

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And meanwhile the Bonzas repeated their prayers, and the whole family,

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ranged in a circle around them, shed tears. Just as

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the sun was setting behind the mountain, a pilgrim Bonza

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presented himself at the door, ringing his little bell and

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uttering prayers. They took him in, offering him hospitality for

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the night, and set pure food before him. After a

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short time, he addressed the master of the house and

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his wife, saying, I have come from Afar solely in

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order to communicate to you something of great moment concerning

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your daughter. I beg you to send to a distance

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all your servants so that I may speak freely to you,

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after which I shall not regret all the pain and

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weariness of my coming. They led him immediately to a

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remote apartment and begged him to begin at once what

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he had to tell, because it was already late. The

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Bonza drew himself together, took his rosary in both hands

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and passed it between his fingers. Then several times, repeating

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the invocation to Amida Buddha. He began as follows. While

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I was traveling through the province of Echigo, I ascended

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Mount Tatayama and passed through a valley called Jigoku Dani.

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Not a living creature was in sight, Not a hut

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was visible that could serve as a shelter. The sun

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had already set, darkness had begun to envelope the earth,

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and I was obliged to take shelter under the branches

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of an ancient tree. The wind whistled and the cold,

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damp air pierced me to the bone. So my eyelids,

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though heavy with sleep, refused to close. The night descended

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in thick darkness. All at once, a slender flame, half reddish,

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half bluish, passed flickering before my eyes, now growing dim,

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now glowing brightly, now fading, and then lighting up again.

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In a word, something mysterious, strange, indefinable, like everything that

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comes from the other world. At the same time, I

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heard what seemed to be a plaintive voice approaching me.

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It was in vain that I lent all my attention,

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for I could distinguish nothing clearly. I thought that I

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must be the sport of some illusion, such as the

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fox witches and badger wizards impose on human beings. Then

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at last I went to sleep, my head leaning on

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my arm for a pillow. But while I slept, I

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saw her eyes before me, the specter of a young

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girl who might have been about sixteen. Her pale, haggard

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face peered through her long black head, which fell in

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disorder to the ground. Red blood flowed from a wound

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in her body and stained her white raiment. At last

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she began to speak to me in trembling tones, giving

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me three objects which she held in her hands. Sadly

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taking my own life, she said, at the moment when

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my youth was about to burst into bloom, and when

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I should have been a joy to my parents' hearts,

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I left them in inconsolable sorrow. All my regrets have

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not been enough to actpiate this crime. But I am

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now condemned to suffer night and day in a lake

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of blood. But I have been told that I may

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be set free and may enter the abodes of the blessed,

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if someone will make an offering for my soul of

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a thousand copies of the holy texts, and will bury

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on a holy mountain or in some sacred stream these

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three objects which I give to you. If this be

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not done, my soul will return to the earth to

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be imprisoned in the body of some animal, and I

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shall never regain a human form. Ah, how happy would

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I be if I could change my wretched state for

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the happiness of eternal paradise. Therefore I beg you to

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journey to my native province and to tell to my

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parents all that I have said to you. Hardly had

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she uttered these words, when her image disappeared, like a

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wreath of mist, which vanishes away in the sky. Only

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the murmur of a nearby spring broke the silence of

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that solitude. I noted it, then, hearing it distinctly. I

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was awake, lying stone, wretched, at the root of the tree,

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where where I had lain down to rest. I had awakened,

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indeed from a dream. But how could I explain this wonder?

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I really held in my hands the three objects which

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Specter had given to me. I lighted a fire of

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withered leaves and examined them in the glow of the flame.

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They were a little bag filled with sacred objects, A

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linen sleeve and a cord tied round a few locks

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of hair, the first cut from a baby's head. They

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were wrapped together in a piece of paper, on which

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was written her name, her abode, and the day of

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her birth. Here are the three objects, said the Bonza,

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and ceased speaking. The father and mother examined them attentively,

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and to their great astonishment, recognized to the inscription which

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they themselves had traced and placed in the tomb of

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their beloved. Unable to check their feelings, they burst into

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sobs and knew not what to do or say. Finally

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wiping away the tears which trickled over his cheeks, who

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Zumi said, today is the very anniversary of the death

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of our dear child, and I cannot for a moment

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doubt that she came to you to implore your protection

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to save her from the place of punishment. We pray you, therefore,

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venerable priest, to visit for her all the holy places

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of the West, and to bury these three objects, as

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she instructed you. As for the thousand copies of the

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holy texts, we will pay for them twice four times

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their value. Have pity on our tears, and grant her

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what we beg of you. Then they offered five hundred

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gold pieces to the pilgrim Bonza as the price of

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the holy texts, and a hundred more for the cost

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of his journey. But the Bonza shook his head and replied,

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we bons of pilgrims pass our lives in traveling from

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place to place. What use, then, would money be to me?

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Our home is in every mountain, every river, every place

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where our footsteps rest. Saying this, he rose and made

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ready to take leave of his sorrow stricken hosts. But

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they held him by the sleeve and begged him to

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accept their money, resisting until they forced him to comply.

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He at last accepted it and said, as he departed,

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remember that, despite my age, despite the weariness of my

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long journey, I consent to do what you demand in

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favor of your daughter and all your family, Oh venerable saint.

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They cried, falling down before him. Their hands had joined

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in entreaty. All the family accompanied him far on his way,

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and at last the Bonsa departed, his pilgrim's staff in

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his hands. The bystanders watched him depart and disappeared gradually

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from view, and even after he was out of sight.

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Their eyes remained fixed on the spot where he had disappeared,

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and they thought they still could see him, so deeply

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was his image graven on their minds. After he had

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traveled seven or eight leagues, the Bonza plunged into a

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forest and directed his steps toward an old, ruined temple,

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which was in the depths of the forest. At the

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sound of his steps, the door opened, and a young

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man ran to meet him. The Bonza pulled off his

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wig and false beard and showed his real form, Young

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and vigorous. The two looked at each other and exchanged

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a smile. Well played, cried the young man. It could

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not have been better er planned, replied the other. Now

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to Nagarta to taste the sweets of life. So, dividing

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their plunder, they set out. The false Banza was the

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young man who had visited Eukino's toomb, whence he had

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taken the three objects which served to confirm his story.