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THE WONDERFUL CITY OF TOKIO.
for the ceremonial tea-drinking. Although this is only a small
piece of reddish-yellow stone-ware, it is very
valuable. In the
first place it was made over five hundred and twenty years
ago, and is covered with both light and dark brown glaze; sec-
ondly, it once belonged to lyeyasu, therefore, whenever I
take it out, I bow reverently to the noble spirit of the great
Sho-gun."
" Do you think it does him any good ? " politely inquired
Fitz.
Sallie frowned and shook her head, while Mr. Nambo
regarded the boy with a puz-
zled air, and said in a dreamy
"
I never thought of
manner,
that before. I suppose every
one likes to be respected.
American and Japanese ideas
differ so greatly that I am continually
receiving new shocks."
"
I hope I have not said any-
thing to make you feel bad,"
observed Fitz, taking the tea-
jar from his sister, who looked
reproachfully at him. " I really
beg you a hundred thousand pardons."
Oto knew that his father would "require a little time to
recover himself, so he said, " I think, Sallie, if you have no ob-
jection, we will start for Shiba."
"If your mother is ready, I am," answered the girl; then
turning to her host, she said, "Mr. Nambo, will you sometime
do me the great favor of letting me see all your collection
of keramics? "
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TEA-JAR OF SETO WARE.
Yes, yes," said the delighted old gentleman.
" If you