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THE WONDERFUL CITY OF TOKIO.
CHAPTER VIL
A CONCERT AT THE COLLEGE OF MUSIC.
" The practice of religion is always pleasantest, when it can be most easily accom-
plished.
"In July, even the rats of Tokio say to their friends, it is time we went on a pil-
grimage."
MY gracious!" moaned Fitz, as he rose one morning at day-
"
break. Oh, I had such
"
a dream last night, Johnnie!
"
Perhaps you felt the earthquake," said the latter.
"Earthquake!" ejaculated his brother. "Phew, now I
understand the meaning of my dream!"
" There was a big shock and several little ones," answered
Johnnie.
father:
" I felt my bed move, then heard mother call out to
' Do not bother about that seismological apparatus,
professor, but find the matches, the lamp has gone out.' As
soon as the shocks were over, father and I examined the disk
of the machine, and found that the earthquake had been a very
severe one. He was so delighted at the success of his mech-
anism that he rushed off to Professor Mac, whom he found in
a high state of excitement, and who said, r
Hech, yon was a very
fine earthquake; was it nae, mon. My apparatus registered
every shock, and is a grand success.' '
"Why does Mac talk such queer English?" asked Fitz.
" He is a Scotchman," answered his brother. "What were
dream ? "
you saying about your
The boy, who was looking out of the window, replied, "It
must have been a pretty bad shake up. I see the sha-kan-ya
(plasterers) are at work on the fire-proof house over there; it