Untitled

246
THE WONDERFUL CITY OF TOKIO.
The party remained at Miya until the next morning, then
sailed down the river and across the bay to Yamada, where
they remained one day inspecting the sacred shrines, which
were very much like those of Miya.
After passing under a torn, of unpainted timber, they
entered a space containing many grand old trees and some
stables for the accommodation of the sacred horses, then came
another torn and they beheld the outer gate of the temple that
enshrines the sacred mirror.
The gate was curtained with a white drapery which was
partly raised, beyond
two other gateways, and the
sacred shrines,
it were
that looked
like a group of well-thatched
barns with wing-like gables.
Mr. Nambo performed
his ablutions, threw some
money upon a white cloth,
J SACRED SHRINES OF ISE.
knelt, rubbed his hands to-
gether, clapped them twice, and prayed; his wife following
his example at a respectful distance.
When the party returned to the inn, she said to Sallie,
:? You no doubt observed, that, although I am a Buddhist, I
in the same manner as Mr. Nambo. I did it to show
prayed
my respect for him. A wife should always
reverence her
husband's faith. Ah! if you only could think of Buddha."
" Mother," said Oto, w we propose after resting awhile to go
to Futami and spend a few days on the sea-shore."
"
That will be delightful," she answered.
"
I love to look
at the water and to see the fune sailing backwards and forwards.
I was born in sight of the ocean, so the roar of the
waves always makes me think of my childhood."