GIFT F Mrs. ^illiam Denman A Japanese Miscellany of LAFCADIO HEARNBy IN GHOSTLY JAPAN EXOTICS AND RETROSPECTIVES SHADOWINGS A JAPANESE MISCELLANY New IllustratedPopular Editions, 16 4 vols. inmo., box, $5.00 fnv^w Sfe Page C)YA.>V4 ;;SNO, O-KON SAN WA A JAPANESE MISCELLANY BY HEARNLAFCADIO IN THELECTURER ON ENGLISH LITERATURE IMPERIAL UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO. AUTHOR OF "EXOTICS AND RETROSPECTIVES," "IN "GHOSTLY ETC.JAPAN," SHADOWINGS," BOSTON AND COMPANYLITTLE, BROWN, MCMVI Copyright, 1901, BY AND COMPANYLITTLE, BROWN, All reservedrights *<<<^Ld. ( Printer* U. 8.S. J. PARKHILL <fe BOSTON,Co., r -^ e / [ "*4 TO ELIZABETH BISLAND WETMOREMRS. M126605 Contents STRANGE STORIES: I. OF A PROMISE KEPT 5 II. OF A BROKEN 15 III. BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT 29 IV. THE STORY OF KWASHIN KOJI 37 V. THE STORY OF UMETSU CHUBEI 55 VI. THE OF KOGI THE PRIESTSTORY 65 :-FOLKLORE GLEANINGS I. DRAGON-FLIES 81(illustrated] II. BUDDHIST NAMES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS . . 125 III. SONGS OF .JAPANESE CHILDREN . 143(illustrated} HERE ANDSTUDIES THERE: I. A BRIDGEON 235 II. THE CASE OF O-DAI 243 III. BESIDE THE SEA 255(illustrated] IV. DRIFTING 269 V. OTOKICHI S DARUMA 283(illustrated) VI. IN A JAPANESE HOSPITAL 299 Illustrations " no,Oyama O-Kon San wa" Frontispiece Dragon-flies: Facing page Plate 1 84 I. Shio-Tombo ("Salt" D.) II. Mugiwara-Tombo Straw" (" Barley ) Plate 2 85 I. Kino-Tombo II.
GIFT F Mrs. ^illiam DenmanA Japanese Miscellanyof LAFCADIO HEARNBy IN GHOSTLY JAPAN EXOTICS AND RETROSPECTIVES SHADOWINGS A JAPANESE MISCELLANY New IllustratedPopular Editions, 16 4 vols. inmo., box, $5.00