A'Chu and other stories (1920) (14597357289)

Identifier: achuotherstories00ande (find matches)
Title: A'Chu and other stories
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Anderson, Emma Maria (Thompson), Mrs., 1865- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Takoma Park, Washington, D.C., Review & Herald publishing assn.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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completely filling the open space. But a band ofsoldiers soon cleared the way. First came a company ofpriests with clean-shaven heads. They wore bright-yellow robes and wide, rough straw hats hanging ontheir backs. After the priests came the long, long pro-cession. First in the line was a row of young childrenmounted on small horses. The animals were coveredwith richly embroidered tapestries of silk over theirbacks and sides. The bridles and saddles were gaylydecorated. The children were little ones, some ofthem mere babies, not more than two or three yearsold. All were dressed in bright silk garments em-broidered in silk or gold and silver thread, andtrimmed with snow-white fur. Besides the one ortwo grooms who led each horse, each small child wasattended by two men, one walking at either side, each16 242 AChu and Other Stories holding a small hand to keep the ljttle one from fall-ing off. Some of these children were little daughtersfrom the best homes. Each child that takes part is
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© u. & u., N. Y. HALL OF THE FIVE HUNDRED GENII Images of the five hundred early followers of Buddha,who sit in smug, self-satisfied poses in Flowery ForestMonastery. lent the costly garment it wears, is given a lot of good-ies to eat, and a present of money to take home. Whatis of greatest importance to the parents, in return for A Queer Birthday Party 243 this service of honor, the idol is supposed to bestowspecial blessings on these children throughout the com-ing year. A great many rich banners were carried in theprocession. Some were very beautiful, and so finelyembroidered by hand that one piece must have re-quired the labor of one person for several years.The Chinese dragon was represented on banners car-ried high on long poles. The raised figures of thisscaly creature were embroidered in bright gold on blackcloth. It appeared through fleecy clouds of silver em-broidery, rushing madly with wide-open mouth after abright-red sun at the farthest corner of the banner.Other ban