The eighth day of the twelfth moon has come and gone. It +s remarkable how this is one of the most lucky days of the year no matter whether it is leap year or not-On Wednesday morning we were notified early that for some girls one day of pre-eminence had dawn. ed. Throughout the day and even after nine p-m. the crackers, etc, were going off reporting the different stages of the many marriage ceremonies. Evidently the luckiness is derived from the words la pa, twelve eight, which have the same sound as & musical instrument and are sometimes used in describing the trumpet-shaped lily. It is a play on the words as is evident from the giggle or smirk of everyone who uses it.
If sun shining on the brides essential for their happiness there must be a very large number of unhappy brides this year in spite of the day being so "lucky." previous day gave usa steady downfall of much needed rain. On Wednesday, however, strong northwest winds and rain during the carly part of the day must have made chair bearers and brides very uncomfortable, especially such as had a few tens of li to travel. It was very cold and the roads were in a messy state with the dust of many months now turned into mire. Still rain or snow, the day had been selected and the event must be consummated.
If officials and even rulers must give way to the bridal chair, if they should be on the same road or street, it is perhaps only tit for tat that & girl should not complain even if this trip means being chilled to death. With an empty stomach after her three days' fast one would hardly expect her powers of resistance to be normal.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.