Show I 1 SOUGHT AID FROM THE GODS japanese villagers united in cursing robber to death beatt thas bit of local color Is from the tha japan times at a small village in doshu consisting of only 70 houses several cases of robbery bare lately occurred to tile the groat hiarm of the villagers A dill diligent dilg gent search instituted by them for tho the offender proved an utter failure fal lure the community rom consequently held a mass meeting raid aud unanimously agreed upon bursing the robber to death A A virtuous priest of the locality was wag accordingly applied to for tile the pu autrae trae ire however howe vcr declined to auise uio robber to death ai ah n act too cruel for a holy man like him to resort to but premised arc based that lie he would paralyze the robber by ills powerful prayers st si as to disable him and lead hini him to repentance thus the pi lest commenced his incantations but behold the robber continued his subtle operations to tho the indignation of the entire community the priest has been condemned as a worthless fellow and the villagers have taken upon themselves the task of repairing every day to the tbt temple by twos and threes to oller offer horrible prayers by which the robber is doomed to an early and fearful death |