Transcriber's Note: Phonetic characters are represented by the
following symbols:
[=x] = any letter "x" with superior macron




SHORT STORY




THE ROMANCE OF THE MILKY WAY

AND OTHER STUDIES & STORIES

BY LAFCADIO HEARN


HOUGHTON MIFFLIN AND COMPANY BOSTON AND NEW YORK 1905




COPYRIGHT 1905 BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

PUBLISHED OCTOBER 1905