_Second Entry_

ALL day many rains come down in garden. He steals flowers' sweetness
and damp my heart with lonesome. Last rainy day Merrit San teached me
more better English, and he laugh very long when I read the English
writing with my Japanese tongue. He say: "Ah, Yuki San, you very funny
little girl!"

Then I teach him the play of _go ban_, and he make the pain in his
head with the several thoughts how he must move the black or white. He
try long, long time, then he shake his big feest, and he say: "You've
got me beat, little sister; you've got me sure."

I laugh, but I think much thoughts. _I_ no hurt Merrit San with beat,
and girl with much laugh in her eyes have got him for surely. I no
understand that funny 'Merican tongue.

Merrit San so many time call me little sister, and he say my soul all
white like my name. What _is_ my soul? Ah, that same spirit what leave
my body and go out 'cross that many seas to safe Merrit San's journey.
I keep that soul all purely and white all of because Merrit San call
me Little Sister Snow.

One day I take Merrit San with me to very old temple. Sun, him so
bright he make all leaves to dance with glad. Green lizard take sleep
on stone step while big honey-bee sing song. All things have the
joyful, and my feets just touch earth with lightsome.

I go inside temple and say one very little pray to Amida, for I have
the hurry. When I go back, Merrit San he say: