One day an old man came down from Rice Mountain, none knew his name or age and he gave neither. Stooped, though sprightly, he seemed to know every secret in the village, and was revered for his great age and his great wisdom which never seemed to stop pouring from his mouth even while he slept. a secretary was set at h… Read more

One day an old man came down from Rice Mountain, none knew his name or age and he gave neither. Stooped, though sprightly, he seemed to know every secret in the village, and was revered for his great age and his great wisdom which never seemed to stop pouring from his mouth even while he slept. a secretary was set at his side to record faithfully every word of the quick speaking prophet who died peacefully in his sleep exactly five years to the day of coming down Rice Mountain.