父母その６ 祖父母 まだ時代は明治だ

父から聴いた話で　裏は取ってないが

1）祖父（父の父）は　若い頃は　庄屋の跡取りの遊び人だった

で　美人の芸者を引かせて　所帯をもったが　子供はなかった

2）時代が大正に成る頃　祖父が　家督を継いだ　何時迄も　遊んでいてもと　考え　

時代にあった　新しい仕事をさがして　

西洋が強いのは　牛乳を飲んでるから　と聞き　

日本でもやるべきで　自分なら出来ると　思ったらしい

3）近くに　牛の世話に慣れている　若い女の　子持ちやもめが　居るのを　見つけ 口説いてみたら　連れ子を　跡取りにする　ならと　言われ

4）芸者だった　女房に　「親の金で遊んで　お前を引かしたが　自分で生きて男になりたい」と頼み

お前の　行く末は　年だが　知り合いの　独り身の金持ちの高利貸しに　お願いしてみる　とした

5）で親からもらった田圃を手放して　広い牧草地を　手に入れたと

Parents Part 6 Grandparents Still in the Meiji Era
(1) My grandfather (father's father) was a young playboy, heir to a village headman's estate.
So he had a beautiful geisha marry him and start a family, but they never had any children.
(2)When the Taisho era came, my grandfather took over the reigns of the family.　
So he looked for a new job that would fit the times.　
He heard that the West was strong because they drank milk.　
He thought he could do it,to keep cow and sell milk.
(3) He found a young widow with a baby nearby, who was used to taking care of cows.He made a pass at her, and she said OK if he makes her son a a heir .
(4) He asked his wife, a ex geisha, saying, "I got you by my parents' money, but I want to live on my own and become a man."
I know you're still good and beautiful, I can find you new husband,a little bid old, but single, rich loan shark I know."
(5)The two women said Yes.Then he sold the rice field his parents had given him and got a large piece of pasture.