The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-05-09
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80 In view Of the anticipated ipresence of the
Japanese embassy IN Washing ton, the follow
ing from, eorrespon ondent ofia New y ork pa
per VIII not be considered nt0Laproposs ~. :.
|rIzIa the land Of Brahms when two people
quarrel abontoal piece, Of land he who has most
smalignity, as well as fondness fol, his family
III In him, takes knife, walks deiberately % his
neighbours house, anddplanting himself right
before his neighbor'sde mali eiously cuts hls
Eown' throat W hat you may ask does he gain
thisf >. # gains 5tor the slfI DIS
Ppted land inegitab bly Ebecomes the properly o1
bis family. IsAs alteration ofaint teleef
prevails among theaJapaneseb Upon the least
.pfovoeafioB aagentleman VIII seize upon his
sword and and his own bowels cry ire
aquently whole families are ordered to rdo this
deed upon themselves by the government and
they obey. at oncega The poor Japanese, If any
one ofers him an indignity, must sacrifice him
self where ever he may ! happen teab aben oreelse
consent TO live among his suicidal fellow counf
trymena a disgraced and lost man.o ob q ss;,a
With party proceeding one day on an ,ts e1 !;
cursion into the country we were followed BY
two officers SofIthe government who performs
ed his duty under strict Icompuision. Our
American friends were thrown into g. savage
turned back and closely confronted the OH
ciaIs; nsnd took hold of zone of them by the
shoulders, turned his face toward the Bamboo
edifce, and gave him slight push in the qi-
,reetion, d The two Japanese persstednin com
ing on;Ithe Yankee took his man againoby the
shoulders, and performed with his Heavy e4-
pediti6n boot q violent ceremon y WI hich Is
usually considered nything but fattering or
iagreeahle throughout the rest aof theu world,
utSin Japan was an insult that, overnight safe.
ly aver, had never been committed d3efofe, and
which could only be avenged by death. - With
out, therefore, making the slightest attempt at
retaliation on the body, of his adversary, he
unsheathed. his chief sword, which; beautifully
FURNISHED, flashed for an instant in the su a.
light. The Yankee, meanwhile, extricated his
revolver, from its, hiding place It was need
less, for at two strokes-two gentle slashes Of
that keen edged weapon performed in an in.
slant one across the other like the letter XA-
he had disemboweled himself, and fell a swift
ly dying man. As he reached the ground he
cast up his eyes at his ad yersary, and seeing him
standing near, apparently with no intention of
following his, example, he expressed the most
fearful agony we had ever beheld. d We were
all filed with dismay at this strange event,
while the brother official surveyed us with
threatening looks of the most fearful horror.
stHe expects you to kill yourself in like man.
uer and with the same sword" said the Sand
wich Islander. The, American mute red out
something to the effect that he was not such a
sfooLoy sMeanwhile the distortions of the dying
man were painfulito look upon;T the other
7oficer motioned us away, ana went dowH on
his knees beside the wounded body, and before
he rose, a few seconds afterwards, the man was
dead. 1zss q 1sfs HD1 irE .0i sLgiisa.s r