Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-05-21
Japanese Revenge.

A story is told by Titsingh, in his
japanese annals, which shows the rigor of
this restraint, the severity with which
small delinquencies are punished, and the
impunity allowed to revenge. At inter-
walls posts are established along the public
road, and guard set to enforce the inter
dict against the passing of women. One
of these is at the mountain Fakone, a
short distance from Mako, on the road to
Yeddo. An inhabitant of Yeddo, named
Fiyosayemon, widower, with two chill
dren, girl and boy, was called to a dis
lance on business. He was poor, and
knew not how to provide for his children
in his absence; and this law would not al
low of his taking the girl with him. He,
however, resolved upon stratagem, and,
dressing his little girl in boys clothes, he
passed the guard at Fakone unsuspected.
He was rejoicing in his success, when a
man, who knew what children he had,
joined him, congratulated him on his good
luck, and asked for something to buy
drink. The alarmed father offered trifle
The man demanded sum beyond his
means. A quarrel ensued, the man ran
back to the guard and gave information of
the trick that had been put upon them.
The whole guard were thunderstruck. If
the informer spoke the truth and the af
fair should be discovered, all their lives
would be forfeited. Yet it was unavoida-
bic to send party to apprehend the Of
fender, and thus to bring upon themselves
the dreadful penalty. The commanding
officer, however, resolved to save himself
by another trick. sf -Ht fsn 4
He delayed the party to be detached In
pursuit sufficient time to allow messen-
ger with little boy to overtake the offend
ing traveller. The messenger found Fyos-
ayemon and his children taking food at an
inn. He told of the information that had
been given, of the pursuit and danger,
offered the boy as temporary substitute
for the disguised girl at the examination
to come off, and told the father that, when
the falsehood of the charge should be
proved by both the children appearing to
be boys, he might very fairly ny into such
a rage as to kill his accuser. The plan, Of
course, wasapproved. The dilatory guard
soon arrived, surrounding the house, seized
upon Fiyosayemon and the children, and
gladly announced that they were both
boys The informer declared that some
imposition had been practiced, which the
accused, Indignantly resenting, drew his
sword and cut off the informer's head
The guard declared that such a liar had
only met his just deserts, and returned to
their post, while the traveller took his
daughter and went on his journey. -,
The Western Rurd suggests that a set
of good implements greatly facilitates
garden work. The garden spade is an in
stitution in itself which cannot. be dis
pensed with altogether, although in many
places II is superseded by the digging fork,
which is better instrument, as with it the
ground can 5e TILED more effectually and
with less labor. Hoes of different shapes
and sizes are necessity in every garden.
The Dutch shuttle hoe Is an excellent Inn
plement for cutting weeds and grass on
gravel walks, as with IT the work can be
done without injuring the walk A reel
and line are Indispensable in laying out
walks, borders, or rows for vegetables A
set of drill markers of different dimensions
will &C. found useful. Rakes of various
sizes, sprinklers with fine and coarse noses,
wedding and transr planting trowels, hand
roller, a water cask and whe elbarrow arc
also necessary ,. 6. i