The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-01-14
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right hand, AMI turning he dix Il i6s
wound, eave slight cut upwards, During
this sickeniDgly painfol operation he newer
moved . muscle u - hicai Bhbai Ae
drew out the dirk. hs leAasd forward asd
stretched OFT his peck; N expqpgsion Of
pain for tbe hftt tins crossed his lace, but
- utteredno sound. AZ that moment the
tataaaku, whs stil ;srcscbipg aby his side,
had been keenly watching his every move
ment. sprsng - his1stt, poised hiss1ottfsf
= second in the air; there was crash. .
heavy, ugly thud, crashing fait With one
blow the head had been severed ftom the
body. '"'-'
A dead silence followed, broken only BY
the hdcous noise or the blood gushing out
of the inert heap before u which but mo-
mcnt bsforc hid been a2bg1vs Apd, c6ivat
rous man. tHas hcErible .~.<
The kaiskaku nade = low bow, wiped his
sword. snd retired from. tbs raised noor;
and tho stained dirk was solemenly borne
way. > bloody proof Of tho execution. =,
Two rspgeaep,atiyssof the Nikado thes
left their places. and crossing over to where
the foreign witnesses Ut, called ~ TO wit
ness that the sentences Of dsash upon Taxi
Zanzabure hid been faithfully carried put.
The ceremony icing It end, we left 'Ae u.
te1p)e 80. - . -. ~
The ceremony, to which the place and
thshour ssve ~ additional solsnpity, M
characterized througheat by that extreme
dignity and punetiliousnsss which ase the
distinctive marks Of the proceedings of JAP
anesc gentlemen ofrank; and it 10 important
to note this fact, because It carries with Il
the conviction that the dead man was IN
deed the officer who bad Committed the
crime, and nosubssftute. While profound.
ly impressed by tho terrible sosne, II was
impossible ut the same time not 10 he filed
with aduir.tion Of the firm md. manly
bearing Of tho sufferer. and Of the nerve
with which the ka;skaks performed the last
duty Of his master. Nothing could moro
strongly show the force q education The
sams,oi, Or gentlemen Of the military class.
from his eit,l III jsSii T leiitfns u hook Upon
the Kara rj -, ospenopy,,iH which
some day he may be called upon to play .
part As principal or second. In old fash
Toned. families, which hold u the traditions
of ancient chivalry, the child il instruct
ed in the rite and faniliarixcd with the idea
q an honorable explation Of crime and
blotting out of disgraoe. II the hour
comes be 10 prepared for it, and bravely
fsces the ordeal which early training has
rebbcd IT half ito horron In what other
In the world does . man learn that
the last tribute u a6cctIoH 1hieh he may
have 70 psyrto bk bst frisl may bs toos4
n his exccutioucr!
There arc many stories on record Of ex,
sraordinary hcroism being displayed In the
Hara.Airi The case of \ young fellow only
twe.ty. yoais ola; oil The fCkoshtu Slsi,
which was told n,e the other day BY On eye
witness. deserves mention 4 = rnarvelous
instance of determination. Not content
With giving himself the ono necessary cut,
FLASHED himself thrice horizontally. and
wicevcriicslh Then he stsbbed himAelf
IN the throekuntn The 1kk proceeded on the
,thcr side, with it, sharp edge to the front;
Dsttiog his teeth in one supreme effort, he
lrose tic kaiis fOswrs6s Win both' hands,
through his throat aud fen dead syn; III
One more story and have done. The
Tycoon beaten % every side. aud having
led ignosniniously to Yeddo, 10 sid 70 have
determined 70 Ggl.t 10 more, but 70 yield
"A member Of ihis second coun-
Ill went to him and said, "str, the only way
5or you now to retrieve tho honor of the
lamily of the Tokugawa 10 70 disesnhowel-
yourself; and to prove to you that I'M sin.
,cre and aisiutcrcsted In whas l. ae6,sI ii
here ready 70 discmbQTel myself yitb YOU"
The Tycoon dcw into great rage, saying
lhat b wouh listen TO no sjdch honsense, /
md LETT the room. His faithful retalnes, ~
prove his honesty, retired to another part Of
The castle, and .solemnly performed the
haaa-1jxi y, All Il t5tha @i LA l-ttl' |
DAxcIxo RUx NAD.-At hall In Pitts
burg, recently, prize-agold ring was Of