, 1874-07-18

fnuj[y Inns got htB rotAtporB NIL un1or Ar1a
randy to anna to tIloir Bunport II noooaaary. liz
viii 'nrnfcot tton from the ponuiano Or thn
foiiowcra nj ntior lrIucsa l,o nvh,, ofrcra tnn7
a bnuouot of honor; vat ho vii, not internnHo
hntwnnn them, md Ella INV. Thnir 1iyna rnro
,lorntn1 bcfnrn,,n,I anil thnv ,n1 narntna In.o III
nst to,, tov sso1o thosslyaa t. ~" doannru
etn adventure. They fcast thou,soiyeH so]onlniy
with Nrr,oj md wino hsforo cn,nn1otnw tInir
po,ls work by offcrlnu lin hnnf1 NJ his n,1emv to
lilo names Of tLoir master, Tl,en tl,ey
tuary where thoy Ind teknm refuge. nj
fl,oieh tho co,,ntrv In hefnro ti,on, srI thev cnn
ty If they plunHo, The sonienco comes at last
iIDhn ortior that tho whole forty.seyes1
srAL1, pEnrnuu uA1A-x1n1.
Tboy l,ayo knowingly brotau tic law. aud there
vdo,l III tlloir deaths. tioy are once moro rens-
aomb1cd. in nm honorod sopulchro. around The
master thoy ]oyod 80 vol; and from tint day
until now thoir 1uo,nory has boon reyorencod,
aud they l,avo boon worsliped.
Nov. this ia no pfctureyuuo loqentl of another
'anl oarlor atato Of society, like all exploit of
Holiu IIool or Rob Roy. or oye,, Of some high
waymal On BaYnhot iIeatl,. Until tic other
ypar if not to thu present day. tito TN
faitoring loyalty Of ito warliko Ramurais
kind, IT not in intensity, to tlhs which
],nY imnlortaltzod the Folky.aoyon Ronins. Sui.
cileB on tho point Of honor woro just as COM
mon lately al tlon, n.ltl wore ofton committed
Will 1h& lOSS TQnHcn. lEtlHt nlrA Hl1tlOlu Ltllb
It's how, 80 late a. 18os, man Ind solenluly dis
embowolel himself among tho grayoB Of the
Ronins, Bnply bocalso he Ind been refused nd
mission among tho followers Of tho Prnco Of
Chosiu; md ITO ono aeomod to think tho pro-
cooIing anything but natural. An individual
act may DO prompted by fanatictsm ar insanity !;
but thoro s no tnsintorpreliug tho annala Of tho
recent warB Que OF tho most striking instances
we cau recall ia furnished by tho repeated re
volts Of that Prince of Ohosiu, the warlike and
13,$u .,FN fpo1p
field III 1864 With &c. 900 mon; and Of coNrso IN
any ordinary war, tic nlon he uouriBhcd would
naturally follow him. But
he FLEW AT u1ou GAME.
and actually assaulted tho ualnce Of tho Mikado.
NOV tic explanation Of tic lato revolution Of
nth"r sa;iImv mnliic;an,p is ii,at II has its
snrinry in lis profound royerouco OF tho nation
fnr fla nereon and Office Of Inc A1ikndo.-a rev.
ore,,co which survived tle usurnation Of his n,l-
ycara. Yot OhoBiu'S troons stpotl &1v him In his
aced NJ sncrilnrn and thov fouoi,t ,raltnntiv.
tLonph tito assault failed. Tie SIorun md tie
Dan1os in alliance with him turned out. and
tbs forces OF the League; ho and lis son shaved
their heads aud rotirol from public lifo to
sanctuary in n tou,nlo. i,1st ng tlo beaten mon
arclls of oarly Christian n,onarchos woro aonlo-
times permitted to Withdraw into COLI
vents. 1lls contrition md submission wero
bulA lG1EueAS OuIy ~ Ekft ufc!Y
color to them, aud to early OF his part auccesa-
fully, lie informed hfs great oticora WHO bad
headed his troops shat 1t was his pleasure
THEY SHOULD PERFORM nAns,Kin1:
Then lo duly transmitted tho heads Of these
stancl friends OF his to tho shogun by way OF
Vouchers. 4 moro cruol, cowarlly, and troach-
ero,la procceting-oie bottor fitted to nlicnalo
tile affections of tho most loyal sUbloctH-lt ia
difficult to conceive: Yet, In the following year.
when ho was again In the field, bis mon followed
I1iS 1rt.u h h1$t
udds vera all against him, and although, in tho
disturbed e+1te Of tho country, they could have
deserted him with absolute ilnpuoity.
lElt. in truth, not only WAS there blind devo-
tion among the nlen-at-ninls to their I'M.
submission among all cluasos to thaao
above tlton. First can,o tho mobiles,
then tho aoldlcrs then tho agriculturlatH.
artlsana. tradara. The men Tho titled tho ground
held high honor comparatively iii tho sociAl hlor-
cence to tho imposta Of thoir landlords. until
sometimes when their burdens became at lust
absolutely intolerablo. 10 ventura on ron,on:
STRANGE or appeal needed heroisln almost al sof-
and next to the ta's Of the Forty-ssvsn, tho
H!ory IN Milford which is most rharsctoristio il
that OF
THE GHOST OF surunA.
Sogoro iS head-man OF village in district
which Is hong ground to tho dust by sxaotionH.
i N0 Il1hHlAUl9 All1un!thflte kHhc ubhit VI kIuCo
and petition their lord, who III an absentee pro-
priotor residing in Yeddo. They take nothing
by thoir petition but warming not to DO It
again. Drivon to desperation, Sogoro, know
i,lg full woll what he has to expect in n1ly
case, resolves OIL appeal to the Shogu. stopB him
as Richie Monipl,es stopped King JAMES, md
tlrusts petition into lis litter. The " sitilica-
ton g favorably received, tho truth Of its
contents beins admitted on inquiry-things
must hayo come to 1na}ancholy PASS with the
villagers boforo such nh act Of NATURALIZATION
was upproved-and the lord is commanded to do
Justice. 1Io dare not disohey the Shotgun, but
Sogoro il his, to deal with as he p'casos; nur
doos tho S!oyun, iu the full plonituue Of his
power, fael 1t hiH province to interpoHo for the
nnlucky villagers protection. Sogoro III con-
leniiied to cruclf1xion, with his wifs aud family
This population Of the district he has saved are
full Of sympathy, although not greatly hut
,prised. Sog0ro lB lost nlau, they seo; indeed,
lliH llfa III forfeited by custom, ii not by law.
But they nlalo au effort To anvo his
Wltc aud cillldren, and nothing can be
more thoroughly Japanese than tho quaint
wording Of their petition. "With deep feur wo
humbly ventures" with royorenco ana joy we
gratefully acknowledge the fnyor squeezed out
of tlia ylndiotiye lard; With foar and trom-
bling Wo recognize tho Justice Of Sogoro's Bcn-
tenCe." Sbguro las boon ht.uiltv Of hcinous