Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-08-01

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During the civil war In Japan that
broke OCT upon the death Of the sho-
gun ta.llisary EmperorI Nobuhage. Ia
the closing years 81 The sixteemih cent.
AIRY. ocearrca the foll0wing incident
shlhata. broiher-in-law 20 the dead
shogun. had cspoused the cause u The
laiier's son, Nobutaku. against the de-
signs 81 The uascupulous Hidoyo.hl.
the Japanese Aapoieoa Bonaparte 81
that age The fortunes - war turned
against Nobutalsu. aad his gallaai
General shibata was oompelcd 10 ~
treat through the mountains Into bis
Own proviaoe. and shut himself up
with some fve hundred ~ bis faithful
vas-als In bis ancestral castle az
fakuL iiideyoshi. breathing Out
veagcanee against the enemy who had
- long duaed him followed In bur
rlod parsuit and. pitching bis camp
"a Atago mountain before the castle
Il Shibata, vowed newer 10 remove a
aehoe until ho had the bead Of 3D.. ioe.
hay after dag the Siege vas pressed
eioser and clnser. and ~hlhata ana his
brave little garrison found Il more and
more difficult 20 repulse the furious
assaults ~ their s~8emias who out
nafhhenud them "a cots to one 10 the
danger from the ine without iba walls
was @son added the horrlbi. prospect
~ Starvation wilma. Finally. hnding
bis ease altogether hopeless. shlha'a
vailed together TIE surviving remnant
II Biz little band and thus addreaaed
them
Ny beloved followers. it oflen Ne
boovys the warrior a. choose between
death 9Th glory and lie with iguo.
mlny. between honorable -elf-d-struc-
t.1u aud rap'i,,iy la ihr hands ~ an
il-1ient faa oar fortune. have
braught u- "a tha Herr-.lty 81 MAX ing
sash a choice ou.y three things are
possible 90 remain hers ard siarve
ike dogs. 90 SALLY out % battle and
ruurt death fruu hostile weapons. or
90 destroy ourselves as be,omes brave
-oldiers who would dle hy thsir owa
sWurd- rather than by Those uf -he
cuemy
With ou- ureorJ ths r+.aIu,le raised
their ,1..e Co., atrrl.. co. sl.cidr
Ihlt night ~hIhsia had % splendid
hargat ar Iau3 fuu fhe provisions
-f.l .eli pod ba ordered tH# msu is
-alpafe tga uuuI-au#. u' tH, castle
vlta OIL aaI 81 heap uH pI..- ~ rum-
HH-fih.a material ia tae .nwtr rs..as.
When aIi was Do readiness The auW.a
aiih.H cha rastir usr' called. aub ~hl-
hlia -Bid to hls wife "Npu aaI thr
ufa.r women W.r aua Hl."f.t pass
through the eaies au4 under cover ~
fhn night it Is au-sibIe yul can escape
detection by u.r 'aa. ~ shall rs-
ma.8 Arre to die o. H..uu tla lords
and r,,alasrs efths boB-t 81 >blnlfa-
Ihsn the sister 81 NohlHBga. vith "a
spirit that wa- a. bray, a. that 90 her
husband. speaking tu 4-r. e sud lh,
u.h b. uumsu said 10 hsr lord II.
tuo. am prIGs fHsu Iiu-arr uo lees
aBhiy than tlar of pos husband Why
l1sn -houii ha daug Io m HHd my
auuea the honor hc uad his ryilIa,r-
have p.gf ned fbr .hrm-. Iyr-' lheu-
-aua tm.s "a pa preferred b. the priv
.|.Ee Of OBJ .. af che Haua. of tbu-r
t.Hf .aF, I. thyH th. possibility 81
falling lotto fhe p9aur ct ll.lrgu-hi's
b8frhtrs
A. u.dnighf thc -gat.ur's ser. called
~ from tae walls aHd all assembled la
. large auusr ronr ~ 20. castle ii-r.
SOS served the banquet fHaf bad uarn
prepared Iha Doomed Iti.Ia company
afa and drank. and d1Bryl aHd sang
songs 81 defiance "a ihnir fu.- 4 "a
Signal FROM ~aIbsts thc ssryaufs b.
ioe fred tac castle il % SCORE 81
places. and az tle came Instant th,
warrior. .prauF fn th,ir fert, gud the
women chant ug ttt.r UUH'h-sHug
rss,isel ths d.r.. ul rhr.r hu.HIHl-
gHa .tf.ers Soto fh..H lHrHf. Then
aaI.r she lights irHu Aa.r burning
castle, tlai tausI OBJ. gIebt .uln day.
revealed fu ~hinafa ald hi. rtatH.r-
tbr .Hwp ct the b.-..s .Hg army uu th.
wooded heights 20 Aaru. theF ral-el
tb..r -u.e.. together IH uae wild .HE a.
lrHaHt hate tYths n a hose autis.uat.
"a k.aF,ausa they bal HBlkeB tbIs
vas 81. 'a-i snuul that iildsyosh and
hls aetnui.h.I suIa.ers heard from the
castle. f1r each 90 lhr little blna
aa-r.iae na lbe n"a. Ia grim 8nd ter-
r.rIr -I'suer. died thr coveted death
p' tbs Tan41.sbsd Warrior that 90 the
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