Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-06
SAINT S0GORO.
True Tale of the Peasant Martyr
of Soma, Japan.


gr"splhs iahuloio' @io opplesSeU mo
peasants ny heaIF t"Ne' ui'ii VneS
were reduced 70 tue i"se extremity oi
poverty ie9r "',sr : ear '''e wi 'oio"
farmers pe1i1ioheu t'leAF io'u' slroush
the village mayors 20 nave their burdens
lightened, but without avail. belng
member 81 lhe 0hosth cabinet NO.,
suke-no-Suhe spent the greater part %
the year ~ eddo, Nhffe ne maintained
a private palace ans most q fetalhers.
Ills eXtraNag&n1e gave rise 70 much
comment IN the eapital' pul ~" % tne
naughty mobiles VINO irequehted ms
entertainments Nne" ny what means
the Lord OF soma procured me vast sums
oil money necessary % support Su'h idV-
Ism maghthceh'e.
In the IAN u me J'4f i'f' tne l"Iil-
ers dWellli'S eh tht tass'' % ho.suhe
no-Suke 'a'iea t2-, llief y ueVlse
measures ior thelf ftltei. haC year
the taxes h..a D.sh asa' III tll"h eVer
before ana scores - i"iuilles "ero
threa'eheu WIN 80 y. 'si"li U,''i's .ns
coming Wlhte'' ie''l 'ou
among Vi''u' W.. ~ r,t pa 81
Ihe apparent ny
atloh' 2osoio' VIZ aiSl - ~ OiiO ~ O"o
villages ana Nuns = Z - ''''i' i"u oeeh'
throughout All tAtit tiel7s tuoes' inc
stanch Irleh' o. tae "o"h -0iouAeil peas
ants. lie now az f4aea mem " uraw up
petition 70 ehe 9ilegah = apiheI'ahu tneh
to select 2 committee y m up y feuuo
and present II e. t4sl pooy. men tne
MS felIoW-couleiiof9 eheir "ppraiuiiss
ana MS own ""ai'oeu prioe mig ~ siaiie
HIM into mercy. 9eSofo pan was
adopted ana ne was one 81 INC NUMBER
chosen TO go 10 / eaoo to' present Inc
memorial TO me eao4,le I. knowing Inc
dangers that a1let'eo ms MISSION
0ogoIo, on 'ne ~ - n1' pa 'uio'
calleu ulS lai'ili9 49, 'i',' sou
IN solns = ise''i'' eilA \ 10y ~
that siali h'fei 49, = hit i = n~Iu
70 say now si'Sii =, tt'a'g" ~ Onoso
in power an ling however, "
give my ihe ~ wy S'o" u oui SUE
ing reno" ~ 10 sleielolo'
urlhh cup 81 ~ le''isi' ioi ~ may
oe Vn@' w" sum- ny ~ iio 'no4e'
II ule' mourn MOI o''' NY '"'e' weep
hoC lor ui'
oogoro aIa rs com paulons "ehs 70
1eouo aho ',e.e ~ sun carmen =, -
the rlotoUs living y Oneir sPelu 1nIllo
Loru' anu thf9 49, !" ii''h 'iiey reiieooeo
Cnat an his ""il''3i i"Auiy vas Doughs
WIN OH' ,"ii.i'. .n-1s
lflehas AZ soma. ~ ~" uaSS ShoJ
had an opportunity OF presenting thelr
petition 10 Lord h.tze. member OF the
CABINET anu thty ali leil Grated Vhat 1he
great hobl man hs't eo"uesceh"eo W
llsteh TO Iusif sfl'NaH'''s anu 70 "ccep'
their memorial.
ne aelloh q h"sss'A '-ilo-ouSe Ueii,
anus created ~ ilt1ie SIT u 'eouo' anu
many obseiFauoA5 upon 1ha0 hoplelnah
ana ms styl" 81 h'llg were lhaue Ohae
could scarcely be called complimentary
But 1t does not DO Tor people lvlng In
glass houses lo lhro" stones. All the
members OF Tue ohoSun OaolneC hao
al one tlhe or ahoVher oeeh gullty oi
Expressing theH own peasants anu IL
would be extremely awkward for them
now to sit In judgment upon hotsuke-
no-Suke. 50 II was decided to return
the petition % the compliments. Ac-
cordingly Sogoro received a summons. to
appear al the residence q Lord kuze.
lhere ne wa met hy TWO councillors
VINO handed MN me lii-starred memo
rial saying;
"A snort tliAe ago you hao Vhe auoacl-
~ TO thrust thls pea1oh INTO the hands
OF Lord hu1e ~ MS extraordinary
clemeney be ioTgifet your ofense, but
beware that you % not again presume
upon his lofdshp iorbearance, for III
will 1T fare with you
His Lordshlps eensure IS just,
humbly responded Sogoro. But OIL
my Lords this action q ours is not
hasty or ill-considered. Year after year
have we suffered untold hardships, until
now we and our friends are without
even the necessaries Of life. Therefore
have we presented this petition. pray
you, Lords consider our case, vouchsafe
to help us that we may live. Our graft
tude to you shall know no bounds"
Your request is a just one" replied
the councillors. when they had heard the
words Of soqoro but your memorial
can not be received.
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