Evening journal., 1905-07-26
sNrRAL NoeI AN AscETIc
ow He Lived on the Simple Fare of
Monk.

low He Lived on the Simple Fare OF
Monk.
MANY stories are told about General
bri the victor of Port Arthur.
Ehsre is a famous story says a To-
J newspaper, "of his love for shojin-
ori. CNow shojinryori means the
I'd prepared for priests and monks)
was upon his return home from For
osa. He was appointed a command
of the Eleventh division stationed at
.ntsuii. i'm the province of SamuAl.
~ division in question was passing
rough the busy period of organiza-
on Devoted always, first OF all, to
8 duty TO the State, the General left
family i'm Toxic only three SER
MS accompanied him Not far from
sntsuii ther is modest village call
Kinzoii Mura: i'm the village stands
f humble temple called Kiuzoji, after
hich the village is named The Gem
al found a little corner in the temple
mich never was meant to entertain
lyone or anything more pretentious
Tan an out Of the-world,' as the
onk is called i'm our country-a man
bsolutelv Indifferent to the Injuries Of
is life. There was a young priest in
e temple who did the cooking for
.3geryone VINO stayed on the COM
bund. Upon the food. which is SIM
te beyond all the dreams of simplicity,
Ae commander Of the Eleventh divi-
ION sustained his life. For four
bars he lived upon the simple food Of
e monk.
has soon as the news of this rigor-
as simplicity of diet reached his fam
Y at Toxic MIS-. Togi wrote him at
zee advising him of her visit to the
stant post AS she looked upon it,
was a crime that he should allow
mself, i'm his devotion TO the sim
lefty of life to do a permanent in
~ TO his health through the coarse
cd prepared by the monk. Without
Naiting for the answer from the Gem
al she started i'm company with their
in Hoten. taking the first train that
It Toxic. If the General were to live
} rigorous life i'm his devotion to
E Ity that called him she certainly was
4 htitled to share it. OF one thing else
+ he was sure-she should aid to mod
q ate the hardship of life for him
appy in the conviction, she spent foui
avs on the trip and at last found him
4 ing a full-hedged ascetic. The Gen
4 al declined her kindly offer point
ank. The pleasure 70 nome life
i Il said. was beyond his ability to en-
n ey in those days OF crowded duties
"a nd in spite of the strong persuasion'
Va the oucers under him. especially oI
ajor Ashwara. the .eneral begged
family to make their way back t'
heir Tokio .-one."
a little Chinese poem which Genera
ogi wrote about the red poppies an'
he red wounds on Nanshan battlefield
here his son Snoten was slain. ha'
ecome a classic I'M Japan and is re-
sated on an sides. The Generals
her SON, Hoten. was killed i'm th
osing battles about Ports ARTHUR. Il
sad" asserts Japanese writer
hat General Nogi seemed almost un
bnscious of the need of sleep durini
he last weeks of the siege and afte
he death OF his second son. III
" laintained cheerful and even buoy
bit mien during the hours Of dayligh
i'm ue presence OF others. and h
ould make his staff lie down 10 res
the earliest possible moment. Bu
more than one occasion when D
as supposed TO be himself sleepini
is onicers observed that he was sit
q Ing with his head buried in hand
nd evidently weeping. All JOY ha
one out of the brave old Generari
,fe. and to the loss Of both his son
fss added the misery of seeing thous
M .nds Of brave men under his comman
IA ruck down fruitlessly"
General Nogi was one of the princi
al commanders Of the Japanese Arm
hat captured Port Arthur from tn
81 ihiHese I'm 1894. Later. as Governo
eneral Of Formosa. he brought abor
hany improvements i'm the affairs Z
hat -barbarous dependency
"a span.-Chicago News.