The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-20

tnln ypunH pines anu " liuTel tree sent
to the General by friends in Italy.
On a lower level or terrace Is a
vegetable garden which the old Gem
eral loved to emo himself. A sign
under a tree advises the world that
Here the Generals hood was buried"
On the right Of the house IL the stable
with four now empty stalls for the
Generals chargers. Apparently ha
had no carriage or automobile. He
loved his horses.
Thence w proceeded to Aoyama
Cemetery. the burial place of tho
wealthy and notable folk Of Toxic
The monuments are mostly simple
generally a square inscribed stone or
plain rounded stones Of Irregular
ovoid shape with receptacles for
flowers or for burning incense The
graves Of some daimies are more pre-.
%tentious. Laughing boys selling
branches Of sakati-the sacred shrine
tree-greet one on the paths among
tho tombs. Shreds Of paper syInboliz-
ing purity stand out like snow spirits
among the lustrous dark green leaveA
with serrated edges.
Gen. NoRt's grave n enclosed BY q
stone wall about three feet high. sur
mounted by two feet NJ iron railing. II
IL a little lot, maybe four by fve
yards square The Generals head.
stone Is TO the right, an unfashioned
stone point upward. His wtfe's,
smaller, more rounded, Ia to the left
Tho inscriptions in a straight line
run down the centre. ON the side
nearest you are two squared stones.
one for each OF his sons. Small stones
for lass distinguished scions Of the
family crowd the little enclosure
There IL q box for visiting cards. a
quaint bit Of Japanese ceremony.
Many sakaki branches were twined
about the railing. Sockets flled with
fresh cut flowers were on either sid
OF the two main graves.
To the grave In reverent stream
came the people. passing with bowed
head. peering as We poered, but with
surely a deeper thought.
At the museum, at the house. At the
grave the same intensity Of interest.
One felt in all the natural growth
of the legendary hero If A nation.
What has coujoin,d 10 make that
growth We have somewhat seen.
In looking at IT out Of alien eyes
we KNOW mat we CannOt gauge " all,
for the outreachings Of a religious he
lief that brings gcn'ration after gem
Grafton into oerie communion with a
Chostly word as part Of It, daily
thought are utterly beyond us. That
1t all sits comfortably on a perfectly
modern and normal life makes II the
strange still.
Of course. M Indicated above. they
/ Ha ve mora thu N pnn god ca .ho ~ Es,
even now IN Japan. As tho national
idea has definitely and forever iaknn
the place f the clan. wen the /. sser
new gods must he national. At pres
ent. as in the case ~ Cen. N"gi. the
fighting forces furnish them.
Out ~ n" uuUu"sttonirG devotion
Of thousands on thousands N tho
'Russo-Japanns war who AID down
their lives whore tho risk ~ ordinary
fighting were exchanged fr ALMOST
absolute certainty OF death. w names
are rising. nam " Major Tachihana.
a hero Of the battle ~ I.iao-yanG. and
Naval Lieut.. Commander lTlrosc Vt
the harhOr h'oCkading at Port Arthur.
the Japanese IIobson. as orc might
ray.
on the Russian battle rno south ~
Liao-yang there Is = long Inc NJ hills
that run across country Tho road
south runs between two ~ Thorn: on
one side n rocky mountain rises sheer
and unscalahle; on tho other ride a
steep but negotiable Hill rises and IA
Joined 10 quite a range. Al the foot
OF the latter a Russian trench ex-
tended for miles. Tfs summit was
held by a cloud Of Russian infantry.
ohl!que fire cnn'aded the front 81 II
and the indirect fire ~ batteries AZ the
rear swept the japanese lines a, every
advance.
on n hot August morning two ~om-
panies led by Major Tachihan ma made
an Incredible dash from the Japanese
lines over the line Of Russian trenches
and mp the face Of the hill. They went
IN two divisions. each destined 70 a
separate ACTIVITY. the omrany he
led choosing the most difficult Apot in
the front. From the side. from the
summit. they were swept by a rain Of
bullets. II were n miracle that any
could make the climb, hut Tachihana
did. reaching the summit. Japanese
sword IN hand, learinG in among the
Russians and Staying right and left
until the thrust OF a bayuuet laid him
low.
To his corpse the gallant Russians
paid high honor. and among the Jana
nese he NJ once went into the
OF the gods, TO be one Of them forever
, after. The Tachthana h.l. ms f, now
Is named, stands bare and wind swcpt
and Is seldom visited to-day. but Il,
attracts pilgrims OF the choicest all
=, the same.
A week before 7 stood upon the hill,
!, looking down AZ the LONE battle line
, OF 1904, two princes Of the imperial
blood, Prince Kun one of them, with
, a large STAFF stood there. He was
good enough 70 send me a print OF n
kodak shot he had taken of his grnup
, finding that ! too honorcd the mad
> bravery OF Tachihana. something more
than his white courage must. di-
/, vined. have operated to make II So dis
/, tinctive. II was found in the char
acter ont Of which I arose.
He was, II seems. Of the gen'lest
i. mind, OF the srlnnicst disposition. over
: flowing with kindness and considcra-
ton 10 all about him. ont Of the lamb
-, or peace had arisen the Ion W war.
More than that, n" had hccn a mil =
tary aid OF the present Emperor when
the latter was crown prince. Ills leg
> end grows.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HirOsc's sud
den spring to fame We can match with
D the attention paid and civic honncs
/ oh nurnraI an lI.l.An ,t,.. ~. .z'.,-