Sketches of Japanese Manners And Customs 8 1
Sketches of Japanese Manners And Customs 8 1
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In the spring of 1865 the Tycoon, in levying a tax on the Yeddomerchants, congratulated them on the fact that the portion of thecountry under his immediate control was exempt from the depredationsof lonins; but notwithstanding this statement, a robbery of the naturedescribed took place in the capital immediately after the issue of theTycoon's manifesto, and a lonin concerned in it gave as an excuse forhis conduct, that he had learnt that the money was intended forforeigners, who were settled in... the country in opposition to the lawsof Gongen Sama, which had never been revoked.
With such dread are these men regarded by the non-combatant classes, that it frequently happens that one or two will go into a village andextort what they require without the slightest resistance beingoffered.
[Illustration: LONINS, OR OUTLAWS, ROBBING A RICH MERCHANT'S HOUSE. ] [Illustration: EXPOSURE FOR INFIDELITY. ] As a rule, Japanese punishments resemble those inflicted by theChinese, and seem to be based on the Mosaic principle of 'an eye foran eye and a tooth for a tooth.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In the spring of 1865 the Tycoon, in levying a tax on the Yeddomerchants, congratulated them on the fact that the portion of thecountry under his immediate control was exempt from the depredationsof lonins; but notwithstanding this statement, a robbery of the naturedescribed took place in the capital immediately after the issue of theTycoon's manifesto, and a lonin concerned in it gave as an excuse forhis conduct, that he had learnt that the money was intended forforeigners, who were settled in... the country in opposition to the lawsof Gongen Sama, which had never been revoked.
With such dread are these men regarded by the non-combatant classes, that it frequently happens that one or two will go into a village andextort what they require without the slightest resistance beingoffered.
[Illustration: LONINS, OR OUTLAWS, ROBBING A RICH MERCHANT'S HOUSE. ] [Illustration: EXPOSURE FOR INFIDELITY. ] As a rule, Japanese punishments resemble those inflicted by theChinese, and seem to be based on the Mosaic principle of 'an eye foran eye and a tooth for a tooth.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J M W Silver to read onlineMoreLess
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