Show extol deeds f bravery A japanese newspaper prints the following incidents of the fighting be fore port arthur there was a rave sergeant in the investing at the rear of port arthur one night he fell asleep in front of the enemy s fort at down suddenly noisy voices broke out around him he started up at once and saw that he was surround ed and about to be captured by a corn pany of the enemy yet he stood still and taking out an shell from his pocket in an instant he hurled it wh his full power into a crowd 0 the enemy smiling at them in their alarm he went back into his own po with the speed of the wind one day a most severe battle was going on somewhere ainuu port ar thus at its hottest moment a corn pany of our brave soldiers were furl oisly cisly rush ng oer the ding and the dead in the face of a pelting shower of death deal ng bullets against the stubbo n defenders posted in a semi permanent fortification when sub loutenant ota saw a soldier follow iw after him with high spirit but quite empty handed the officer be ing astonished called him by name and asked him what he had done with his gun at this the soldier looked foolish for a moment but as soon as he look ed at his right hand he exclaimed oh my hand oh my gun my gun he had been utterly unconscious that his hand together with the rifle had been blown off some moments before by a shell from the enemy the name of this ardent and memorable warrior Is bunzaemon awa native 0 the province of etchu |