And so the daysof the Samurai had ended. Nations, like men, it is sometimes said,have...

And so the daysof the Samurai had ended. Nations, like men, it is sometimes said,have their own destiny. As for the American captain...... no one knows what became of him. Some say that he died of his wounds...... others, that he returnedto his own country. But I like to think...... he may have at last foundsome small measure of peace...... that we all seek...... and few of us ever find