Onodera Ritsu was a 15 years old boy, a heart-broken one to boot. Onodera Rika, a 25 years old woman with a 9 years old son named Natsume. The blank 10 years and the past of Rika might surprise anyone but still that is the truth.
The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by Francis Bellamy (1855â1931), who was a Baptist minister, a Christian socialist, and the cousin of socialist utopian novelist Edward Bellamy (1850â1898).
For the American writer (1886â1972), see Francis Rufus Bellamy. For the New Zealand cricketer, see Francis Bellamy (cricketer). Francis Julius Bellamy (May 18, 1855 â August 28, 1931) was a Christian socialist minister and author, best known for writing the American Pledge of Allegiance.