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CONTENTS.
I. THE CITY OF THE HAPPY WELL 9
II. A JAPANESE HOME 22
III. THE BEGINNING OF ART 33
IV. THE DREAM-WORLD 43
V. Two BABY BOYS 57
VI. A BOY BABY'S LIFE 70
VII. MR. RAI TALKS POLITICS WITH HIS SON ... 83
VIII. How JAPAN'S DOUBLE GOVERNMENT BEGAN . 100
IX. THE WAR OF THE RED AND WHITE BANNERS . 116
X. FUN, FACT, AND FANCY ABOUT YOSHITSUNE . 130
XI. MEN, MONKEYS, HORSES, AND BOYS .... 145
XII. SCENES AT A HERO'S SHRINE 160
XIII. EXCITING NEWS. "THE AMERICANS HAVE
COME" 176
XIV. THE LIFE OF A RONIN 187
XV. FROM KAMAKURA TO YEDO 198
XVI. AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG GOLD-FISH .... 209
XVII. AN OBJECT LESSON IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION 222
XVIII. ARRESTED AND IN PRISON 234
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