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Shibusawa  or  The Passing of Old Japan  By I. William Adams  [Illustration]  Illustrated by E. Dalton Stevens   G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press 1906

Copyright, 1906

by

I. WILLIAM ADAMS

The Knickerbocker Press


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PREFACE

TO hope to understand in a few short years oreven in a lifetime the development of thehumane, refined, and notably progressive people ofJapan would be presumptuous; yet, if I can in thesepages contribute in some degree toward that end, Ishall feel amply rewarded.

I am indebted to those who have preceded me inthis field for much of my detail. I shall, moreover,always hold that to my Japanese friends and others,who so cheerfully rendered me assistance in obtainingoriginal matter, should be attributed any merit whichthis tale of old Japan may possess. Without them itcould not have been, and for its shortcomings I aloneam responsible.

Note.—The superior figures throughout the text referto the notes in the appendix.


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CONTENTS

Chapter "Page"

Introductory vii

  • The Christening 1
  • Early Life 12
  • Meeting with Kinsan 21
  • Course Determined 29
  • The Hidden Cave 35
  • The Pledge 47
  • An Unexpected Command 51
  • The Marriage Ceremony 59
  • The Wedding Feast 65
  • The Stowaways 78
  • Cast Adrift 81
  • A Woman’s Privilege 89
  • Danger in Shibusawa’s Absence ...

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