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evening lamp falling over the stork-decorated walls, the boys peti-
tioned for a story. a
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hero, Nitta Yoshisada. As he was a captain, he was asked to aid
in a rebellion against the mikado; but he refused, and left with his
men. ‘Then he raised all the forces he could, and lifting his banner
against the rebels, resolved to attack a coveted place, Kamakura.
The-road to it passed near the ocean, and the evening before the
intended attack, Nitta made a speech to his. men by the sea-shore.
Taking off his helmet, he reminded them that their master, the mikado,
had been driven away into exile, and that he had gathered forces
to chastise the rebels. He then made a prayer to the god of the
sea, asking him to look into Nitta’s heart, and bid the tide flow
back and open a path for his army. Then he bowed himself. Seizing