STREET IN TOKIO.

CHAPTER XLIV.

JAPAN.

ENERAL GRANT made a short visit to Hakone to see the beautiful scenery that surrounds Fusiyama. On his return he prepared to leave Japan. We had already stayed longer in the country than we had intended, but life was pleasant in Tokio, and every day seemed to open a new scene of beauty and interest, and we felt ourselves yielding to the fascinations of this winning civilization. The hospitality of our hosts seemed to show no sign of weariness. We became attached to our palace home of Enriokwan, and began to feel acquainted with the rooms, the curious figures on the walls, the odd freaks in the way of gardening, the rustic bridges, the quaint and clean little summer-houses, where we could sit in the afternoon and feel the breezes from the sea. The weather kept unusually warm, and with the heat

ENERAL GRANT made a short visit to Hakone to see the beautiful scenery that surrounds Fusiyama. On his return he prepared to leave Japan. We had already stayed longer in the country than we had intended, but life was pleasant in Tokio, and every day seemed to open a new scene of beauty and interest, and we felt ourselves yielding to the fascinations of this winning civilization. The hospitality of our hosts seemed to show no sign of weariness. We became attached to our palace home of Enriokwan, and began to feel acquainted with the rooms, the curious. figures on the walls, the odd freaks in the way of gardening, the rustic bridges, the quaint and clean little summer-houses, where we could sit in the afternoon and feel the breezes from the sea. The weather kept unusually warm, and with the heat