citizens, and add to the interest of the day. Accordingly the General invited Admiral Patterson, Captain Benham, and the leading officers of the American ships to join him at the palace, take luncheon, and go with him to the park. At the hour named our company started from Enriokwan, and what with our Japanese escort, and our friends from the navy in their uniforms of blue and gold, it was quite a procession. The party rode in the Emperor's state carriages, preceded and surrounded by cavalry, and going at a slow pace, so that the crowd could see the General. I should say that the distance from Enriokwan to Uyeno was three miles, and every step of the way was through a crowd. Every house was decorated with flags and lanterns. The people, as the General's carriage came near, would rush to the windows and look in, but there was perfect order and courtesy.

As we approached the park the crowd grew denser and denser. The streets at certain points were covered with arches of evergreens and flags and lanterns, with inscriptions in Japanese. When we came to the park a line of infantry was drawn up, and as the General's carriage slowly turned in, the soldiers presented arms, and a Japanese band played "Hail Columbia." We drove on until we came to a certain part of the gardens, where we halted. Here a committee was in waiting, and the General was informed that, as a memento of his visit, it was hoped that he and Mrs. Grant would each plant a tree. This was done, and already the stone monuments were erected which signified the event in an inscription in English and Japanese.

This ceremony over, we re-entered our carriages and drove to the pavilion prepared for the General. This pavilion was a small Japanese house swathed in American flags. Here we were joined by Mr. Bingham and family, and several American friends. Just beyond us was a canopy reserved for the foreign ministers, where we met Sir Harry Parkes, the Chinese minister, and other members of the diplomatic body. Shortly after General Grant arrived the sound of guns and the music of the band playing the Japanese national air announced that the Emperor was on his way.

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When the Emperor arrived on the ground he gave a special audience to General Grant and his party. Then advancing into a large pavilion, he received the foreign ministers and the naval officers who were present. Sir Harry Parkes, the British Minister, made a few remarks to his Majesty on behalf of the diplomatic corps. This ceremony passed, the Emperor

took his seat in a high amphitheater, General Grant sitting on his right, the ministers of the cabinet surrounding him. Here he remained for an hour, while there were various sports and amusements, mainly feats of horsemanship. When his Majesty retired, the General, accompanied by the cabinet, dined, and when the sun went down were escorted back to their pavilion. After the fireworks, which were unusually beautiful, the General and party drove home. I recall this drive as among the most extraordinary phases of our Japanese visit. For miles the General's carriage slowly moved through a multitude that might have been computed by the hundreds of thousands, the trees and houses dangling with lamps and lanterns, the road spanned with arches of light, the night clear and mild, all forming a scene the like of which I had never witnessed, and which I can never hope to see again. It was the culmination of the General's visit to Japan, the highest honor that could be paid to him by the Japanese government and people.

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