before the Review, in order to get a good position. I was as tired as a dog, and slept all day. Pr. You deserved a good rest. XXXVII. TRIUMPHAL RETURN OF FIELD MARSHAL OYAMA. (Scene: Ginza St., 9.30 a. m., Dec. 6, 1905.) Tanaka. Good morning, professor! May I ask where you are going in such a hurry? Prof. Brown. I am hurrying to Shimbashi Station to welcome home Field-Marshal Oyama. T May I come with you, sir? I should so like to meet our victorious Commander-inChief. B. With pleasure! Come along! we must hasten or we shall be late. T. 7. How splendidly the streets are decorated! B. Yes, and what joyous crowds throng the streets! The damp weather does not seem to damp their spirits. T. Can we go on the platform, or must we wait in the Station Square? B. I have permission, with my fellowprofessors, to wait on the platform. You may come with me. T. Thanks very much. friends on the General staff? Have you any B. Yes, my bosom friend, Shojiro Tanaka, Captain and Aide-de-camp, is coming home to-day. I have not seen him for almost two years. T. How happy you will be to meet him once again! B. Indeed I shall! Now tell me the names of some of the notables assembled here to welcome the Marquis home. T. That lady is Marchioness Nabeshima, President of the Ladies Patriotic Association, she has a bouquet to present to Marquis Oyama. XXXVIII. THE HOME-COMING OF FIELD- B. Here comes the train. It is quite punctual. Look! the engine is decorated with two flags. 7. And the carriage of the Marquis is decorated with bunting and has a floral and evergreen arch at the entrance. B. The Field-Marshal has alighted from his carriage and is shaking hands with the officials and officers gathered to meet him. 7. Who are those foreign gentlemen in uniform saluting him? B. They are foreign military and naval Attachés, who are attached to the various Embassies and Legations. T. Now they are coming. Let us salute the brave Marshal! B. How well he looks! too. Where . T. Yes, and in bright spirits, too. is your friend? B. Here he comes! (To Captain Tanaka) Welcome home, dear old Chap! How well you look! You have become quite stout and weather-beaten ! Cap. T. (Shaking hands.) So glad to see you, old fellow! Can you come to the General Staff Office to see me to-morrow? I have some trophies for you which I captured from the enemy. B. Yes, of course. I suppose you are in a hurry? Cap. Tan. Yes, I must go to the Imperial Palace. We are to be received in audience by His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor. B. Good-bye then,till to-morrow. THE TRIUMPHAL MARCH THROUGH THE CITY OF THE VICTORIOUS TROOPS B. I hear that the Mayor and Citizens of Tokyo give the victorious troops a Welcome Reception in Ueno Park on Sunday next. 7. Yes, professor. The troops will assemble in Hibiya Park and, headed (led) by Field-Marshal Oyama, General Kodama and General Asada, will march in triumph through the city to Ueno Park. Their Staffs and chief officers will be entertained by the Mayor, the Municipal Council, and prominent citizens of Tokyo. B. Shall we go together to see the triumphal procession? T. Yes, I should like it very much. Where can we get a good view? B. Let us go to Shimbashi Beer Hall. We can go upstairs to the balcony and so get a splendid view of the troops as they march past. T. A capital idea! I will meet you there at 10 on Sunday morning. (Scene: The Balcony of Shimbashi Beer Hall II a. m. Sunday, Dec. 17, 1905.) B. Here they come, Tanaka; can you see |