no To, the River Plate and Back 



all the horses in Monmouth County. You will see an 

 array of splendid buildings erected at vast expense, 

 standing in almost deserted streets. ' 



I had arrived in this city in the darkness of the night. 

 I had detected no grass on the avenues over which the 

 carriage which had brought me to my new home had 

 rumbled. When I awoke I was filled with a strong 

 curiosity to see the place by the light of day. I arose 

 and looked from the window. I saw a beautiful garden 

 in which spring flowers were blooming. The peach 

 and apple trees were robed in pink and white. The 

 song of birds was in the air. The fragrance of freesias, 

 which bordered the parterres in great masses, was 

 wafted to me, and the odor of the eucalyptus-groves 

 which formed the background of the picture and over- 

 hung the house was gratefully pungent. After a bath 

 I strolled into the garden, and found on every hand 

 evidence that I was indeed installed in the midst of 

 astronomical surroundings. There came back to me 

 happy memories of pleasant times passed amidst like 

 environment among my brethren of the astronomical 

 cult at various places in the United States, in Tokyo, 

 on the banks of the Cam in England, in Paris, and where 

 upon the shoulders of the Glint the great domes of 

 Pulkova are lifted above the broad river-meadows of the 

 Neva. I was presently joined by my kind host, Dr. 

 Hussey, and he pointed out to me the various edifices, 

 and told me something of his plans and purposes to 

 employ the equipment of the observatory in such a way 

 as to make it useful. 



The province of Buenos Aires has expended a large 

 sum of money in providing instruments, but until 

 recently has not always been successful in obtaining 

 the services of an eminently competent astronomer to 



