CHAPTER XIX 



LAST DAYS IN ARGENTINA 



'All places that the eye of heaven visits 

 Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.' 



Shakespeare. 



THE few days which remained before beginning my 

 voyage to the north were partly consumed by 

 visits to La P ata, where I renewed my acquaintance 

 with my friends, and looked after matters which re- 

 quired my personal attention. I was glad to meet Dr. 

 Hussey, who had returned from his expedition to 

 Brazil, and was able to sympathize with him, as he 

 told me of the unsuccessful results of the undertaking. 

 Had I not myself, in 1887, gone all the way to Japan 

 on a similar errand, and failed? 



The time which was not given to business and social 

 duties was devoted to sight-seeing in Buenos Aires. 

 The capitol, the various parks, the cemeteries, the 

 latter remarkable because of the many noble monu- 

 ments and finely executed pieces of statuary found 

 there, were visited. A certain amount of time was 

 spent in endeavoring to pick up souvenirs. As at 

 Bahia, so in Buenos Aires, I found this difficult. While 

 there was displayed in the shops an abundance of 

 beautiful silverware, bronzes, glassware, porcelain, and 

 articles de luxe, which were at once useful and attractive 



to the eye, all of these were things made in Europe or 



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