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Rain was falling, but, in response to the Mayor's appeal, the towns- 

 folk turned out by the thousands. Within the station itself the 

 crowd swarmed everywhere, and as the train came in the officials 

 could hardly clear the track. Scores of men and boys climbed on 

 to the roofs of the cars. A fervent welcome was extended by the 

 Mayor, and Colonel Roosevelt, wearing a cavalry colonel's coat and 

 a black felt hat, made an eloquent reply. 



The most notable event in the program was the visit to the 

 House of Parliament. The legislative body, having been dissolved, 

 was not in session, but the Interparliamentary Peace Congress was, 

 and the two Premiers of the dual empire were there to receive the 

 former President. 



THE COLONEL VISITS THE HOME OF KOSSUTH. 



From the parliamentary buildings, Colonel Roosevelt went to 

 the home of Kossuth. The Hungarian patriot received the Ameri- 

 can visitor cordially and the conversation turned almost immediately 

 upon the progress which had been made by Hungary since 1848. 

 Kossuth showed his visitor pictures and busts of his illustrious 

 father, as well as various mementoes which are preserved with re- 

 verence by the family of the greatest of all Hungary's famous men. 

 The Colonel and Kermit left Budapest on the night of April 19 

 for Paris. 



No reigning sovereign ever received a more enthusiastic wel- 

 come to Paris than did Theodore Roosevelt. He reached Paris on 

 April 21, and was greeted by the representatives of the President 

 of the Republic and the Cabinet, American Ambassador Bacon, M. 

 Jusserand, the French Ambassador at Washington, and a great 

 concourse of people, which the cordon of troops surrounding the 

 railway station had difficulty in holding in check. 



After luncheon at the American embassy, the Colonel called 

 upon President Fallieres and Foreign Minister Pichon, who imme- 

 diately afterward paid return visits to the embassy. 



Part of the afternoon was devoted to private engagements, 

 and in the evening the ex-President was given an ovation at the 



