. True tales of travel and adventure, valour and virtue. f its subsequent troubles. He would havedriven the Pope away from Rome, and not have left him inthe Vatican as the disturber of peace and the intriguer againstthe countrys truest welfare. But into these political andreligious questions we do not now enter. We leave Garibaldi,as we love to think of him in his peaceful retreat in the Islandof Caprera, after having nobly helped to obtain for Italy itsfreedom and independence. His appearances in the Romanchamber were not always conducive to a higher estimate of hisprudence or judgment, altho
. True tales of travel and adventure, valour and virtue. f its subsequent troubles. He would havedriven the Pope away from Rome, and not have left him inthe Vatican as the disturber of peace and the intriguer againstthe countrys truest welfare. But into these political andreligious questions we do not now enter. We leave Garibaldi,as we love to think of him in his peaceful retreat in the Islandof Caprera, after having nobly helped to obtain for Italy itsfreedom and independence. His appearances in the Romanchamber were not always conducive to a higher estimate of hisprudence or judgment, although he was always the honest,upright, generous patriot. It was in this aspect, as well as inadmiration of his personal heroism, that his visit to Englandwas marked by an outburst of popular enthusiasm such as hasrarely been witnessed. Kings and emperors might haveenvied such a triumph. And in spite of weaknesses and faultsof character, no man in modern times is remembered withmore honour and respect that the Italian hero and patriot,Joseph Garibaldi. I. 143 UNBEATEN TRACKS IN JAPAN. IF old Will Adams, whose adventures in Japan wererecorded in the first pages of this book, or if Kaempfer,the early Dutch historian, or any of the Tycoons or Mikadosof other days could behold their land now, they would indeedbe struck with amazement. Foreigners are no longer excluded,but are everywhere seen, and the natives, from the Emperorto the humblest official, affect European or American manners,education, and even dress. On the waters are iron-clad warI ships and bustling steamboats; on the land are railroads andtelegraphs; while schools, colleges, newspapers, and all theappliances of modern civilization are rapidly transforming thenation. The Christian religion is not only tolerated, but hasmany true and zealous followers and teachers. The learningand science of the west are diligently cultivated, and youngJapan has even the tendency to imitate the new-fanglednotions of our time, and, like o
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