Prince Consort—The Prince's Suite—Interest in the United States—Invitation from the President—A Conciliatory Acquiescence—Niceties of Diplomacy—H.M.S. Hero Leaves Plymouth—Incidents of the Voyage—The Prince as a Comrade—Enthusiastic Reception at St. John's, Newfoundland—Christening "Cabot"—Festivities at Halifax—The Dangers of the St. Lawrence—The Hero Runs on a Rock—Geological Philosophies—Arrival at Quebec . . . 199
IN THE CITIES OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES
Quebec's Magnificent Welcome—A Note of Later History—On the Heights of Abraham—American Newspaper Enterprise—Sir Wilfrid Laurier in Early Life—Portends of Greatness—Carving his Way to Fame His—Later Influence—Edward at Montreal—The Ceremony at the Victoria Bridge—Foundation-stone Laying at Ottawa—Then and Now—A Queen's Choice—Some Reflections by the Way—Inside the Parliament Buildings—The Prince on the Prairie—The Duke of Newcastle Snubbed—The Wonders of Niagara—A Disaster on Lake Michigan—The Orange Party in Toronto—The Prince Enters the United States—Entertained by President Buchanan at White House—Visit to Washington's Tomb—A Flying Visit to the South—Arrival at New York—Five Days' Festivities—Boston, Bunker's Hill, and Harvard—Homeward Bound via Portland, Maine—The Hero Weathers the Storm—Across the Atlantic in Twenty-six Days—Home Again . . . 217
