Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-05-25

faithfully redeemed. Their last public
appearance was in the Capitol, where the
citizens of Rome, both princes and peo-
pie, met to present them with the patri-
cianship of the city, the patents to that
effect being made out in colored parch-
ment and stamped with a seal of gold.
Their progress back through Italy was
made in much the same state as before.
They were particularly pleased with We
nice, which, with its magnificent palaces,
churches, and public buildings of all de-
scriptions, its streets of water and crowds
of gondolas, must have appeared to their
Eastern imaginations as a veritable crea-
ton of the talisman of the GENT Fifty
of the senators, clad in their scarlet robes
of office, were waiting to receive them,
and conduct them in a barge, hung with
crimson velvet, to the city and after an
interview with the Doge, during which
they presented him with sword and dag
ger, the workmanship Of their native land,
they inspected the public buildings, the
precious merchandise, and various man
ulactures of the Queen of the Adriatc
Among these last they were particularly
interested in the glass-works, that arti-
Gle being altogether at that period un-
known in Japan.
Among the historical representations
exhibited on the occasion, they were won
derfully surprised and delighted to dis
cover picture of their own presentation
to the Pope, which, having now become
Il fact Of history, was made, by deli
cate hottery of the Venetian contrivers
of the fete, to take a conspicuous place
among the pageants Of .he day.
Europe had now unrolled all her shin
ing treasures to their eyes, and among
her Catholic nations, making pleasure
as well duty, haG done, says histori.
an of those times, {" the honors of the
whole Catholic world to them as to the
representatives of the infant churches Of
the East.
Lisbon was their point Of departure,
as it had been that of their arrival and
they were joined at Goa by Father Va
Lyman, who would yield to no one the
pleasure of restoring them to their pa
rents, and who therefore accompanied
them to Japan.
They landed at Nangasaki in 1890
and found the Kings of Arima and Omu
ra waiting to receive them. Hitler also
came the King of Bongo, but, instead
of meeting him in the manner he expect
ed, Mancio Ito roproachcd his royal cou
sin with apostacy. An audience with thu
Emperor was less easily obtained but
having received permission to that effect
Father Valignan made his entry into Mi.
ako, attended by many ofthe Portuguese
merchants. and by the young ambassa.
doris, who were robed for the occasion il
the European dress which had been pre-
scented them by the Pope. Cambacien
dono (the EMPEROR had sent horses anC
filters for their better accommodation
and he received them very graciously
appearing to be delighted with the pre-
sents of the Viceroy, and inquiring yer,
infinitely Of the Princes Of their travels
He was much pleased with their perform
nance on some European instruments q
music, and even offered to take Mancio
: Ito into his service.
From Mako he proceeded with the ia
panese ambassadors to Arima and Omu
ra, to deliver to the respective monarch
of those Kingdoms the letters and pre-
sents sent them by the Pope and then
: having fulfilled the last duty entaile
upon them by their mission to Rome
these young Princes revealed to Fathe
Valignan their intention of entering tn
Society Of Jesus. They were immedi
ately admitted into the novitate, ant
, subsequently became active missonarie
in their native land one Of them suryiv
wing almost to the latter days of the per
secution, and sealing his religious pro
J fession with his blood.