Visit Northern Italy--American Indians in Zurich--Death of the Poet Kinkel--Letters from Carl Schurz and the Poet’s Wife--Letter from Sherman as to the Bounteous Mississippi Valley--A Second Letter from Sherman--The Presidency-- Conversations with Scherr, the Writer--The Poet Kinkel’s Son--His Powerful Memory--We Visit Berlin--Minister Sargent’s Trouble with Prince Bismarck over American Pork-- Sargent Is Appointed to St. Petersburg--Indians Again--Baby Lions--Visit America Again--Funeral of the Author of “Home, Sweet Home”--Swiss National Exhibition--The Swiss War Minister Visits Me--We Had Been Comrades in Libby Prison-- Trouble with Fraudulent Invoices--Origin of Expert System at Consulate--I Succeed in Stopping the Frauds--My Action is Reported at Washington as Saving a Million Dollars to the Government--Another Letter from General Sherman--His Coming Retirement from the Army. 216 CHAPTER XXV. 1884. Some Interesting Letters from General Sherman--Requests for Souvenirs--His “Flaming Sword”--One on the Presidency-- I Am Appointed Consul General for Italy--An American Fourth of July Picnic on Lake Zurich--Lord Byron’s Home in Switzerland--Some Old Letters about His Life There--The Lake Dwellings of Switzerland--Keller, the Antiquarian-- Power of Swiss Torrents. 225 CHAPTER XXVI. 1884. Start for Italy--The Cholera--Ten Days in Quarantine on Lake Maggiore--A Heroic King--We Are Presented to Queen Margaret--American Artists in Rome--The Royal Balls-- Receptions and Parties--Meet Many People of Note--The Hills of Rome--Minister Astor and His Home--Hugh Conway-- Ibsen--Marion Crawford--One of the Bonapartes--Keats’ Room--The Cardinals--Ischia Destroyed--Christmas in Rome-- Letter from General Sherman--His Views of Rome--Cleveland’s Election--Franz Liszt Again. 244 CHAPTER XXVII. 1885. Still in Rome--Presented to Pope Leo XIII--Story, the Poet Sculptor--Randolph Rogers--Tilton--Elihu Vedder--Astor Resigns--Secretary of Legation Dies with Roman Fever--I Am Put in Charge of Legation--Capri--Governor Pierpont-- Things Supernatural--Talk against Gladstone--Shakespeare Wood--Senator Moleschott, a Remarkable Man--Interesting Letters from General Sherman--Party Stronger than Patriotism; My Recall--Money Lending and Taxes--Keep Out of Debt. 261 CHAPTER XXVIII. 1886.