New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-23
THE TRIBUNE.

OVER THE OCEAN or Glimpses Of Travel in Many
Lands By 8 lady OF New York. Paine q Burgess,
CO John st 1916.
Our attention has been turned 10 this volume by
/, friend We find in i, the observations of a good
buuo-ed and sprishtIy traveller, who gives an &C
coun. Of the superficial appearances of things mere
H. bu, with fidelity and ia clear, rapid manner
Costumes are described with an interest and par,ic
ulnrity that marks the lady traveller here she ves
with Madame Calde-on della Barca The Spanish
mar. Of the tour is the most interesting. that
GROUND is less hacknyed than The rest. An extract
or two here will serve a fair specimen OF the book;
Csdiz is depeuden. on the neigh5oring country, not
o1y for and vegetables but even for tue water
drank by its Inhabitants but having water convey
snce fnls them there is deficiency nor are
things dear Every thing is plentiful and less
costly than IN many parts OF the interior. "nerc mules
and donkeys the only means Of transportation TIC
streets ere all narrow in the old or Moorish quarter
they are and very crooked but in the more
modern part of the city they are more straight and vide
There Is on the sides and through the middle OF each
Ereet 0: smooth paving stones. Only wide enough
for one 10 walk that single file Is the order OF the
MACH In the Spanish style the ladies all walk one
after the other the old don marching in the to
that all goes straieh, before him. We met gentleman
with his wife and daughter walking IN this ashon the
daughter the beautiful creature rueth!nks ever
met but The father If repe any passing glance OF
admiration looked grim rs dragon and reminded me
OF the words
"Ay. Pedro! come you here with mack and lantern,
Ladder Of ropes and other moonshine tools
Why, youugs,er, thou rnny'st cheat the old duenna,
Flstter the waiting woman, brj5e the valet;
But know that l. her father, play the gryphon-
Tsneess and seepless, prooito fraud or bribe-
And guard the hidden treasure OF her beauty
The last day of our stay here opened with what seem
ed decidedly hopeless rain, and made up my mind 10
sdsy within doors devoted packing and final prepare
lions Mr. c, however, could not content, without
seeing the pictures in the Carload and the bridge OF boats
ka all,E allow nd II ~ raaIrI
foods made his way this hospital monastery.
where is said. Murillo time contncd during
which the monks kept him constantly at work painting
Tor their chepel; where "a few OF the best-indeed,
his mssterpieceshave been suffered To remain. Mr. c.
was so delighted that he came back for me- and the sun
unexpectedly showing his face afforded me an opportu
pi.y of which gladly avaicd myself.
One of these pictures is called his chcf d@Urrc: the
subject is Moses striking the Rock and causing the
ars to flow and the thirsty lsraetes eagerly quenc
hg their thirst nj the gushing stream There certainly
could not be subject stordins richer material for
painter than this with the splendid oriental costume OF
he men and the voluptuous and graceful How of the
resses of the the and intense expression
excited by their burning thirst, depicted even in the
teunteadRces OF the camels and that form
picturesque portion OF ibe group. aud the various and
antique forms OF the drinking vessels displayed upon the
occasion The picture iE oi immense sxe. aud has
pendant H. illustrating the miracle OF the oavcs and
thes, and though very beautiful it is eXceled in my
opinion by the first which OF the few calculated
in the memory for ever and rise before the
minds eye with all the vividness and freshness OF It's
actual presence rethin1sl shall neverrecslI it. without
seeing the sparkling of the water and hearing the gusE
Ing sound as 1t burst from its rocky bondage.
This is an interesting remark:
"our ccerone tells U.s. that in all parts of Spain shoe
maker looked down upon and considered the lowest
Of human kind while the cobber is man of consc-
quence and looked up to by all classes though the fret
hMs shop well filed with the results Of his Industry
the other only seat wall in the street; but be-
ing great gossip and newsmonger, ne, no doubt, &C
CURES knowledge that Is power
There are many inaccuracies noticeable on these
pages which, 'houeh not surprising in familiar le-
tiers hastily written. should have been corrected
while the book was in press.