New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-30

second glow falls upon the mountains, and this
time of = pale. but intense yellow hue, which
gives them the effee, Of Transparent painting
The naIn-groves are dark below and the SKY
dark behind them they alone. the symbols OF
perpetual desoletion. are TRANSPORTED oy the
magical illumination. Scarcely sound dlstuTos
the solemn maen.hcence Of the hour. Even our
fpll.throated ARABS are silent, and If wave gur-
oles against the PROV, il slides softly back into
tho river a. if rebuked for the venture. We
sneak bu, little. and then mostly IN echoes Of
each others thoughts. Ins Is more than
mere endowment of Nature SAID my friend, on
such an evening II Is Prayer
Speaking OF my friend, 1t Is no more than lusi
that should confess how much OF the luck OF
this Nile-voyage Is owing to hun, and therein
NAV be the secret Of my complete satisfaction
and the secret Of the disappointment Of others
Il Is more easy and yet more difficult for persons
20 harmonic while travelling, than when al
home By this mean that men of kindred ma
tnres and aims find each other more readily and
confde in each other more Freely, while the
least airing element rapidly drives others fur
ther and further apart. No confessional so CON-
pleteIy reveals he whole man as the compan-
ionship Of travel. j. IS not possible to wear he
conventional masks OF society, and one repdlslve
feature is often enough TO neutraliZe many really
good qualities On the other hand, a congo
niality of soul AMI temperament speedily ripens
into the hrmest friendship and doubles every
pleasure which is mutually enjoyed. w com
panion widely differs from me IN age, IN station
and IN his experiences OF life. cut 70 ole OF
those open. honest and loving natures which
one often meets in ms native ,SaXOny, he untes
most warm and thorough appreciation Of
Beauty IN Nature or Art We harmonic 20
miracle, and the parting with him at Asscuan
viii be the sorest pang Of my Journey.
If 7 am BOT mistaken, my friend, she Ho" ao
rar ,rcelence. who took some Nile.noies tthe
fsithlulness Of which now entirely recognize,)
in these regions two years ago. says that &c Con-
science falls asleep on the Nile Ii by this Doe
means thst artificial quality which bgots and
sec,srians call Conscience, quite agree with
HIN. and 10 not blame the Nile for its sopon7c
powo.s But that simple faculty Of the sou.
native TO all men, which acts best WHEN 1t acts
mconsciously. and leads our passions AMI d.
sires into right paths without seeming TO lead
them. is vastly strengthened by THIS quiet and
healthy life There is a cathedralhSe so.em-
nilv in the ar OF Egyp, one feels the presence
of the altar, aud Is better man without his vii.
To those rendered misanthropic by disarpoln.ed
ambiron-mistrustsu by betrayed confidence
despairing by unassuageable souow-les me adj
dress the lines which head this letter.
have endeavored to picture our mode of li'e
as faithfully and infinitely as possible, because
II bears no resemblance TO travel in any o.hcf
part Of the world into the heart Of barharons
concmonf md a barbarous land, we carry wiz
US every desirable comfort ana laxBrT. L. no
part OF Europe or America eonld We be 50
independent, without undergone
considerable privaiions and wholly losing that
sense of rest which is the greatest enjoyment
of this Journey. We are cut OFF from all com
munication with the great world OF polltlcs,
merchandise and usury and remember It only
through the heart not through the brain. We
20 ashore IN the delicious mornings, breathe the
oiassi. ai4 and wander sl.se..-h tho Palm-groves
as happy and care-free as TIVE Adams IN P-ra-
disc without Ewes. II is an episode which VIII
flow forward in the under-cuuents OF our na-
.ures through the rest Of our lives, soothing and
-efresbinp us whenever il rises to the surface.
|. dc not reproach myself for this passive and
,epsuous existence | give myself up 10 It un-
and if some angular -souled utiiltaran
should come along and recommend me TO shake
,ff NV laziness and learn the conJugatisns OF
Coptic verbs or the hieroglyphs OF Pthah and
Tho,h | should not take the chibouk from my
mouth to answer HIM My friend sometimes
au ghingly address me with two lines OF Heoel's
quaint Allemanic poetry
Ell solch a Leben junges Blus,.
Desh !sh wohl Ur a Thiere gsat
such life, young blood. best BELTS an ANIMAL
but tell him that the wisdom of the Black
Forest won't answer for the Nile. If any one
persists IN forcing the application, prefer being
called an animal to changing my present habits
A life SO spent would be wretcAedly aimless'
out a lew months are IN truth sore labor
bath " to every wIung heart and overworSed
brain.
could say much more but as you may sup
pose, ii requires no little effort to wrlse three
hours in . cabin, when the palms are rustlag
their tops outside, tie larks singing IN the
meadows and the odor of acacia flowers breath
ing through the windows. To travel and wri'e
is like inhaling and eNhaling ones breath al the
same memeut You take in impressions al
every pore OF the mind, and the process IS 81
pleasant tia. you swea, them out again NOS!
reluctantly. Lest should overtake The remedy
with the disease, and make to-day Labor, which
should be Rest, allow HE to close this letter.
There Is a donkey saddled on the BAN, AMI
must ride to Stout once more, before we leave
for Kenneh and Thebes BT
lowA.-The Opposition press think that
the Convention to nominate State Officers al
Delegates to Baltimore need not be held before