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1T was, a, glorious era farsadyentnroas spirit
j when the unrnapped world Of England aforae
room sufficient for the enterprise of aIlll Al
thur Paladins when the Hartz Mountain
Were a vast terra i,cogaita to the knights 0
Barbarcssa when neither Moor NOR Spaniar,
| knew that geography which was visible from th
peaks of the AIpnxarras. The field for DARN,
and discovery, for romantic enterprise and will,
laayentnre. was enlarged by the. Crusades an,
the bold voyages Of Portuguese gallioss aronn.
IsGape Horn to unknown lands. 1t was almos
iinfnitely increased when tic Genoese natyyiga
Itor opened the doors to this contine and an
nonneed an Qecident, unexpected 5 and 4 I'm
dreamed Of, beyond the fhrthest knowhfprizon
when unknown islands ana oceans sfrang
people, living under strange stars and speaking
|s 81 Languages, wers suddenly published t
TIE world ieiassf9bHs hsgbafe
y II is eurions to note, too, how each successive
discovery increased the existing spirit Of adyen
ture and begot Still other discoveries mora wilt
and romantic, If not more magnificent thar
those thai had preceded them People became
fired BY the marvellous reports of returned trav.
elerslanti dreamed Of new Arg onanfics III Whiel
each ons Was & Jason secure Of a more COLDER
fleece than what was sought across the iHellss
pont.n The wild spirit Of chivalry that once led
Sir ,Ladncelbt in searclrof the Holy Grail and
sent many brave Knights upon fatileand jeiiiunne
expeditions, at q later day prompted Rubruquis
and B1sbeauius in their jonrnegings throughtthe
Orient. sent aVespuoius to the shores named
after him, and induced Balboa to climb those
heightsio Of Darien that overlooked 4 new, ocean
lying still west Of the continent Of Columbus.
Much of the Qnixotism of medieval times was
upreeted and aomething: of our present ealcula-
ton of profit grated on to the yenturous spirit
Of the age. Men remained Missionaries, but
their visions became daily more hard and tan
gible.. Ponce de Leon seughttan El Dorado and
De Soto wandered through swamps and came.
brakes in quest Of the healing waters of Bimini
Pizarro and Gortez 1onged for wealth and mas
terry. Others deserted lands that were known
for those, that were unknown, left familiar for
strange faces, andnxchanged safety for peril
from mere recklessness and love Of adventure
There was something Of the romantic in theInn
all .; 4 IS, ,..aFsa
4 Modern explorations differ from those that
preceded themah They are scientific and prao-
Bical, directed to some particular end, and pur.
lued for the proof Of some especial theory. Men
70 not and can not wander wildly about now as
y the days Of yore.Ss The world has been exi
plored. described, botanized, geologized and
yeogTaphized- There il only q limited portion
hat has not been fully and completely travelled
oyer BY some one. Ths romance Of discovery ID
,nded or narrowed down TO the undertakings Of
franklin, Bruce and Richardson There ID
iothfng valuable left unseen on the face Of the
'arth, for neither the poles, nor the mountains
+ the moon, are like te,he ever inhabitable.
q lesaened limits new discoveries may con-
inue'to be made, but the grandeur Of iexp,edi
ions that turned their prows to unsnle oceans,
4nd cast anchor il the ports Of unexplored DON
inents, has passed away for ever. 8itai4 4
The spirit Of adventure; however, has not
led with that which waslits best aliIhesnt. Our
Wln gsnsration excels ~ its predecessors in the
aye Of travel and research. We face greater
Anglers, with ampler resources, and more reso
ite Wills. What will occur when the nine
zenith century has bound ito globe with tele- |
raph wires through every degree Of latitude
I'D longitude put regular steamers on every
leanssand run railroad tracks through every |
nd s When the Orient and Tho 'occident ore |
lly h week apart, and the icsbergs Of the |
,les and the springs of the equator are, emu |
Whens neither newsislansls nor, new /
yeTspare possible; and american enterprise /
sntnot seek out any farther Westss Fssi ss
Such state Of things is, arriving, III /
y already reached The, dim, fabulous dis
Feries Of the elder wosld--the high romantic
Of the middleagesL the strange, da- /
ng voyages d later days and the philosophical L
lairies Of the present age j have producea their
suite New mines can not be opened, though
ose already discovered may continue to be
'rked.s In grand discoveries, as in most other
ings. the practical has succeeded the romantic.
i y future generations win have mono Of the
"a and marvellous that belonged too former
%, unless! they ascend to the stars, or verify