New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-15

wny. aow of Like the paddles Of the shp' 10y
take q hold Of nothing which did not move me; a, 80
a child who ON thousand scepee Ia has xiit,..,
10 the street comes back 10 tell his mother 10 he =,
eagerness of juvenile eloquence what especially e.ns
his fancy 80 hOye Only 10 interest others In whs,s
tere-ted me. / have found the almost chaotic m;,.r
Of numberless particulars in my mind under retes,;o
stirring i,self aud ioiog into distinct crysahss,s,.
around separate points. have iyen many d<b0..
TORS OF my experience; but my pictures such a. Asy
were, framed ibemseIyes in my conteaneaiions nj
hung OF their accord under The llgh, OF hess which
showed them better 10 ne, "a believe they nav /,
Others. Accordingly. they sil succeed eseA other i,
sepsrate beadings Ike the several apartmens q, /.
hall in which | have endeavored 10 include, under
each particular theme only what touches the brosdes
human concerns.
In illustration Of the msneer in which ".
Bartol has executed Ills plan we select t.o or
three passages from different portions Of the
volume.
THE ICEBERG.
Then there are at sea particular spectGc'es Of en-.
trancipg interest; one, az least OF which must take
leave 10 describe. | refer 10 our encounter With
large company OF iceborgs. Perhaps 10 Other siyh.
in The world makes al impression more unique and
protound. Being in steamship, We could, IN 10
dsytme without peril draw near TO them and ees
good views, at greater and less balances, Oh Their
motion snd bulk There they lsy, floating along in
fellowship the s,r0nges, sort OF host, OF all things
living or inasimate in the werld. Like the msr.-
tory birds, they were seeking warmer eime-sa,
however, 10 refresh, but lose ther e&stence BIS
of the pole they had broken of from their parcel
source with the cold instinct OF cea a; Their heart
thai thew must hurry on 10 waste awey, and, @eacl
day thew missed something Of their 10y frame All
tuined uneasiy with their shifting weight 10 aod ~ 4
the waters they were themse ives so many propoecs,
that whatever il frosty and orbidcng 10 NE creanoa
must melt in the midness OF equatorial airs and tie
tropic floods of eternal friendship aod love. heao-
time, they themselves made a pretty sharp Winter
around u.s. though, 20 great WAS ihe curiosity 70 sur
vey them, We willingly, at The early dawn, breasted
the bosterous and cutting wind Ia gaze long az their
solemn troop; and one sea-Elck Invalid OF our parry
was lifted in arms from her couch 10 gaze through
round window in the eide OF the ship at hes9new mon1
mems OF pc er and tokens OF purify. Ot all shape
and eZes, they silently sw lm upon their way. The
Lord loves variety in all thngstbe crystals Of The
mine, the towcrs of the field the mount 'in. q tho
earh, and also in what beforehand We might think
only mOuotOnOus-'hese cones, ana comes, and spires
and pvremids-or shal they not be called chansofley
hills upon the eea. SO the eye was drawn 70 exam
ire. with eyer-rew surprise aud delight, TINS mansOd
Architecture T. yptian, Grecian and homan oy twes
In the great draft OF water required Tor th5 enoe
aod solid bulk, they ere not thrown about emonsA
pillows the lar. Get ships are, but seem 10 san onn
sublime and stole disregard or with but at least fan'
respect for W ind and storm. One tremendous mas
heaved its bulk not far from us, ans 80 sweep Along,
seemed temple of God upon the deep. its oanda.
the rcest wavee it could rest, without rockog apon
waters quiet rs the solid granite OF the aud i's sosa
shot NJ like an aspiration to the sky. run u Hons@
the rising eun it swept onward, ts steeple Diazilys
reyS upon the ca tn blazed marble IN Tue Il Sh.a
day sad whatever use il did is part 10 serve IN hs
great economics of nature, II at least anewereaHu
for any thoughtful observer the purpose oi worship
the ministry of the soul. Slowly southwark II moved
and faded by degrees away, bearing some noy tnouEn
in its shrine OF material sanctity, anu taking is pss
in memory iorever-though III temporary and iag'aw
beng long since dissolved-among bothels oil prad
A VOYAGE UP TIE RHINE.
The picture of the actual present la such aVoyagsh
certainly one Of the most eir and celishlul ha NOR
tai ewes can bebOG-a watery pathway, Tor muan
the distance winding through highlands so encioafs
Won a. YOU go on that the river is turned lato thoa
sand sci a. ate lake,, vi ose chain OF smoo mrrons
iuoeed grateful exchange tor the trownng isceo Ie
broad ana angry sea. For foundations ever quskng
beucath there il before you bright, endless nS
over level floor. Ii would seem rs II q benehceG
deity the good genius Of your life meant tor once per-
feciv TO charm you with Images OF quiet uotroubki
beauty as you glide over the bosom of those nIAn1
waters with flight like that OF bird between u
trpnsparent heaven above and the repeated heayene
low-passiDg from reflection to reflection oil sPenos
ever wonderfully tempertg your interest ana enY.
ment with tranquility, with nothing 10 alarm ., WN
Won from the wondrOus dream INFO which yonr oo1ll
vision seems 10 be converted, "a you rechue and gM
nj o. nile bend after bend in the current and eiopeHa
swelling slope OF the shores; the nights not JOY
as TO amaze excite, but soaring only To vary no
andsc8pe and melt with sweet out ines INTO the say
be rugged robes of ice and snow, which, iron W
Alps hang their terrible fringes OF glaciers dosns
with bosom of destruction TO sweep the ground, her
exchaDe ed for the soft dress of Vineyards with paef
OF matches colors clothing the delicaely ROUNDED W
lands, or casting u garment Of tenderness ana gfs''
on what might else approach TO naked Gnd precipa"s
crRes; at points the banks drawing near 10 e~a
otler, and then departing, as il to disclose ptH
mogbiioence more completely, or show that me ca%
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by the great Mai er-who refined here the movements
he bard-thnt for snch enchantment lie might lex -
creatures easily through
Meanwhile. 10 second the material tranquility nee
ropIesonta,iyss OF all atoms under heaven, IN nn
concord, civil community, and social harmony H*
together in common odmira ion OF TINS InsfveIou'nn
ure of stilBets change, thus rich painting, 10 vna
ever curviDg IL Hnd I'll ing hue meets a. onesp
lure and luil the sou 10 open ard half shut syS
the same tone running through perpetual altersool
the delicious sunlight alike enrichny the proepcct
tuning the whole frame to its behOldingi tui IN ~
trance, you may almost grow doubuuloi your PoaisN
and ask whether you are transported thfous uo =,
Drama or the panorama, as in the illusion OF the ep'
is advancing by you. st
Were l. in short, 10 give the effect IN one NoH
would be- peGce peace among there bordering ~
doms through whose carefully ruled BOUNDS sna ,
tions the unruffed river flows peace iof sas ~
in is high, glad CONCENTRATIONS; aud, better sun W
peace Of God that passes understanding ana We
from such even and unclsturbed CLONES oil ms W
manship, be would seem specially intending ~ w.
So. with pice, unerring instinct, the Germans ee d.
stream of theirs Father Rhine, no doubt for nc Doaa
with which he nouishes, and the benigni,y WIN VIZ
he bind. in prevailing tranquility together toe nAuD.
his children that stand by his side or cling aros"
feet. ,.,,
But it has not always been peace and sersuy
tits scene. Oh how far otherwl se The e' aesD.s
before you. Lo, all along the hI'sJes De 49,
which you glide, lie the bones Of pree 1isaos re-
of war-as il were the fossil remains ana mug.
| tons Of strife and battle-in those ruined rantn
robber.casfIes ofsione, which continually
fix the traveller curious regard Az the geolog
| fes.as In reconstruct primcval cehiuIo