The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-18

Rothermel, and one of his most promising m
pills, L 8. j. Wilson; they go to study some two
or thr ,e years in Florence. T. B. Read re-
Turned some weeks since, after visit of a few
montEy to his native land. During his STAY
here, last winter, his studio was much visited
! and two pictures, which he had on exhibition
Undipe and the Lost Pleiad, talked of. They
were painted in Florence, and their praises
sounded before they came, though many com.
plalp that they are not what the early works
of Mr.. Read promised. Never will the world
be contented with what man has done, until
they are assured he will do nothing more, but
look upon every effort only as foretaste of
something better in the future. 1t is said he
takes out orders enough to keep him several
years.
Bayard Taylor, that noble and untiring young
traveller, has gone again to Europe taking
with him his two sisters and youngest brother ;
more enthusiastic young trio he could not
well have had. Their delight will be equal to
his own, the first time he visited those hallowed
places. He will go with them over much of his
earliest trips, visit some of the personal friends
ne then made, and afterwards go to the North.
Norway, Sweden, Russia, and home over the
northern part of the American continent
Where, then, will he turn bis steps? He will
nave visited every distant portion of this earth,
while he is yet younger than most men com.
mence travelling; and the spirit Of il is vet on
HIM as strongly as when a boy. Will he sigh
for other worlds to visit? In a letter from
Paris, he said, never saw England so beau
titul. The weather was clear and warm.
saw the loveliest ivy cottages-Anne Hatha.
ways among the rest-the fairest meadows, the
most dazzling poppy fields, the picturesquest
eims and oaks; but no trees-not even the
venerable oaks of Charlecote, where Shake
speare poached-equal to my own" Beauti-
iui ana noble must they be, indeed, to equal
those grand old oaks and chestnuts which were
his delight, when schooboy he read beneath
their shade strange stories of far-of lands. One
of his greatest desires was to preserve those
friends of his childhood from the woodlands axe.
and ne has done it, by becoming their possessor
90, reloice, y trees, in your pride and strength
ior, you can make your peace with the winds
ana storms OF Heaven, you have lease for a
long life. lie who calls you "my own" would
not willingly harm one of your branches
Would L might tell you of the delightful picnic
he gave to his friends beneath their shade !;
never was born more lovely day in the CAV
month of July, never happier or merrier
party danced on the greensward and the ear
nest and heartfelt wishes for prosperous voy.
age and safe return will keep bright in the
minds of the travellers the memory Of absent
friends, and assure them of the joyous welcome
that will await their return.
To those who will spend the winter on the
other side OF the great water, we will give our
best wishes for their enjoyment, will we gladly
welcome back those with whom we will share
the duties and pleasures Of life in this fair CITY:
and if we miss the pleasant faces and kindly
voices of those, we feel there is a season full
OF labor and JOY to be spent with these.
There is so much of interest, so much to be
thought and said on the great questions of the
day, so much to be studied in art and litera-
ture, so much of beauty in the outward world,
that we stand surprised at the many paths of
pleasure and profit opened to the mind and
although we one hour mourn over the wrongs
done i'll the name of our country-mourn that
in her native halls Liberty is but a name, and
feel that the dark clouds which have been gath
ering for years overshadow all the fair land
scape-the next we feel it is a glorious thing to
live, that there is duty for each to perform,
and that all must be up and at work to the best
OF his ability. The great crisis is at hand, and
all the future history of America will tell in