Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-02-06

cheering sign," be said, sand an omen Of
good for your country, that more than half
million of men supported BY their votes
man of Fremont's character aud achieve
ments.' With regard 10 Buchanan, he
said 81 had occasion TO speak of bis Os-
tend Manifesto not long since in letter
which bas been published. and could not
characterize its spirit by any mildes term
than suruge.9 He also spoke of our su-
thors, aud inquired particularly after
Washington Irving, whom be had once
seen. ! told him / had the fortune to
know Mr. Irving, and had seen him not
long before leaving New York. 'sle must
be at least fifty years old" /" said Humboldt.
she is seventy" answered, but as yonng
as ever" "Ahi" said he, 81 have lived
so long tina. ] have almost lost the con-
sciousness of time. belong to the age of
Jefferson aud Gallatin, and / heard Of
Washipgton,s death while travelling in
South America"
Humboldt's recollertions Of the Altai
Mountains naturally led him to speak Of
the Andes. s.You have travelled in Mexi
&C. said be, ''do you not agree with me in
the opinion that the finest mountains in the
world are those single cones of perpetual
snow rising out of the splendid vegetation
of the hopies! The Himalayas. although
loftier, can scarcely make an equal impress
! sion; they lie further to the north, without
the belt of tropical growths, aud their sides
are dreary AMI sterile in comparison.-
You remember 0rizaba," continued be,
here is an engraving from rough sketch
of mine. ! hope you will find it correct. !"
He rose and took down the illustrated fo-
lio which accompanied the last edition of
his Minor Writings, turned over the leaves
and recalled, at each plate. some reminjs-
cence of bis American travel. 81 still
think - be remarked as he closed the book
ssti.et Ghimborazo IS the grandest mountain
in the worlp."
| I have repeated but the smallest portion
of his conversation, which fowed. on in ar
uninterrupted stream Of the richest know.
ledge. On recalling it 10 my mind, after
leaving. was Surprised to fnI how great q
uaaber Of subjects be had touched upon,
and how much he had said. or seemed IL
have said-for be has the rare ia Guilty Of
placing subject IN the clearest and niosi
vivid light by few luminous words-con-
cerning each. He thought, as he talked
without effort | should compare his brair
to the Fountain of Vancluse-a still, deer
J and tranquil pool, without ripple on III
, surfae, but creating river By its over
, nqw. He asked me many questions, bu
. did lot always wait fer an answer, the
t quest pn itseifsuggestipg some reminiscenc'
or some thought which he had eyiden
pieasule in expressing. / sat or walked
following his movements, an eager listener
a1d spaking in alternate English and Ger
man, antil the time which he had granite.
to me had expired. Seifert at length reap
a peared and said TO him, in manner a
: once repec,ful'and familiar, at is time,
and to,k my leave.
b ssYou have travelled much, and seel
: many rsas,n said Humboldt, as be CAV
d me his bnd again: now you have seen on
e more Net a ruin, | could not help re
Ii plying, but pyramid For pressed III
e hand which had touched those of Frederiel
h the Grnt, Of Foster, the companion o
|, Capt. Cox, of Klops,ock and Schiller, o
d Pitt, Napoleon, Josephine. the Marchais .
s the Empe, Jefferson, Hamilton, Wieland
If Herder, Goethe, Cuvier La Place. Gay
E. I.ussae, beethoven, Walter Scotia shor
$ of ever great man whom Europe has pro
ID duced fr three quarters of a century.
r. looked nto the eyes which had not oul.
p seen tbs living history Of the world pas
al by, scee after scene, till the actor retire,
$, one By ne, to return no more. but had be
to held til Cataract of Atures aud the forest
of the lassiqniare, ChimboFazo, the ANA
v zon an Porocatapetl, the Altaian Alps o
: Siberia the Tartar steppes and the Caspi
es an Sea, Such splendid circle of expert
d, ence vii BELTS life OF such generous de
IS yotion science. I have never seen 5
k. sublimeh example Of old age-crowne
r with iperishable success, full Of the rip
nc est whom, cheered and sweetened by III
en- noblesi attributes of the heart. a ruin
n indeed No; human temple, perfect a
,e- the Pahenon.
is As Kas passing out through the cab
ms net of Iatural History, Seifert's voice al
ye restedse. 81 beg your pardon, Sir" sal
he he, 81 do You know what this isF poinl
BIO ing tothc antlcrs Of Rocky Mopn'ai
elk. of course do" said II hay
Is helpei TO eat many Of them" lie the
,at poind out the other specimens. and too
AZ rns nm the library 10 show ms some draw