Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-24
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LITERATURE.
incidents of Foreign Travel.

men possesses an unusual degree Of interest. Of th
character recently issued from The press containing the letters
the poet BRYANT written home during of the Europea
Continent in the and fall Of 1857 and published
she time in the New York Ereafag Post is one OF the mos
readable books have with long time. These letter
written in the easy, flowing sy OF the author and he carrie
his readers upon the tour he made, introduces them to Incl
dents and to be with in Spain other eounre
he visited pointing the objects OF interest the pecuarite
in the social life and customs OF the people.
The first Of the series Of letters from Paris the I
Of June, 1857 and visit to the floral exhibition then in pro
gre forms interesting episode his sOurn in French eapi
tai ''There things" slys Mr.. Bryant which car
only be done in Paris ony done by Ffenehmen
and Of these has furnished fortnight most at
aetve spectacle FOR the people of this place y
it. The French not only delight eject produce
with dsxterty despatch and which hnd parallel else
Ehers.
"a few weeks ago the interior the PaIai as rLaasr
the Crystal Palace of France built among the trees Of the Champ.
Eyees, hare and empty space with Oor Of Gust and
gravel and rafters streaming with cobEe The order an e
hon of flowers gveu and in three four weeks the dusty
waste vas transformed into fresh and beautiful garden vent
to the other dsya day for the season. We passed from
entrance to the garden through alley ebowered with ever.
green's young pines and frs planted OCCASION filing the
cool air with rnous On each side Of the alley were
benches inviting the visitor who might weae with his walk
to rest awhile Themes passed into the area beyond the
columns which support the galleries. and here the floor was oy
!
and gentle slopes surrounding beds Of shrubs and ether
full bloom, and ntersected by winding walks Here were thick
cts of rhododendrons Of different varieties here was rrop Of
our own mountain laurs @ beautiful any seen In our forests
mere were snowy companies OF azless CT all nges Of color from
bright scarlet pure whe here we're beds Of roses and wilder
nesse Of geranius, paperd nnumsrable diyetes
fuming the air. All had their roofs in The sell and friendly
soil seemed, for though the exhibition already lasted fort
night there nothing faded Withered every blossom and
leaf was as fresh as it could have been its bed The
tropical flowers themselves seemed miss under this i'm
mense Of glass; their genial climate Young date
palm stood on one Of the hloeks, with plants its own
clustering and blooming around It.
In the midst Of the little fountain threw up It's waters
which formed themselves into what had the appearance Of
winding brook rustic bridge bestrode the little stream which,
to say the TRUTH not quite transparent as one Of eou
try brooks for it the water Of the Seine but was
CLASSY enough The surface mirror for some auia
cent erpants whose steeped by it. Two black
swans from New Holland crossed the bridge were standing
on the brink Of the WATER each supported by one broad foot the
other oed under the body and the tucked under one
wing Aswe approached they suddenly pulled out their heads
from under their wings put the uped foot on the ground utte
ed changing and taking water sailed on among the
groups of Gala and iris that fringed the bank
The exhibition was visited by people, and groups
Of Partisan ladies lowering about the flowers
Ike butterflies Among the exhibited some new va
ties, which It is the fashion Of the day name after eminent mil
itar commanders large busrose bears the name Of II
General JacqueEnot. is regarded as very ir
bic addition to the stock Of roses"
While in Par Mr. Bryant visited an exhibition Of the
works Of Paul Delaroche whose reputation as As great
in the United States France OF this great artist end his
works Mr.. Bryant says:
shortly sefore his death he expressai a dazf - ; -.
tuie the subject of which should universal interest," in order
studios Of srtists. friends have thst he @ - I
OF fulfilling design which the was only prevented
from fulfilling death to assemble ali lis in
gallery aud give the profits exhibition to he Charitable
funt Of Tie Association Of Artists Painters Scuptors &C. or
he bearoche Ws President HIS works have accordingly
been brought together from various collections private and p1
nc IA us country IN England and elsewhere. They Illustrate
the walls and in the beds EXECUTIONS as.
of Qusen Ezaleh. The gigantic old woUlan srau on b-
couch the floor her features ivi uit ort disease
to make amends for disagrsea6e impression Droueed m mis-
principal figure The series OF portraits Napoleon forms OF
Napoleon crossing the Alps with which the American public
-s ILn & As lie IS making his way through the mountain
SHOWS you SCI t he IS revolving his great cooues
io1 read in The eve Of the young alyenturer rsu
uon and absolute confidence in his the next
picture, Napoleon in his Closet you have him in the noon m
Afe his ambitious desires graed continent Of Europe
at his feet His lighted up with proud satisfaction as he
eontenplas the strength security the power has d
ed BY his single In the third painting Napoleon at Fon.
aneoau you see the great egost after his fall Older gosser
in person. arrived at the palace hasty light his boots ps
tered with mud his riding not laid hanging over
the back OF the chair, removed and his
staring into utuy with the ~ suen gaze Of despair In an
these portraits the artist has shown power which il seems
had done nothing else"
While in the northern part Of Holland, Mr. Bryant made
visit to the pauper colonies Of Freksoord Wemsoor
in the province Of OTeys Of have the following m
count in letter from Heidelberg under date Of July H.
Here of sandy soil covered with heath and shrubs
which, from the time when they frst formed from the bottom
Of the till now, have been utter blrenness
The great calamity Of Holland paupersm Somewhat more
than thirty benevolent socy formed for the pur
pose OF setting the poor who had become public charge upon
the waste lands OF the kingdom, with reducing them 10
cultivation They purchased land mostly uncuti.
vated in the province Of CTeesse they made begin
ha1ba
the public charity. The colony established has now
increased considerable community yet II has made sun
pose, much impression upon vast mass OF supr m
Holland the Colonization Society has upon the mass Of
slavery in the United States.
We took carriage at the ancient village Of steenvyck and
proceeded over road sandy that Obliged to travel
very SLOW y and rendered almost inpassbs places by
attempt macadamize it, We passed comfortable look
ing eneen Of the psan with little flower gardens front
OF he ana at sh he cahnan said, Heare in the colony.
could not that the habaon Of the paupers seemelan
less comfortable than those Of the through which we had
cOntain besides the FOR the family stable for The COW
place for the pig and room for the fuel. was little
side OF the hedge ditch for the Holander from mere habit al
cssOn for not Back OF the gardens were fields Of re and
barley and other crops and beyond in places,
worst parts Of Long Island eSd Places extensive
Of purpel tInge, and stretching out OF sight.
The Director not at home accompanied over
ncate what he knew but who spoke LANGUAGE
understood in very imperfecty ia tone Of
voice He took Us into several on he DWELLINGS, The fst We
entered that of G7oningen who had two or
three children able to work at the loom. 1t neat
The had established outer room her sumner
Kitchen in which the gPen stae had made it as
clean the incest parlor in country looked into
the winter rOOmt nice a
nctmGkers She had comfortable bed closet after
the Dutch fashion In room aboye the beds Of children
IN Aa OF boxes on each side notwithstanding these appear
comfort the took courier aside and COM
planned bitterly Of the harines ofher She affirmed that
she was half starved and begged him to ntercedc
in her behalf When the afterwad mentioned 10
the boOkSeeper he was end 10 the copIin AZ
these people, and that the they more they e for
We went into another house, In which good looking family
Of both sexes we'll clad and living every
appearance OF thrift The gliered with display Of
cOckey and polished metal utensils hung with ceap
We taken to the mauufactory the village room full
of Ooms where cotton cloth BY the children be-
tween twelve and eighteen Of for the soer in
the East Indies. The looms clasng merry-the ~ in
particular, jed the hue backward forward with ncrdi
su ssiftness These children said the eeper, earn
great deal for their ae fact come to our colo
must either work starve they obna ely dle they
get nothing to eat
We shown the school house-a building with snacious
in which the children according to the liberal
system Of public eucion established Holland The school
been suspended for while, building was undergoing
repairs Religious teachers provided c0ony-a Pro-
testant, Catholic, and Jewish Rabbi The coonsts receive
and tokens for ter labor,
Of the colony With these they purchase the necessaes for
which they have occasion, from this magazines tie colony
where sold but Intoxicating liquors, which
is forbidden.
could obtain information the profit or loss OF
this enterprise 'These people,, said cost tie
society great deal They from the usomed to
the work We require OF them, and often with families very
young children who Of too tender work They
must be susisted and their heavy charge
There about four handrel families the colony
numbering two thousand six hundre
excessive growth Of the community and conhne operations
Of the institution to their original object young,
ing the Of twenty obliged
young who marry As the older members drop their places